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340102 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2016W)

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

Attendance is mandatory. Students who do not attend the first session will be deregistered automatically.
Moodle

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. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 14.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 21.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 28.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 04.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 11.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 18.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 02.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 09.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 16.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 13.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 20.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 27.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course objectives: developing reading comprehension strategies and reading-based writing skills. Students acquire text analysis methods that enable them to understand and discuss texts as communicative events. They improve the skills of reading comprehension and text-based writing, with a focus on exploring different types of meaning, organizing texts, and integrating sources. Methods include in-class reading and writing activities (individual, pair, and group work), online activities, home assignments in reading comprehension and text production.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on participation in class and in online activities (10%), mid-term test (20%), final test (30%), and writing assignments (40%). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading scale:
90-100%: 1
80-89%: 2
70-79%: 3
60-69%: 4
< 60%: 5 (fail)

Examination topics

Both tests will be based on the text types discussed and practiced in class and in the written assignments.

Reading list

Will be provided in class and on the Moodle platform

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45