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340121 UE Grammar in Context: English (2018W)

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

  • Thursday 18.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 25.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 08.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 15.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 29.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 06.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 13.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 10.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 17.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 24.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- Improving skills needed to interpret and produce grammatically correct texts in English;
- Raising awareness of the Lexicon-Syntax-Semantics interface in English;
- Recognizing and using linguistic variation in the situational context;
Selected topics: Time and Tense, Aspect, Mood, Voice, Conditionals, Word Formation, Modals, Catenative Verbs, Reported Speech, Relative Clauses, The Passive, Inversion & Emphasis, Adverbs and Adjectives, Articles and Determiners;
Flipped classroom model, pair work, group work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment and make-up of the final grade: Mid-semester test (30%), end-of-term test (30%), two mini tests (15% each), active contribution in class (10%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading:
90% > 1
80% > 2
70% > 3
60% > 4 (pass grade)
< 59% 5 (fail)

Examination topics

All topics covered in class.

Reading list

Obligatory Reading:

A Student's Grammar of the English Language (Longman)
ISBN-13: 978-8131721988

English Grammar in Context: Advanced (Macmillan)
ISBN-13: 978-3190229727

Advanced Language Practice with key (Macmillan)
ISBN: 1 405 00762

Advanced Grammar in Use, 3rd edition (Cambridge
University Press) ISBN: 13: 978-1107697386

Association in the course directory

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