Universität Wien

340347 UE Reading Comprehension and Text Production: English (2009W)

4.00 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. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 15.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 22.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 29.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 05.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 12.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 19.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 26.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 10.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 17.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 07.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 14.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 21.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Thursday 28.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Discussion of English texts (various current topics) and their cultural context; reading strategies; structured text production (outlining, rephrasing, summarizing, etc.).
Course held in English; exclusively English text production.

Assessment and permitted materials

Class performance; two short mid-term tests (45 min. each) and one final exam (90 min.).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will acquire different reading strategies for various purposes; students will develop awareness of functionality and cultural context of texts and the relevance of these factors for reading comprehension; improvement of text production skills.

Examination topics

Lecture; reading and text production in class; discussion of texts prepared as homework; individual and team work.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46