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340318 UE Text Competence 1: English (2008W)

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

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 03.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 10.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 17.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 24.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 31.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 07.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 14.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 21.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 28.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 05.12. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 12.12. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 19.12. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 09.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 16.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 23.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 30.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Analysis of the structure and content of several types of short academic essay, and other types of written text, concentrating on the cohesive devices and vocabulary used, particularly with regard to comparison and contrast, cause and effect, discussion and situation-problem-solution-evaluation structures. Practice at producing these structures in different types and lengths of written text.

With regard to the timetabling of this class, it should be noted that the teaching hour at the University of Vienna is 45 minutes in length.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be three types of assessment:

1) Satisfactory completion of homework tasks.

2) A short "take-home" writing task in the second half of the semester. Students will be given the general topic of the essay the week before the assessment, so they can prepare ideas, opinions and vocabulary. They will complete the actual assignment as a short "unseen" essay in class the following week.

3) An "unseen" essay writing task in the final week of the course. From a list of 5 or 6 essay titles, students will write a short essay in class.

Course assessment (English)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To enable students, through improving their own written competence, to analyse and understand written texts in English.

Examination topics

Different model texts will be presented and analysed. Students will be expected to produce some short texts (one or two paragraphs) in class from time to time, and will be expected to produce short essays as homework every three or four weeks.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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