120017 UE English for Academic Purposes = Advanced Integrated Language Skills 2 (2010W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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 13.09.2010 00:00 to Su 26.09.2010 23:59
Registration is open from We 29.09.2010 00:00 to Tu 05.10.2010 23:59
Deregistration possible until Su 31.10.2010 23:59

Details

max. 24 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Klaus Heissenberger

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Tuesday
    12.10.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    19.10.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    09.11.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    16.11.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    23.11.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    30.11.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    07.12.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    14.12.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    11.01.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    18.01.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Tuesday
    25.01.
    09:00 - 11:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

As part of the MA programme students are required to plan and undertake research leading towards an MA thesis. This course is designed to support students in this process, building on knowledge they have gained from previous language classes and their experience of writing academic papers. The course addresses the following three core issues:

- Students' identity as writers and readers of academic texts
- Academic genre conventions
- Textual competence

Assessment and permitted materials

Assignments, class participation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- to develop students' use of English in an academic environment
- to promote students' capacity to present research findings in an appropriate form
- to enable students to reflect critically on their own work and that of others

Examination topics

Interactive classwork, independent study

Reading list

Core texts will be provided in a reader which will be available at the beginning of the semester.
Recommended further reading:
Clark, Romy; Ivanic, Roz. 1997. The politics of writing. London, New York: Routledge.
Swales, John M.; Feak, Christine B. 2000. English in today's research world. A writing guide. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Swales, John, M.; Feak, Christine B. 2004. Academic writing for graduate students (2nd edition). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, ME 812, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 122, ME2, MA2;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0118

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