120101 UE Language Competence I - (UF MA EN 01) (2019W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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).

Registration is open from Th 12.09.2019 00:00 to Mo 23.09.2019 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2019 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Gabrielle Smith

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Friday
    11.10.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    18.10.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    25.10.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    08.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    15.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    22.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    29.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    06.12.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    13.12.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    10.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    17.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    24.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    
    Friday
    31.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

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 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

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

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is based on regular assignments, class participation, a written assignment, a student project, and a final test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

The grade is made up as follows:
- Class participation: 10%
- Written assignment: 30%
- Project proposal (ungraded)
- Project presentation: 30%
- Final test: 30%

All parts must be completed and three out of the four graded 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.

Examination topics

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

Reading list

Information about reading will be provided in class and on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF MA EN 046; UF 344;
Code/Modul: M 1A / 1B; UF 344 FWf;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4812

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:20