340309 UE Text and written and oral communication English (2020W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.09.2020 09:00 to Fr 02.10.2020 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 12.10.2020 09:00 to Fr 16.10.2020 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
12.10.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
19.10.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
09.11.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
16.11.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
30.11.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
07.12.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
14.12.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
11.01.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
18.01.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Monday
25.01.
17:00 - 18:30
Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance is mandatory (two absences allowed).
Assessment will be based on the following:
- 1 mid-term test (40%)
- 1 final test (40%)
- Written individual assignments (25%)
- 1 written individual assignment (20%)
Students are allowed to use a monolingual dictionary in exams.
Please note that the cut-off for overall positive grading at the end of the semester is 60%, which means that three of the above assignments have to be positive.
Assessment will be based on the following:
- 1 mid-term test (40%)
- 1 final test (40%)
- Written individual assignments (25%)
- 1 written individual assignment (20%)
Students are allowed to use a monolingual dictionary in exams.
Please note that the cut-off for overall positive grading at the end of the semester is 60%, which means that three of the above assignments have to be positive.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- Excellent knowledge of working languages.
- Students are required to demonstrate that they can apply and possibly adapt the methods and strategies presented in class to new texts and genres.
- Development of personal writing skills .
- Students are required to demonstrate that they can apply and possibly adapt the methods and strategies presented in class to new texts and genres.
- Development of personal writing skills .
Examination topics
Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analysing and assessing a variety of texts (individual/group projects)
- writing, adapting/rewriting and optimizing texts for various situations, target groups and media
- reflecting on and discussing various steps in the text production process
- incorporating theoretical input given in class in their assignments and applying strategies and methods accordingly.
- analysing and assessing a variety of texts (individual/group projects)
- writing, adapting/rewriting and optimizing texts for various situations, target groups and media
- reflecting on and discussing various steps in the text production process
- incorporating theoretical input given in class in their assignments and applying strategies and methods accordingly.
Reading list
To be announced in class / on Moodle
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:25
To become aware of and understand the needs of target groups and the impact that these have on text design and text writing. Further, to develop a personal approach to dealing with different types of texts and genres and get a basic idea of translational concepts and strategies.CONTENT
We will look at different types of texts and their requirements with special attention to various text functions and types, media, target groups, writing process(es), revision, and argumentation. Basic translation exercises towards the end of the semester.METHODS
Assignments will be prepared individually, completed at home and presented in class for discussion.