Universität Wien

340100 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect English (2015S)

3.00 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. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 18.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 25.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 15.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 29.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 06.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 13.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 20.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 27.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 03.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 10.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 17.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Wednesday 24.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The overall objectives of the course are to:
- give students insights into the basic elements and concepts that are necessary to understand, interpret, produce and communicate various types of professional texts
- provide students with theoretical knowledge of the overall characteristics of texts
- equip students with methods for identifying the genre and purpose of a professional text on the basis of a number of parameters for analysis (e.g. structure, appeal forms, speech acts, stylistic features and lexical choices)
- enable students to apply the theories and methods of the course to their own text production

Assessment and permitted materials

three written assignments, final exam (individual written assignment)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

On completing this course, students should be able to:
- demonstrate that they have insights into the basic textual concepts introduced in the course and are able to apply them to the analysis of a text
- produce a written text product in English which meets the conventions of the given text genre
- account for the strategies chosen in the product on the basis of the theories and methods relating to the course
- produce a text product and a textual analysis in fluent English (without any significant lexical or grammatical errors that may constitute a barrier to communication or understanding the texts)

Examination topics

lectures, (class) discussions of texts and exercises prepared at home, group assignments, feedback on written assignments, (grammar) workshops may be included, course is accompanied by a tutorial which students are expected to attend

Reading list

will be made available and shared on Moodle

Association in the course directory

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