340054 UE Grammar in Context: English (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft

Continuous assessment of course work

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).

Registration is open from Mo 11.02.2019 09:00 to Fr 01.03.2019 17:00
Registration is open from Mo 11.03.2019 09:00 to Fr 15.03.2019 17:00
Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 23:59

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Philip Freitag

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Attendance is mandatory. Students who do not attend the first session will be deregistered automatically.

Tuesday 19.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 26.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 02.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 30.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 07.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 14.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 21.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 28.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 04.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 18.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
Tuesday 25.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Seminarraum 7 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course objectives:
- Improvement of skills needed to interpret and produce grammatically correct texts in standard English;
- Raising awareness of the nuances involved in making grammatical choices;
- Increasing students' appreciation of the syntax-semantics interface;
Content:
Student-centered approach: Students determine the issues to be discussed in class in a survey at the course start.
Possible topics: Tense/Aspect, Mood, Voice, Conditionals, Inversion, Word formation, Modals, Catenative Verbs, Reported Speech, Relative Clauses, Determiners, Adjectives vs. Adverbs;
Methods:
Discussion in plenum, pair work, group work. Inverted classroom model.
The language of instruction is English.

Assessment and permitted materials

Four tests (90% of the final grade)
Active participation in class (10% of the final grade)
Mid-semester test (30%), end-of-term test (30%), two mini tests (15% each). No additional materials/electronic devices permitted.
Grading:
90 - 100% 1
80 - 89% 2
70 - 79% 3
60 - 69% 4
0 - 59% 5 (fail)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment: Mid-semester test (30%), end-of-term test (30%), two mini tests (15% each).
Grading (points):
90 - 100 1
80 - 89 2
70 - 79 3
60 - 69 4
0 - 59 5 (fail)

Examination topics

- exercises//materials covered in class and posted on Moodle
- all grammar topics discussed in class (as chosen by students in a survey at the beginning of the course)

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: We 26.04.2023 00:24