Weekly language workshops for teaching in English. Session 4: Assessing Students’ Writing

The fourth session of the workshop series “Weekly language workshops for teaching in English” is titled “Assessing Students’ Writing” and it will be delivered on 2 February from 16:00 to 17:30 CET.

This series is designed to support instructors who teach their subjects through English by addressing both practical skills and common challenges.

In this session, participants will gain insight into what constitutes effective academic writing in English and how to recognise it in your students’ work. This session focuses on key criteria such as clarity, structure, and appropriate academic style.

About the workshop leader and the material

Dr Ruge has been teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at institutions of higher education for almost 40 years. In this role, her responsibilities have included designing courses in a wide variety of subjects, selecting appropriate teaching materials and creating activities that facilitate a student-centred approach to foreign language acquisition. She currently works at the Language Centre at Leipzig University.

Course materials co-developed by Dr Ruge and Dr Caroline Allen. 

Dr Allen studied secondary education in England and moved to Germany in 2013. After several years of teaching business English, she shifted her focus to English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Her PhD examined how English courses can be designed to meet the specific needs of learners in medical contexts.

She now teaches at Leipzig University, where she develops and delivers ESP courses for students in the natural sciences, and her work centres on helping learners build confidence and become the English speakers they aspire to be.

Contact: wp11arqus@uni-leipzig.de