Universität Wien

340059 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2015W)

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

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

Students who do not attend the first class will be automatically deregistered; attendance is mandatory (two absences allowed).

  • Monday 05.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 12.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 19.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 09.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 16.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 23.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 30.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 07.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 14.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 11.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 18.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Monday 25.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Analysis, discussion, production and transformation of various authentic text types/genres embedded in specific communication situations

Assessment and permitted materials

Completion of written assignments (20%), mid-term test (40%), and final test (40%). Attendance is mandatory (a maximum of two absences allowed). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests (no electronic devices). The course is accompanied by a tutorial which students are expected to attend.

Students will be allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to improve students’ text analysis skills with special attention to text types/genres and their textual/linguistic characteristics and conventions;
- to enhance students’ ability to plan and produce effective and authentic texts for different communicative purposes, situations and target audiences;
- to raise students’ awareness of the writing process as well as text features and patterns;

Examination topics

Lectures, in-class discussions and interactive activities; writing tasks and home assignments based on specific instructions (e.g. producing original written texts of various types, rewriting/adapting and paraphrasing texts to suit different communicative purposes and target groups); individual, pair, and group work

Reading list

Will be provided in class and on the Moodle platform

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45