Universität Wien

340070 UE Functional grammar and stylistics English (2023W)

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

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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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 21.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Saturday 21.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 17.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Saturday 18.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Saturday 18.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 15.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 8 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Friday 12.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 8 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Saturday 13.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Saturday 13.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Friday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

We will ...
... critically review what grammar is/can be (grammar theory)
... work on selected topics (e.g. tense review, conditionals, affixes, gerunds & infinitives, modal verbs, reported speech, relative clauses, the passive, inversion, ...)
... explore the relationship between grammatical and stylistic choices.
... consider the diversity of Englishes
... use corpus linguistics for translation-related purposes

***Students are welcome (and very much encouraged) to suggest topics they would like to see covered***

The language of instruction is English.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Two tests
- Two graded assignments
- Submissions of shorter texts are required for formative feedback only (not graded)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Midterm test (40%), end-of-term test (40%), assignments (20%).
Grading: 90% - 1
80% - 2
70% - 3
60% - 4
59% - 5 (fail)

Students must pass at least one of the tests (=60% or more) in order to pass the course.

Examination topics

Both tests and the assignments will be based on the topics covered in class. Tests will feature theory-based questions (single choice, multiple choice, and open ended questions) and hands-on tasks (e.g. editing, proofreading, rewriting, completing sentences, etc.)

Reading list

Bhanot, Kavita. 2020. Translating Every Day: The Importance and Impossibility of Decolonising Translation. In: Pen Transmissions. https://pentransmissions.com/2020/10/07/translating-every-day-the-importance-and-impossibility-of-decolonising-translation/ (last accessed 13/07/2022).

Boase-Beier, Jean (2014). Stylistics and translation. In: Burke, Michael (Ed.): The Routledge Handbook of Stylistics. Abingdon/New York: Routledge.

Swan, Michael. 2016. Practical English Usage. Fourth Edition. Oxford: OUP.

Further reading, including useful texts for reference, will be announced on moodle and in class, depending on the topics chosen by students.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 19.10.2023 14:08