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340241 PS Culture and Communikation: English (2017W)

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

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 17.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 24.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 31.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 07.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 14.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 28.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 05.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 12.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 09.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 16.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 23.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The objectives of this course are to:
(1) promote culture-specific knowledge in an interdisciplinary fashion and raise students’ awareness of the complex relations between culture and communication;
(2) enable students to sharpen their critical and argumentative thinking, and to develop academic writing skills with a focus on various research fields in general and the Anglophone research community in particular;
(3) help students improve their oral and discussion skills and presentation/moderation tech-niques

Course contents:
Culture and communication in the English-speaking world embedded in or with a focus on different areas and fields of study (e.g. literature, history, business, media, translation, linguistics, etc.); conducting independent, interdisciplinary research within these areas; academic writing in English and producing well-argued and coherent research papers related to the areas above; developing/improving critical discussion skills and presentation techniques

Teaching/learning methods:
In-class research work (individual, pair, and group work), discussions and student presentations (group assignment), online activities (peer feedback on research drafts), independent research on a given topic outside of class and text production (research/seminar paper)

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class and online activities (10%), completion of oral assignment/group presentation (20%), and individual seminar paper (70%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance is mandatory (two absences are allowed).
Plagiarism is unacceptable.
An advanced level of both oral and written English is required.
Pass grade: 60%
Grading scale: 100-90% = 1 (Sehr gut), 89-80% = 2 (Gut), 79-70% = 3 (Befriedigend), 69-60% = 4 (Genügend), 59-0% = 5 (Nicht genügend)

Examination topics

Reading list

Reading material (e.g. journal articles) will be provided in class and on the Moodle platform. Students will be provided with a reading list but will also conduct their own research.

Association in the course directory

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