340059 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2016W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Students who do not attend the first session will be deregistered automatically. Attendance is mandatory; a maximum of two absences will be tolerated.
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 Sa 17.09.2016 00:01 to Fr 07.10.2016 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2016 23:59
Details
max. 60 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
- Christopher James Anderson
- Marlene Trendl (Student Tutor)
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 10.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 17.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 24.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 31.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 07.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 14.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 28.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 05.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 12.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 09.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 16.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Monday 23.01. 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;
- 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