160210 PS Advanced Methods (2015S)
Academic writing
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Su 18.01.2015 09:00 to Su 01.03.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.03.2015 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
04.03.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
25.03.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
22.04.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
29.04.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
13.05.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
27.05.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
10.06.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Wednesday
24.06.
14:30 - 17:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Information
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-M3
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