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340296 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2018W)

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

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

  • Tuesday 09.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 16.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 23.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 30.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 06.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 13.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 27.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 04.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 11.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 08.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 15.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
  • Tuesday 22.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Developing reading comprehension strategies and reading-based writing skills; Acquiring textual analysis methods that enable students to understand and discuss texts as communicative events; Mastering techniques of dealing with unfamiliar texts/vocabulary; Acquiring different reading strategies: skimming, scanning, reading for gist etc.
Student-tailored approach: Students determine the topics and content of reading materials in a survey at the course start.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class and in online activities (10%), mid-term test (30%), final test (30%), and writing assignments (30%). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries in exams. No electronic devices are allowed in exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to attain a pass grade, students must accomplish at least 60% of the total score.
Attendance is mandatory (student can miss max.2 classes, provided they supply a valid excuse).
0 - 59 % 5
60 - 69 % 4
70 - 79 % 3
80 - 89 % 2
90 - 100% 1

Examination topics

In-class and at-home reading and writing activities (individual, pair, and group work), online activities, home assignments in reading comprehension and text production.

Reading list

Will be announced in class i.e. made available on the Moodle platform.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 26.04.2023 00:24