Universität Wien

121140 UE Language in Use 2 (2021S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
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Summary

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 information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Montag 14:15-15:45
Beginn: 08.03.2021

Group 2

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Dienstag 14:15-15:45
Beginn: 09.03.2021


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
In LIU 1 and LIU 2, students work with and analyse a wide range of text types, literary and non-literary. They develop an awareness of how texts are used (to inform, to explain, to persuade, to convince, to move to action, to delight or any combination of these) and learn how to identify characteristic features of different text types and explain their effects. These insights will have a positive impact on students' own production of spoken and written text.

Aims:
- to raise awareness of the importance of lexical, grammatical and stylistic choices in text
- to develop functional discourse competence and awareness of audience and purpose
- to develop increased awareness of register and appropriateness
- to deepen and refine insights into the language system and lexis

Methods:
Communicative language practice, analysis of spoken and written texts

Assessment and permitted materials

Class participation, regular homework assignments and one written test (use of dictionaries permitted). Students are expected to continue their Vocabulary Log from ILSS.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

Part 1: Coursework 60% (= 3 assignments: 20% + 20% + 20%)
Part 2: Final Test 40%

Both parts must be completed and must be positive. Student work is graded according to the following criteria: task fulfilment (text analysis/transformation), text competence, linguistic range, linguistic accuracy.

Vocabulary Log

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

Students will continue to use the reference books suggested on the Toolkit handout from ILSS 1 and 2.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.2-114, BA03.2;
Lehrinhalt: 12-1140

Last modified: We 21.04.2021 11:26