Universität Wien

340053 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2013S)

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

Students who do not attend the first session will be unenrolled from the course.

Mandatory course prerequisite(s): StEOP
Recommended course prerequisite(s): Grammar in Context (English)
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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 18.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 08.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 15.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 29.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 06.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 13.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 27.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 03.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 10.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 17.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 24.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- Discussion and development of reading/writing strategies
- Discussion and development of strategies/tools to enhance reading comprehension (e.g., highlighting, notes, excerpts, diagrams/maps)
- Specific grammar topics relevant to written communication (as necessary)

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class and in online activities
- Mid-term test
- Completion of written assignments (semester portfolio)
- Final test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to help students improve their reading skills, research skills, text comprehension, language and writing skills;
- to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on and apply reading comprehension strategies;
- to raise students' awareness of writing processes;
- to help students apply their language knowledge and writing know-how appropriately in practice.

Examination topics

Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analyzing and discussing authentic written texts;
- paraphrasing/summarizing texts;
- producing original written texts of various types;
- rewriting/adapting texts to suit different situations/purposes;
- completing a variety of research tasks/exercises.

Reading list

TBA (in class / on Moodle platform)

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45