Universität Wien

340025 UE Translation methods technical communication, terminology and information design English (2021W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

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

!!! PLEASE NOTE that this course will be taught digitally until 12 December due to the current lockdown. After this hiatus, we hope to be able to return to classroom teaching for the remaining semester. However, we are unable to predict further developments at this point in time. We expect to be able to update you in the course of the first half of December. Please watch out for further updates.

!!! This course will be taught ON SITE (not digitally). [Please note that this may be subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic; registered students will be informed of any changes via e-mail ]

PARTICIPANTS are REQUIRED to carry with them AT ALL TIMES either a) an immunization certificate, or b) a valid test result from a licenced testing station * or c) documented proof of an experienced COVID-19 disease in the last 6 months

* Please note that at the time of the last update of this course description (07/09/21), the following periods of test validity apply in Austria: Rapid Antigen Tests: 24 hours, PCR tests 24 hours

  • Tuesday 12.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 19.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 09.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 16.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 30.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 07.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 14.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 11.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 18.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 25.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students ought to have read "Fachkommunikation und Terminologie" before taking this course.

OBJECTIVES
Students are able to apply their knowledge in the areas of professional communication, terminology studies and information and interface design (module 7) to authentic tasks in their working languages. They are also able to recognise technical language, and are familiar with the text type conventions of selected text types important for communication in technical language in their working languages. In addition, they are able to understand, analyse and produce technical texts in their working languages. They are further able to perform terminology management, and establish glossaries and term bases in their working languages.

Assessment and permitted materials

mid-term test: 30%
final test: 30%
projects and active classroom participation: 40%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In this course, the students' performance will be continuously assessed. Attendance is therefore mandatory. Up to two absences will be tolerated. It is the students' responsibility to catch up on missed work, instructions or other input in a timely manner.

90-100: very good or 1
80-89: good or 2
70-79: average or 3
60-69: low pass or 4
below 60 is a fail or 5

Examination topics

continuous assessment of student performance

Reading list

Available on Moodle and to be announced in class.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 22.11.2021 13:49