Writing support

Meet us during orientation week!

If you want to know more about our writing and studying support, visit our introduction during the orientation week. You will see who we are, how we work, and how to reach us. If you are interested, you can meet us:

Wednesday, October 11th, and Thursday, October 12th at 10 am in Q016.

We look forward to meeting you.

Since November 2016 students can take their questions concerning academic writing in English and German to the students in our Peer-Writing-Team, who will tutor them individually. A whole range of different subjects can be tackled in the consultation sessions, for example:

• writer's block
• questions related to your writing process (methods, schedules, topics, organization ...)
• academic writing (research, citation, how to prepare questions for a meeting with your teacher e.g.)
• your specific text (structure, central theme, wording...)
• requirements in different academic genres
• (job-) applications

All our Peer-Writing-Tutors have been trained in matters of general consultancy as well as in writing consultation specifically, so you can expect both: a fellow student who will listen, understand, relate to your problems (and possibly give a little insider information) and someone who has some expertise in methods and problem-solving in the field of academic writing.

You can consult our Peer-Writing-Tutors once or several times (for example alongside a project paper or Bachelor thesis) free of cost, depending on how much support you think you will need. We're looking forward to meeting you. You are welcome to contact us via email: info.schreibberatung[at]uni-vechta[dot]de or our consultation form.

We also offer writing support via email and video conferences. If you would like to schedule a consultation session, please make an appointment via email info.schreibberatung[at]uni-vechta[dot]de or our application form.

If you would like to schedule a consultation session with the teaching staff, please make an appointment via email:

Each consultation takes about 45 minutes, the number of sessions is not limited since we can support you throughout the whole writing process. To ensure an ideal start it would be best if you came prepared, so send a writing sample (no more than 5 pages), a draft or just a list of questions. Please note that we offer writing support but will not correct or revise complete papers.

We will…

• … keep the consultations confidential.
• … listen closely to your needs when you are visiting the consultation and be honest.
• … support autonomous and independent handling of the texts by referring to helpful material.

We will and can NOT…

• … edit or proofread (more than an excerpt). However, we will discuss language-related issues and provide helpful strategies for the writing process.
• … offer predictions about the grade of the written work.
• … alter or produce content.
• … be involved in last-minute corrections.

We expect you to…

• … take responsibility for your text, and not delegate that to us.
• … respect our time and work by coming prepared and keeping agreed arrangements.

In addition to the individual support, the writing support team regularly offers workshops on academic writing, e.g. as part of the event series “Moonlight Studying” offered by the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB). Our workshops are currently only offered in German:

Moonlight Studying [in German]: This event takes place every third Wednesday evening of the month. We offer mini-workshops and consultations. The workshops are "Tipps für Referate" and "Tipps für Hausarbeiten". For more information click here.

Writing Term Papers [in German]: If you have to write a German term paper and you are seeking support in determining what the process looks like, how to plan it, and what to consider, this workshop-duo might be for you. The first part will cover the planning process and how to begin. The second part is about the process of revision and the steps necessary. For more information click here. 

Fit for your Bachelor Thesis [in German]: Writing a Bachelor thesis can be overwhelming. We will try to help you through the process in this workshop-duo covering the process of planning, researching, writing and revising.For more information click here.