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340059 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2014S)

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

Important:
- Students who do not attend the first session will be unenrolled from this course.
- Students who do attend the first session but later decide not to attend the course MUST unenroll by March 31, 2014.
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. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 17.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 24.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 31.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 07.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 28.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 05.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 12.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 19.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 26.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 02.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 16.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 23.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 30.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- Text analysis, functions, types and patterns
- Analysis of assignments/jobs and writing in accordance with specific assignments
- Discussion of effective/ineffective texts, text quality criteria
- Discussion of writing process(es)

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class and online activities (10%);
- Two tests (30% each);
- Completion of written assignments (semester portfolio; 30%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to help students improve their skills in text analysis as well as the identification and use of text patterns/conventions;
- to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on and apply various writing strategies;
- to raise students' awareness of the writing process and how it can be organized;
- to help students apply their language knowledge and writing skills appropriately in practice.

Examination topics

Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analyzing and discussing authentic written texts;
- producing original written texts of various types on the basis of specific instructions;
- rewriting/adapting texts to suit different target groups / purposes.

Reading list

TBA (in class / on Moodle platform)

Association in the course directory

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