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340059 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Note: Students who do not attend the first session will be unenrolled from the course.

Students who wish to drop the course (i.e., unenroll) MUST do so by 5:00 pm on October 4, 2013.

Mandatory course prerequisite(s): StEOP
Recommended course prerequisite(s): Grammar in Context (English)

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 10.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 17.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 24.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 31.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 21.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 05.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 09.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 16.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 23.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 30.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- Discussion of various text types and conventions, analysis of effective/ineffective and/or appropriate/inappropriate texts
- Analysis of writing assignments (briefs)
- Approaches to research
- Discussion of writing process(es)

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class and in online activities
- Completion of written assignments (and semester portfolio)
- 2 tests

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to help students gain a better - and more explicit - understanding of different text types (register, style, format, conventions, etc.);
- to help students apply this knowledge in practice (text analysis, written assignments);
- to raise students' awareness of writing processes.

Examination topics

Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- discussing texts in class and in Moodle forums;
- reading and analyzing difficult texts;
- carrying out various research tasks (e.g. text types, patterns and conventions);
- writing and adapting texts for different purposes (individually / in small groups).

Reading list

TBA (in class / on Moodle platform)

Association in the course directory

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