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340194 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2020S)

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

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

The classes will be run as a mix of synchronous and asynchronous online activities.

  • Friday 13.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 20.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 27.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 03.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 08.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 15.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 22.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 29.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 05.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 12.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 19.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 26.06. 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 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 online activities (20%), mid-term test (20%), final test (20%), and writing assignments (40%). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

An advanced level of both oral and written English is required.
Attendance is mandatory (two absences are allowed).
Grading scale:
90-100%: 1
80-89%: 2
70-79%: 3
60-69%: 4
< 60%: 5 (fail)
Students have to attain a passing score (60% or more) on at least one of the tests to be able to pass the course.

Examination topics

Both tests will be based on the text types discussed and practiced in online activities 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 15:22