Universität Wien

340414 UE Text Competence written: English (2015W)

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

  • Monday 05.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 12.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 19.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 09.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 16.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 30.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 07.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 14.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 11.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 18.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Monday 25.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Text analysis and production with special attention to various text functions and types, media, target groups, writing process(es), revision, argumentation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class (10%) and in online activities
- Two tests (25% each)
- Completion of written assignments (40%).
Attendance mandatory (two absences allowed). Students are allowed to use a monolingual dictionary in exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to hone students' writing skills for a wide variety of situations, especially with regard to text conventions
- to develop students' ability to produce texts which are appropriate to a given situation and assignment.

Examination topics

Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analyzing 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.

Reading list

To be announced in class / on Moodle

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46