340296 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2019W)

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).

Registration is open from Mo 09.09.2019 09:00 to Fr 27.09.2019 17:00
Registration is open from Mo 07.10.2019 09:00 to Fr 11.10.2019 17:00
Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2019 23:59

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Philip Freitag

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 08.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 15.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 22.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 29.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 05.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 12.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 19.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 03.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 10.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 17.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 07.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 14.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 21.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 10 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 3.OG
Tuesday 28.01. 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;
Expanding students' lexicon; Mastering writing techniques & precision of expression;
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 (20%), mid-term test (20%), final test (20%), and writing assignments (40%). 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 (students 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
Note: Students have to attain a passing score (60% or more) on at least one of the in-class tests in order to be able to pass the course.

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