Universität Wien

120100 UE Mediation and Genre Analysis for English Teachers (MAGNET) - UF MA EN 01 (2023W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

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

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 16.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 23.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 30.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 06.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 13.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 20.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 27.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 04.12. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 11.12. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 08.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 15.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 22.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
  • Monday 29.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
This course equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for coping with a wide range of texts relevant in the educational domain. The focus is on independent genre analysis and adapting texts to make them suit different (learner) audiences and purposes. The course is also designed to help students improve their academic writing skills for the MA thesis (if required).

Aims:
- to develop awareness of the parameters that shape various genres relevant in the educational domain and how these parameters affect linguistic encoding and text structure
- to cope productively and receptively with specialized text types
- to develop the skills necessary to adapt texts for various (educational) purposes, including awareness of cultural variation in genre production
- to acquire advanced strategies for mediating specialist texts, concepts, and communication

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

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is based on an individual written abstract, an individual written assignment, a student project, and theoretical reading.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

The grade is made up as follows:

1. Individual written abstract: 20%

2. Individual written assignment: 35%
A genre analysis critiquing and comparing at least two texts of the same text type (of your choice) from one of the three modules. Include citations from at least three outside sources. 1,000-1,500 words.

3. Team project: 45%
Genre analysis comparing two genres (two texts from each genre), including reference to at least three outside sources to frame the analysis. The analysis is followed by a mediation task in which the team adapts content from one genre to produce a new text for a new audience or to fulfil a new purpose. Entire project presented to the class in an academic style conference
10% Project proposal
25% Analysis and mediation project
10% Academic presentation

All parts must be completed and two out of the three graded parts must be positive. 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. The lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your submissions.

Examination topics

Continuous assessment is based on what is covered in the course; relevant materials will be provided in class and on Moodle.

Reading list

A course reader is available online.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF MA EN 046; 507
Code/Modul: M 1A / 1B;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4812

Last modified: Th 21.09.2023 11:27