609762 Language Awareness IV

winter semester 2018/2019 | Last update: 30.11.2021 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of English

Instructor:

Ass.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Gerhard Pisek, +43 512 507 41416

Course number:

609762

Title:

Language Awareness IV

Type/hours:

UE 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

each semester

Language of instruction:

English

Learning Outcome:

To enhance and extend students’ language awareness and to improve their text-writing skills. The aim is not to train students to produce professional translations but to deepen their awareness of some basic differences (and, of course, similarities) between English and German.

Contents:

Translation of authentic German texts from German into English; interlingual textwork; analysis and comparison of parallel texts (e.g. newspaper articles in both languages dealing with the same problem/topic/issue). Special emphasisi will be placed on tense and aspect, modals and conditionals, reported speech, word order, false friends, collocations.

Methods:

Translations of texts are produced in class and at home (regular assignments); in-depth discussions of texts in class.

Assessment:

Weekly assignments, written final exam.

Literature:

A select bibliography will be handed out at the beginning of term.

Prerequisites:

BA 2015: Positive completion of compulsory moduls 1, 2 and 3

BA 2009: Positive completion of compulsory moduls 7, 8 and 9.

Remarks:

BA "old" (2009): UE 2: Awareness IV

No equivalent in Teacher Training Programme "old" (2001)

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4390125602

Link:

http://www.uibk.ac.at/anglistik

Start:

04.10.2018

Course allocation

Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture

Bachelorstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik laut Curriculum 2009 (180 ECTS-AP, 6 Semester)

Compulsory Modules (140 ECTS-Credits)

Language Usage (30 ECTS-Credits)

Module 10: Focus on Language Usage II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)

Bachelor's Programme English and American Studies according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Compulsory Modules (165 ECTS-Credits)

Area of Competence: Command of Language (30 ECTS-Credits)

Compulsory Module 4: Focus on Language Usage II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Thu 2018-10-04	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-10-11	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-10-18	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-10-25	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-11-08	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-11-15	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-11-22	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-11-29	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-12-06	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2018-12-13	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-01-10	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-01-17	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-01-24	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-01-31	10.15 - 11.45	40134 40134	Barrier-free