Universität Wien

010037 UE Academic German for Theologians (2021S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Katholische Theologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Es wird empfohlen, ein persönliches Exemplar von Herbert Vorgrimler, Neues Theologisches Wörterbuch (Herder) zum Seminar mitzubringen.

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

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

COVID regulations require that we teach online during summer term. We will meet on the moodle platform and use, for our first meeting BBB (Big blue botton). You find it if you log in to moodle.univie.ac.at and go to our course.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar serves Master and Ph.D. Students in Theology and Religious Sciences whose mother language is not German and who come from different academic systems. The seminar introduces mode and criteria of academic research and writing at the Catholic Theological Faculty and gives the opportunity of preparing texts and presentations. Complementary to this Seminar, a tutorial on academic writing will be offered jointly for Students of the Protestant and Catholic Theological Faculties.

Assessment and permitted materials

- preparation for classes
- weekly exercises
- final presentation
- regular participation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Fulfillment of all tasks given in relation to the classes. Each task will be graded individually. A final grade is calculated from the average.

Examination topics

- Comparison of theological articles in German and other languages
- reading texts and analysing their structure
- Summarizing German theological texts
- Discussion and explanation of theological terms in German
- Writing short academic texts
- Preparation of a short Power Point Presentation
- Zitation wissenschaftlicher Werke

Reading list

Herbert Vorgrimler, Neues Theologisches Wörterbuch, Neuauflage Freiburg (Herder) 2008.
Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, hg. v. W. Kasper u.a., 11 Bde., 3. Auflage Freiburg 1993-2001.
Oertner, Monika/ Saint John, Ilona/ Thelen, Gabriele: Wissenschaftlich schreiben: ein Praxisbuch für Schreibtrainer und Studierende. Paderborn: Fink 2014.
Der kleine Duden 4. Deutsche Grammatik, 4., vollständige überarbeitete Auflage von Ursula und Rudolf Hoberg, Mannheim/Zürich 2009.
Papst Franziskus, Evangelii gaudium,
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/de/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html
Lehrmaterialien auf:
https://st-theoethik-ktf.univie.ac.at/studium/lehrmaterial-infos/

Association in the course directory

Die LV ist als Unterstützungsangebot für Studierende mit nicht-deutscher Muttersprache angelegt und soll mit Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache vertraut machen.
für 795 (15W) Modul 3 als LV aus dem Fachbereich der Masterarbeit; auslaufende Studienpläne: 011 (11W) Wahlmodul I oder II

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