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340319 VO Technical Communication: English (2011W)

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Moodle u: stream

Details

max. 1000 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 17.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 24.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 31.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 07.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 14.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 21.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 05.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 12.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 09.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 16.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50
  • Monday 23.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Audimax Zentrum für Translationswissenschaft, Gymnasiumstraße 50

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course deals with the special terminology of selected fields and contexts, special purpose text types and their conventions, principles of technical communication and research options.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written end-of-term test (no use of resources other than paper and pen allowed) to check students' knowledge of vocabulary and terminology in context - summaries and brief translations German-English, English-German

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic special purpose terminology in selected fields, development of strategies to improve students' word power, research skills and the ability to produce and understand technical texts.

Examination topics

"Chalk and talk" alternating with interactive discussion of English texts, sources, research examples. The main language of tuition is English, juxtaposed with German

Reading list

Texte, Vokabellisten, Vorlesungsaufzeichnungen über Moodle

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46