552.150 (21W) Language Awareness II a

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
06.10.2021 12:00 - 15:00 On 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

Sen. Lecturer Mag. Ursula Posratschnig, MA

LV Nummer Südostverbund

ENC01001UL

Course title german

Language Awareness II a

Type

Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Blended learning course

Online proportion

70%

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

3.0

Registrations

20 (25 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Language of instruction

English

Course begins on

06.10.2021

eLearning

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Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to develop your general proficiency in English through improving your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Course work will focus on essential grammar (relative clauses and other types, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, adverbial clauses and conjunctions, prepositions) and on expanding your lexical range on a broad variety of general and advanced topics.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

lecture and practice
student contributions on pertinent topics related to lexical development and grammar
self-study and workshops

Course content

revision of grammar from Language Awareness 1
relative clauses and other types of clause
pronouns, substitution and leaving out words
adjectives and adverbs
adverbial clauses and conjunctions
prepositions
organizing information

Prior knowledge expected

completion of Language Awareness 1

expanding vocabulary (lexical range) on a broad variety of general topics
dictionary use
collocations
tenses
modals and semi-modal
linking verbs, passives, questions
verb complementation
reporting
nouns (agreement and compound nouns)
articles, determiners and quantifiers

Curricular registration requirements

see respective curriculum

Literature

available on Moodle

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)

TBA

Examination methodology

- active participation required

- continuous assessment

- two progress tests (mid-semester and end of semester)

- submission of complete portfolio at the end of the semester

Examination topic(s)

- grammar and vocabulary covered in class and self-study

- weekly assignments to practice reading, writing and vocabulary (portfolio)

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

- the final grade is the average grade of the progress tests and the portfolio (each makes up 1/3 of the final grade)

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.001 Language Awareness 2 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.150 Language Awareness II a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 5. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
- Subject: Advanced Language Studies (Compulsory subject)
  - ENC.001 Language Awareness 2 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.150 Language Awareness II a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 5. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
- Subject: Advanced Language Studies (Compulsory subject)
  - ENC.001 Language Awareness 2 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.150 Language Awareness II a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 5. 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
    - 2.5 Language Awareness II ( 0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      - 552.150 Language Awareness II a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2023/24

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2023

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2022/23

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2022

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2021/22

552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2020/21

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2020

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2019/20

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2019

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2018/19

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2018

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2017/18

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2017

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2016/17

552.150 PK Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.151 PK Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2016

552.150 KS Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.151 KS Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.152 KS Language Awareness II c (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2015/16

552.150 PK Language Awareness II a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.151 PK Language Awareness II b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.152 PK Language Awareness II c (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2014

551.120 PK Language II and Translation a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
551.121 PK Language II and Translation b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2013/14

551.120 PK Language II and Translation (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2013

551.120 PK Language II and Translation a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
551.121 PK Language II and Translation b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2012/13

551.120 PK Language II and Translation (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)