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340195 UE Text Competence written: English (2016W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Students who do not attend the first session will be deregistered automatically. Attendance is mandatory; a maximum of two absences will be tolerated.
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).
- Registration is open from Sa 17.09.2016 00:01 to Fr 07.10.2016 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2016 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 12.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 19.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 09.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 16.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 23.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
- Wednesday 30.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 07.12. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 14.12. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 11.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 18.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
- Wednesday 25.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Text analysis and production with special attention to various text functions and types, media, target groups, writing process(es), revision, argumentation
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class (10%) and in online activities;
- Two tests (25% each);
- Completion of written assignments (40%).Attendance is mandatory (two absences allowed).Students will be allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests (no electronic devices).
- Participation in class (10%) and in online activities;
- Two tests (25% each);
- Completion of written assignments (40%).Attendance is mandatory (two absences allowed).Students will be allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests (no electronic devices).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to hone students' writing skills for a wide variety of situations, especially with regard to text conventions;
- to develop students' ability to produce texts which are appropriate to a given situation and assignment.
- to hone students' writing skills for a wide variety of situations, especially with regard to text conventions;
- to develop students' ability to produce texts which are appropriate to a given situation and assignment.
Examination topics
Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analyzing and assessing a variety of texts (individual/group projects);
- writing, adapting/rewriting and optimizing texts for various situations, target groups and media;
- reflecting on and discussing various steps in the text production process.
- analyzing and assessing a variety of texts (individual/group projects);
- writing, adapting/rewriting and optimizing texts for various situations, target groups and media;
- reflecting on and discussing various steps in the text production process.
Reading list
TBA (in class / on Moodle platform)
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45