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Institut für Anglistik Institut für Anglistik

Mag. Dr. Claudia Stummer Mag. Dr. Claudia Stummer

609709

Reading/Writing I: Gruppe E

UE 2

3

wöch.

semestral

Englisch

Objectives: The aim of this course is to encourage analytical and close reading while introducing basic conventions of good writing techniques. It is a pre-essay writing course in which students will learn to compose both well-structured and varied sentences as well as coherent paragraphs. Texts will be analysed for structural elements such as unity, coherence and cohesion. Tasks will include summary writing and elementary paragraph production. Reading: Objectives: Introduction to close reading and interpreting texts. Writing: Objectives: To introduce the conventions of effective writing highlighting language, structure and content.

Reading: Content: A variety of texts on everyday topics. Writing: Content: a) Sentence level: sentence elements and structure, relative clauses, subordination and co-ordination, punctuation (commas, colons, semicolons etc.) b) Paragraph level: unity, coherence, cohesion, content etc.

Method: a) intensive study of texts for structural elements, i.e. coherence and cohesion, b) in-class analysis of student-written paragraphs c) simple summaries d) perfecting language skills, structure and content

Exam Modus: written tests of reading and writing skills + Course Assessment: regular written work

Anmeldevoraussetzung/en: für Bachelor-Studierende: keine für Studierende Diplom und Lehramt: Listening/Speaking I Entspricht im Lehramtsstudium (344): UE2: Skills II (Reading/Writing) Entspricht im Diplomstudium (343): UE2: Language Skills II: Reading/Writing
Beginn: 06. März 2013