340080 UE Text and written communication English (2021S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 15.02.2021 09:00 to Fr 26.02.2021 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 08.03.2021 09:00 to Fr 12.03.2021 17:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Due to new measures to contain the corona virus, all units will take place online (remote) only.
- Thursday 11.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 18.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 25.03. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 15.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 22.04. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 06.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 20.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 27.05. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 10.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 17.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Thursday 24.06. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Mid-term test (30%), end-of-term test (30%), assignments (20%), participation in class (20%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
An advanced level of both oral and written English is required.
Students must complete all assignments.
Attendance is mandatory—two absences allowed.
Grading scale: 90-100%: 1 // 80-89%: 2 // 70-79%: 3 // 60-69%: 4 // < 60%: 5 (fail).
Students have to attain a passing score (60% or more) on at least one of the exams to be able to pass the course.
Students must complete all assignments.
Attendance is mandatory—two absences allowed.
Grading scale: 90-100%: 1 // 80-89%: 2 // 70-79%: 3 // 60-69%: 4 // < 60%: 5 (fail).
Students have to attain a passing score (60% or more) on at least one of the exams to be able to pass the course.
Examination topics
Evaluation will be based on the text types and exercise formats used in class.
Reading list
AP—The Associated Press. 2020. The Associated Press Stylebook. 55th Edition. New York: Basic Books.
Bal, Mieke. 2006. A Mieke Bal Reader. Chicago: CUP.
Barthes, Roland/Howard, Richard. 1967. The Death of the Author. Aspen 5-6 (3). http://www.ubu.com/aspen/aspen5and6/threeEssays.html#barthes [22/01/2020]
Blommaert, Jan. 2004. Discourse. Cambridge: CUP.
Brownholtz, Bethany M. 2013. [Queneau's] Exercises in Style: 21st Century Remix. College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences—Theses and Dissertations 138. https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/138/ [22/01/2020].
Cooke, Michèle 2011. Lightning Flash! Language, longing and the facts of life. Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main.
Cooke, Michèle. 2012. Tell It Like It Is? Science, society and the ivory tower. Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main.
Derrida, Jacques/Brault, Pascale-Anne & Naas, Michael. 1987. The Deaths of Roland Barthes. Continental Philosophy 1, 259-96.
Derrida, Jacques/Bennington, Geoffrey. 2013a. "Two Words for Joyce". In: Mitchell, Andrew & Slote, Sam (eds.): Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts. Albany [NY]: State University of New York Press, 22-40.
Derrida, Jacques/Raffoul, François. 2013b. "Ulysses Gramophone: Hear Say Yes in Joyce." In: Mitchell, Andrew & Slote, Sam (eds.): Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts. Albany [NY]: State University of New York Press, 41-86. http://users.clas.ufl.edu/burt/deconstructionandnewmediatheory/derridajoyce.pdf [14/01/2020].
Fairclough, Norman. 2003. Analysing Discourse. Textual Analysis for social Research. Oxon: Routledge.
Gadamer, Hans G./Weinsheimer, J. & Marshall, D. G. 2004. Truth and Method. New York: Crossroad.
Genette, Gérard/Lewin, Jane E. 1997. Paratexts. Thresholds of Interpretation. Cambridge: CUP.
Kress, Gunter & Van Leeuwen, Theo. 2006. Reading Images. The grammar of visual design. London: Routledge.
Lehman, Christopher & Roberts, Kathleen. 2013. Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts--and Life. London: Heinemann.
Miller, Brenda & Paola, Suzanne. 2012. Tell It Slant! Writing and shaping creative nonfiction. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Moretti, Franco. 2013. Distant Reading. London: Verso.
Olson, Randy. 2009. Don’t be such a scientist. Talking substance in an age of style. Washington: Island Press.
Petelin, Roslyn. 2020. How Writing Works: A field guide to effective writing. London: Routledge.
Susan Sontag. 1961. Against Interpretation and Other Essays. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
University of Chicago Press. 2017. The Chicago Manual of Style. The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors and Publishers. 17th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
White, Hayden. 2010. The Fiction of Narrative. Baltimore: JHUP.
White, Hayden. 1987. The Content of the Form. Baltimore: JHUP.
Wroe, Ann. 2018. The Economist Style Guide. London: Profile Books.
Zinsser, William. 2016. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. Revised and Expanded. New York: Harper Perennial.
