Universität Wien

340102 UE Text and written communication English (2021W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

!!! PLEASE NOTE that this course will be taught digitally until 12 December due to the current lockdown. This means that the mid-term test will also be digital. Participants will receive more detailed information shortly via Mail.

After this hiatus, we hope to be able to return to classroom teaching for the remaining semester. However, we are unable to predict further developments at this point in time. We expect to be able to update you in the course of the first half of December. Please watch out for further updates.
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!!! This course will be taught ON SITE (not digitally). [Please note that this may be subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic; registered students will be informed of any changes via e-mail ]

Students are required to carry with them either a) an immunization certificate, or b) a valid test result from a licenced testing station * or c) documented proof of an experienced COVID-19 disease in the last 6 months

*At the time of the last update of this information (07/09/21), the following periods of test validity apply in Austria: Rapid Antigen tests 24 hours, PCR tests 24 hours

  • Tuesday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Tuesday 25.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course objectives: developing reading comprehension strategies and reading-based writing skills. Students acquire text analysis methods that enable them to understand and discuss texts as communicative events. They 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 include 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

Assessment will be based on participation in class and classroom activities (15%), midterm test (25%), final test (35%), and writing assignments (25%). Students are allowed to use monolingual dictionaries during the tests.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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 in-class tests to be able to pass the course.

Examination topics

Two tests; Both tests will be based on the text types discussed and practiced in class and in the written assignments.

Reading list

Will be provided in class and on the Moodle platform

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 22.11.2021 13:10