Universität Wien

340095 UE Reading Competence and Text Production: English (2016S)

4.00 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. 30 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 mandatory (two absences allowed).

  • Thursday 10.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 17.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 07.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 14.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 21.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 12.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 19.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 02.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 09.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 16.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 23.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 30.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Purpose: Developing reading comprehension strategies and reading-based writing skills.Students acquire textual analysis methods that enable them to understand and discuss texts as communicative events.

Aims: To improve the skills of reading comprehension and text-based writing, with a focus on exploring different types of meaning, organizing texts, and integrating sources.

Methods: In-class reading and writing activities (individual, pair, and group work), online activities, home assignments in reading comprehension and text production.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class and in online activities (10%), mid-term test (20%), final test (30%), and writing assignment(s) (40%). Attendance is mandatory (two absences allowed). Students are allowed to use a monolingual dictionary in exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum passing score: 60% of all points.

Examination topics

Reading, analysing and discussing texts in class and in written assignments; paraphrasing, summarising and writing own texts.

Reading list

Will be made available on the Moodle platform.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45