Bal, Mieke. 2006. A Mieke Bal Reader. Chicago: CUP.
Barthes, Roland/Howard, Richard. 1967. The Death of the Author. Aspen 5-6 (3). http://www.ubu.com/aspen/aspen5and6/threeEssays.html#barthes [22/01/2020]
Blommaert, Jan. 2004. Discourse. Cambridge: CUP.
Brownholtz, Bethany M. 2013. [Queneau's] Exercises in Style: 21st Century Remix. College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences—Theses and Dissertations 138. https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/138/ [22/01/2020].
Cooke, Michèle 2011. Lightning Flash! Language, longing and the facts of life. Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main.
Cooke, Michèle. 2012. Tell It Like It Is? Science, society and the ivory tower. Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main.
Derrida, Jacques/Brault, Pascale-Anne & Naas, Michael. 1987. The Deaths of Roland Barthes. Continental Philosophy 1, 259-96.
Derrida, Jacques/Bennington, Geoffrey. 2013a. "Two Words for Joyce". In: Mitchell, Andrew & Slote, Sam (eds.): Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts. Albany [NY]: State University of New York Press, 22-40.
Derrida, Jacques/Raffoul, François. 2013b. "Ulysses Gramophone: Hear Say Yes in Joyce." In: Mitchell, Andrew & Slote, Sam (eds.): Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts. Albany [NY]: State University of New York Press, 41-86. http://users.clas.ufl.edu/burt/deconstructionandnewmediatheory/derridajoyce.pdf [14/01/2020].
Fairclough, Norman. 2003. Analysing Discourse. Textual Analysis for social Research. Oxon: Routledge.
Gadamer, Hans G./Weinsheimer, J. & Marshall, D. G. 2004. Truth and Method. New York: Crossroad.
Genette, Gérard/Lewin, Jane E. 1997. Paratexts. Thresholds of Interpretation. Cambridge: CUP.
Kress, Gunter & Van Leeuwen, Theo. 2006. Reading Images. The grammar of visual design. London: Routledge.
Lehman, Christopher & Roberts, Kathleen. 2013. Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts--and Life. London: Heinemann.
Miller, Brenda & Paola, Suzanne. 2012. Tell It Slant! Writing and shaping creative nonfiction. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Moretti, Franco. 2013. Distant Reading. London: Verso.
Olson, Randy. 2009. Don’t be such a scientist. Talking substance in an age of style. Washington: Island Press.
Petelin, Roslyn. 2020. How Writing Works: A field guide to effective writing. London: Routledge.
Susan Sontag. 1961. Against Interpretation and Other Essays. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
University of Chicago Press. 2017. The Chicago Manual of Style. The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors and Publishers. 17th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
White, Hayden. 2010. The Fiction of Narrative. Baltimore: JHUP.
White, Hayden. 1987. The Content of the Form. Baltimore: JHUP.
Wroe, Ann. 2018. The Economist Style Guide. London: Profile Books.
Zinsser, William. 2016. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. Revised and Expanded. New York: Harper Perennial.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:24
In this course, we will assess (read/analyse), compose (design) and edit (adapt) texts. We will work with pen and paper, keyboard and screen. We will identify and mimic patterns—and break with patterns. GENRE, REGISTER, TEXT TYPE, DOMAIN, SUBLANGUAGE, AND STYLE will come as our toy blocks and building bricks, and we will try to drop them in our ‘shape sorter cubes’. On first sight, a written text (printed matter—on paper or on screen) seems to be a rather stable (fixed?) entity when compared to the spoken word—but the ground is always moving …
As we often work in highly asymmetric communicative settings, we will not only determine the purpose of a given assignment but also reflect upon the concept of PURPOSE in general: Whose purpose, really? What is stated, what implicit? To whose benefit?
The course provides collaborative opportunities to jointly work on texts with your peers. We will discuss choices, compare solutions, and rehearse ideas and arguments before you create your own texts individually or as a team. Our class will also provide stimuli to think and move beyond templates (i.e., dominant, widely circulated formats), thus working on texts that are fit to print and not only printed to fit.
In our class, you will experience a cooperative and supportive environment.
Learning objectives:
(i) to help students to develop their assessment and composition repertoire (including design, visuals, hyperlinks, etc.);
(ii) to hone reading and design skills with a focus on the communication situation and text organization.
In-class readings, regular writing assignments w/ presentation in class, peer reviews. Individual, pair and group work.
So, let’s hit the ground running …