Universität Wien

340201 VO+UE Text types, text quality, text effect: German A-Language (2016S)

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

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Details

max. 60 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 10.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 17.03. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 21.04. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 02.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 09.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 16.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 23.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 23.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Thursday 30.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Basics of applied textanalysis and genre description
(General) criteria für text quality/text qualities and professional writing
Discussing writing and writing process
Sensiblising for the following questions:
- which parameters (can) make a text professional / successful / good written – and why?
- which parameters (can) make a text lousy / boring / failed – and why?
- which possible ways lead to professional texts?
- what is to be considered in professional writing?
We are going to analyse text example in order to describe typical parameters of various genres, discuss questions of style and ways to the text.
Several exercises.

Assessment and permitted materials

Home exercise, participation, portfolio, presentation or literature reflexion, midterm text, endterm test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

min. 60%

Examination topics

Genres, texttypes, text domains
Elements of style
Professional textproduction in German

Reading list

will be announced during the term

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:45