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[CANCELED] Workshop on Writing for Research and Advocacy in Bangkok by the Tea Leaf Center
31 March, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 3 April, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
On 31 March – 3 April, the Tea Leaf Center will hold the “Specialized Writing Workshop for Research and Advocacy” at SEA Junction. Throughout these intensive sessions, participants will be guided through and learn the basic on how to produce influential strong and clear paragraph, executive summaries, case studies, opinion pieces and other persuasive writings.
The course is designed specifically for interested individuals who currently work in non-governmental organizations, or seek to enhance their writing ability to assist in their research works.
Course requirements:
- Enough English skill to express about your work
- Working/Volunteering for NGO, CSO or CBO in Thailand
- You will use what you learn at work
How the course is taught?
- Each class consists of a mixture of lectures, exercises and peer review.
- Each day you will be assigned a homework for the next day.
- You will be providing feedbacks among the participants.
Time commitment: 5 classes (each three-hour long) and 1 writing assignment per day.
Workshop fee: THB 6000 for the whole program.
Full/Partial scholarship maybe available.
If you are interested and would like to participate in the program, please email your name, organization and current position and why you want to join the class to:
Source: The Tea Leaf Center
Organizers
The Tea Leaf Center, Who Researches Matters
The Tea Leaf Center aims to promote an idea of “research for development” by transitioning research away from reliance on foreign experts and increasing the role of local researchers by providing writing courses and tailored-made research training. Currently based in Chiang Mai, the center believes that the voices research should most reflect those who experience them, and this requires local researchers to take a stronger lead. For more information see https://www.thetealeafcenter.org/
SEA-Junction, Our Venue to Connect on Southeast Asia
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction
