Natalie Reid, American expert on academic writing, gave a lecture at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) on April 4, 2013 with the support of the Russian International Affairs Council. Natalie has been teaching skills of academic writing and editing scientific papers for over 20 years. Every year several dozens of authors, both English-speakers and non-English speakers, with her assistance publish results of their research in the leading peer-reviewed journals.
Natalie Reid, American expert on academic writing, gave a lecture at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) on April 4, 2013 with the support of the Russian International Affairs Council.
Natalie has been teaching skills of academic writing and editing scientific papers for over 20 years. Every year several dozens of authors, both English-speakers and non-English speakers, with her assistance publish results of their research in the leading peer-reviewed journals.
During the opening of the lecture Vera Zabotkina, Vice-Rector on Innovative International Projects of the RSUH, stressed the significance of teaching academic writing since it is the sine qua non condition of integrating Russian universities in the global process of knowledge sharing. The issue of increasing representation of Russian science on the international level is highly relevant and has been outlined on the ministerial level.
Natalie Reid who is also the trainer of the RIAC educational program titled “Global science”, gave an account of both the general principles of a successful publication in international scientific reviews and the specific problems that Russian scientists in particular are facing. A scientific paper written in English for a scientific journal has explicitly pronounced features, including:
1. Not only the author’s interest in a particular topic but, first and foremost, its relevance to scientific community and readers of a particular scientific journal should serve as a motivation for writing the paper.
2. Every paper should be self-sufficient, i.e. the reader should be able to findall the necessary information there in order to understand the topic outlined by the author.
3. The text should be explicit and focused on the logical proof scheme of the author, his conclusions and recommendations.
Natalie Reid’s lecture stirred interest not only among young scientists, PhD candidates and students but also among professors of the English language entrusted with the task of developing writing skills sufficient for writing papers in a foreign language among their students.
Natalie Reid’s lecture on academic writing in the RSUH
