Universität Wien

340095 UE Listening Competence and Text Production: English (2017W)

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

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

  • Tuesday 10.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 17.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 24.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 31.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 07.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 14.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 28.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 05.12. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 12.12. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 09.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 16.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Tuesday 23.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Learning objectives: (1) to help students improve their listening comprehension and discussion skills; (2) to raise students' awareness of writing processes; (3) to hone students' writing skills with a focus on the communication situation and text organization

Course content: developing listening comprehension strategies, critical listening and discussion skills, as well as producing spoken and written texts embedded in a specific communication situation

Teaching/learning methods (didactics): in-class listening, speaking, and writing activities (individual, pair, and group work), online activities, home assignments in oral comprehension and text production

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class and in online activities (10%), completion of written assignments (40%), mid-term test (20%), and final test (30%). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries (no electronic devices) during the tests.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance is mandatory (two absences are allowed).
An advanced level of both oral and written English is required.
Pass grade: 60%
Grading scale: 100-90% = 1 (Sehr gut), 89-80% = 2 (Gut), 79-70% = 3 (Befriedigend), 69-60% = 4 (Genügend), 59-0% = 5 (Nicht genügend)

Examination topics

Both tests will be based on the text types and exercise formats used in class and in the written assignments (mostly audio and video materials).

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