{"id":2402,"date":"2025-03-19T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2025-03-15T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:32:45","slug":"enhancing-the-critical-mind-key-learnings-from-a-workshop-on-analytical-writing-%f0%9f%93%9a%f0%9f%92%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/?p=2402","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing the Critical Mind: Key Learnings from a Workshop on Analytical Writing \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udca1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I would like to thank the<strong> Learning Enhancement team<\/strong>, in particular Dr <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kajsa-berg-06aa3b39\/\">Kajsa Berg <\/a><\/strong>\ud83d\ude4f, for organising an enlightening workshop on Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing \ud83d\udcda. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate and learn from such a skilled speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key findings from the workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Understanding Critical Thinking<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critical thinking involves choosing the right information and evidence to support your arguments \ud83d\udca1. It&rsquo;s about being able to stand back from what you see, read or hear. As Dr Berg wisely put it, \u2018Academic English is nobody&rsquo;s mother tongue,\u2019 underlining the universal challenge of mastering this skill \ud83c\udf0e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Difference between opinion and argument:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While an opinion is personal, an argument involves supporting one&rsquo;s point of view with solid evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tips for a good essay:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start with an analysis, be clear about your main point, note the importance of things and always use evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Berg&rsquo;s analogy was particularly striking: \u2018Writing an essay is a police investigation, not a detective story\u2019. This highlights the importance of a clear and logical progression of ideas rather than reserving revelations for the conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structuring paragraphs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PEEL method for structuring paragraphs :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Point (statement on the subject)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evidence (show the evidence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evaluation (explain why it is important)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link (to the next paragraph or argument)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop has undeniably improved my approach to academic writing and critical analysis \ud83d\ude80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#CriticalThinking #AcademicWriting #ContinuousLearning \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to thank the Learning Enhancement team, in particular Dr Kajsa Berg \ud83d\ude4f, for organising an enlightening workshop on Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing \ud83d\udcda. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate and learn from such a skilled speaker. Key findings from the workshop: Understanding Critical Thinking: Critical thinking involves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-english-articles"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled.jpg",2560,1440,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-50x50.jpg",50,50,true],"medium":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3682_1-scaled-2048x1152.jpg",2048,1152,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Valentin Noel","author_link":"https:\/\/valentinnoel.fr\/?author=2"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"I would like to thank the Learning Enhancement team, in particular Dr Kajsa Berg \ud83d\ude4f, for organising an enlightening workshop on Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing \ud83d\udcda. 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