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340229 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2015W)

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

Students who do not attend the first class will be automatically deregistered; attendance mandatory (a maximum of two absences allowed)

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. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 08.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 15.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 22.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 29.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 05.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 03.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 10.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 17.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 21.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 28.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Analysis, discussion, production and transformation of various authentic text types/genres embedded in specific communication situations

Assessment and permitted materials

Completion of written assignments (20%), mid-term test (40%), and final test (40%). Attendance is mandatory (a maximum of two absences allowed). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests (no electronic devices). The course is accompanied by a tutorial which students are expected to attend.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to improve students’ text analysis skills with special attention to text types/genres and their textual/linguistic characteristics and conventions;
- to enhance students’ ability to plan and produce effective and authentic texts for different communicative purposes, situations and target audiences;
- to raise students’ awareness of the writing process as well as text features and patterns;

Examination topics

Lectures, in-class discussions and interactive activities; writing tasks and home assignments based on specific instructions (e.g. producing original written texts of various types, rewriting/adapting and paraphrasing texts to suit different communicative purposes and target groups); individual, pair, and group work

Reading list

Will be provided in class and on the Moodle platform

Association in the course directory

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