552.160 (21S) Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
08.03.2021 14:00 - 16:00 online Off Campus

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.

Lecturer

Natilly Macartney, MA

LV Nummer Südostverbund

ENC02001UL

Course title german

Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a

Type

Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Online course

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

3.0

Registrations

15 (25 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Language of instruction

English

Course begins on

08.03.2021

eLearning

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Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

ATTENTION: STUDENTS MUST HAVE A PASSING GRADE FOR ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS COURSE

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

- critically analyse an essay in terms of its structure and style

- construct an essay plan

- write a formal argumentative and compare and contrast essay implementing the structure and style taught in class

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Workshops, online tasks, extensive self-study, writing assignments in class and written homework assignments.

Students are required to regularly read academic papers in English in order to develop their academic reading skills and awareness of academic vocabulary and register.

Course content

This course focusses on academic writing and covers the following:

essay structure (introduction, main body and conclusion)
thesis statements
the writing process (including planning and proof reading)
argumentative essays
compare and contrast essays
critiquing skills
citing and referencing (including quoting, paraphrasing and summarising)
style and register
features of formal academic writing (including vocabulary and grammar)
punctuation

IMPORTANT: due to the ongoing global pandemic, this course will be delivered online. Therefore, students must have access to a working microphone and camera.

Literature

Recommended reading is given throughout the semester. Two particularly useful texts that will be referred to heavily throughout the semester, therefore, students may wish to have their own copies, are:

Caplan,Nigel. 2019. Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers, 2^nded. USA: University of Michigan.

Oshima, Alice, andAnn Hogue. 2006. Writing Academic English, 4th ed. New York: Pearson Longman.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

English

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

In the case of compulsory distance teaching, all exams will be conducted online.

Examination methodology

25% Written homework assignment 1

30% Written homework assignment 2

25% Final exam

20% Engagement and interaction (throughout the semester)

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
- Subject: Advanced Language Studies (Compulsory subject)
  - ENC.002 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.160 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 6. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
- Subject: Advanced Language Studies (Compulsory subject)
  - ENC.002 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.160 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 6. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
- Subject: Advanced Language Studies (Compulsory subject)
  - ENC.002 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.160 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 6. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
- Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Language (Compulsory subject)
  - Module: Grundstudium Language II
    - 2.6 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills ( 0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      - 552.160 Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2023/24

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2023

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.162 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2022/23

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.162 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2022

552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.162 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2021/22

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2020/21

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.162 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2020

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2019/20

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2019

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2018/19

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2018

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2017/18

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2017

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2016/17

552.160 PK Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.162 PK Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2016

552.160 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.161 KS Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2015/16

552.160 PK Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.161 PK Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.162 PK Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills c (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2014

551.147 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
551.148 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2013/14

551.147 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2013

551.147 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
551.148 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2012/13

551.147 PK Writing II: Introduction to Academic Research and Presentation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)