609709 Reading/Writing I E

summer semester 2013 | Last update: 14.05.2013 Place course on memo list
609709
Reading/Writing I E
UE 2
3
weekly
each semester
English
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
Group 0
Date Time Location
Wed 2013-03-06
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-03-13
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-03-20
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-04-10
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-04-17
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-04-24
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-05-08
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-05-15
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-05-22
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-05-29
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-06-05
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-06-12
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-06-19
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free
Wed 2013-06-26
10.15 - 11.45 40735 SR 40735 SR Barrier-free