Universität Wien

121250 UE English in a Professional Context - Advanced (2021S)

World of Work II

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

ausschließlich online
Dienstag 10:15-11:45
Beginn: 09.03.2021

  • Dienstag 09.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 16.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 23.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 13.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 20.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 27.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 04.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 18.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 01.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 08.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 22.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 29.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Content:
This course equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for coping with highly specialised texts from different professional domains. The focus is on independent genre analysis and adapting texts to make them suit different target audiences and purposes.

Aims:
- to develop the skills necessary to adapt to and acquire a wide range of new genres
- to make students aware of the parameters that shape professional genres and how these parameters affect linguistic encoding and text structure
- to cope productively and receptively with highly specialised text types
- ultimately, to communicate effectively in professional settings

Methods:
Communicative language practice based on the discussion of concepts from genre analysis

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment is based on regular assignments, class participation, independent student work, and a final test.

The final test will be made available online. Students will have 2 hours to complete and upload it.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

The grade is made up as follows:
- Two written assignments and class participation: 30%
- Project presentation: 20%
- Written project report: 20%
- Final Test: 30%

All parts must be completed and three out of the four parts must be positive (including the final exam). The pass grade is 60%.

Grading scale:
1 (sehr gut) 100-90%;
2 (gut) 89-80%;
3 (befriedigend) 79-70%;
4 (genügend) 69-60%;
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0%.

Your work may be subjected to the plagiarism detection software Turnitin.

Prüfungsstoff

Continuous assessment based on what is covered in the course; details will be given in class and on moodle.

Literatur

Information about reading provided in class and on the Moodle platform.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MA 844 + 844/2; MA 812 (2)
Code/Modul: M02
Lehrinhalt: 12-1251

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16