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121250 UE English in a Professional Context - Advanced (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 09.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 16.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 23.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 30.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 06.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 13.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 20.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 27.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 04.12. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 11.12. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 08.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 15.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 22.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Montag 29.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Content:
This course equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for coping with highly specialised texts from a specific professional domain. The focus is on independent genre analysis and adapting texts to make them suit different target audiences and purposes. The texts will be taken from the world of Legal English.

Aims:
- to develop the skills necessary to adapt to and acquire a wide range of new genres
- to understand the parameters that shape professional genres and how these parameters affect linguistic encoding and text structure
- to cope productively and receptively with highly specialised text types
- to acquire advanced strategies for mediating specialist texts, concepts, and communication
- ultimately, to communicate highly effectively in professional settings

Methods:
Communicative language practice based on the discussion of concepts from genre analysis

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment is based on two written homework assignments, a group project (incl. a proposal, an analytical essay, a text transformation, and a project presentation), class participation, independent student work, and a final test.

The final test takes place on site. The use of hard-copy dictionaries is permitted (no other aids).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

The grade is made up as follows:
- Two written assignments and class participation: 30%
- Project presentation: 20% (Attendance at the presentation session is obligatory.)
- Written project report: 20%
- Final Test (on site): 30%

All parts must be completed and three out of the four parts must be positive (including the final test). The pass grade is 60%.

Grading scale:
1 (Sehr gut) 100-90%
2 (Gut) 89-80%
3 (Befriedigend) 79-70%
4 (Genügend) 69-60%
5 (Nicht genügend) 59-0%

Your work may be subjected to the plagiarism detection software Turnitin. The lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your submissions.

Prüfungsstoff

Continuous assessment is based on what is covered in the course; relevant materials will be provided in class and on Moodle.

Literatur

Wydick, Richard C; Sloan, Amy E. 2019. Plain English for Lawyers (6th edition). Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

A course reader will be available on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: 844/2; MA 812 (2)
Code/Modul: M02
Lehrinhalt: 12-1251

Letzte Änderung: Mo 11.09.2023 15:07