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340201 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect German (2016W)

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

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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: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 13.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 20.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 03.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 10.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 17.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 01.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 15.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.01. 14:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 26.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Basics of applied textanalysis and genre description
(General) criteria für text quality/text qualities and professional writing
Discussing writing and writing process
Sensiblising for the following questions:
- which parameters (can) make a text professional / successful / good written – and why?
- which parameters (can) make a text lousy / boring / failed – and why?
- which possible ways lead to professional texts?
- what is to be considered in professional writing?
We are going to analyse text example in order to describe typical parameters of various genres, discuss questions of style and ways to the text.
Several exercises.

Assessment and permitted materials

Home exercise, participation, portfolio, presentation or literature reflexion, midterm text, endterm test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

min. 60%

Examination topics

Genres, texttypes, text domains
Elements of style
Professional textproduction in German

Reading list

will be announced during the term

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45