160139 PS Advanced Methods (2013S)
Academic writing
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 13.03. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 10.04. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 17.04. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 08.05. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 29.05. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 05.06. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 12.06. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Wednesday 26.06. 12:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The course takes a practical approach to academic writing, focusing on the discipline linguistics. It offers guidance, examples and exercises with respect to the following aspects of academic writing: finding a topic und planning a paper/thesis, differences between everyday German and academic German, structuring the text, connecting sections and paragraphs, argumentation, framing sources and your own perspective.All examples and materials were developed in an FWF-research project and are based on empirical analyses of student writing at Austrian universities.
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance, course work and online exercises
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course introduces students to advanced skills in academic writing and prepares them for writing academic texts in German.
Examination topics
The course consists of 8 face-to-face sessions and is accompanied by online exercises.
Reading list
Gruber, Helmut & Huemer, Birgit & Rheindorf, Markus (2009): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben: Ein Praxisbuch für Studierende. Wien: UTB / Böhlau.
Association in the course directory
Master angewandte Linguistik: MA2-M1
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