552.172 (21W) Professional Writing Skills b
Overview
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- Lecturer
- LV Nummer Südostverbund END02003UL
- Course title german Professional Writing Skills b
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Blended learning course
- Online proportion 70%
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 13 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 07.10.2021
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
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Remarks (english)
This course will generally take place online though in-person sessions may be held insofar as this is possible pursuant to relevant local, regional, national, and university regulations. When necessary, online sessions may be held synchronously or asynchronously. See the Moodle course calendar for further information.
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
[COURSE PREREQUISITE: a passing grade in Advanced language productive and receptive skills (BA) OR passing grades in the courses in MODULE ENC (Lehramt); check your curriculum and any curriculum updates to be sure.]
Students will learn the basics of how to construct a research-based academic essay. Students will read short stories by Oscar Wilde (see literature below) and will learn how to utilize primary and secondary sources in an English academic essay.
Students are expected to have the following:
- an understanding of how to organize and write paragraphs;
- an understanding of how to plan, write, and revise different essay types; and
- knowledge of basic citation and referencing conventions.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Students will be instructed on various aspects of academic writing and conducting research by the instructor through lectures and PPTs that will be supplemented by Moodle activities. Self- and peer-reflection/assessment forms an integral aspect of how students are expected to improve their language competency in writing skills.
Course content
This course provides an opportunity for students to practice and develop their academic writing skills in English. Some of the topics that will be covered are the structure and organization of academic texts, the nature and purpose of paragraphs, the development of coherent pieces of writing, the issue of plagiarism, and how to write term papers.
In addition to extensive in-class, peer, and teacher feedback, students are expected to engage in self-directed learning and should avail themselves of the provided materials to improve their writing.
Topics covered:
- academic essays
- exam essays
- doing research for assignments
- using quotations appropriately
- avoiding plagiarism
- organizing writing
- conventions of academic style
- peer review/feedback
Prior knowledge expected
See curriculum for which skills students should have acquired in the previous writing courses. Generally speaking, students should know how to write an essay and be confident in writing coherent paragraphs.
Curricular registration requirements
COURSE PREREQUISITE: a passing grade in Advanced language productive and receptive skills (BA) OR passing grades in the courses in MODULE ENC (Lehramt); check your curriculum and any curriculum updates to be sure.
Literature
Students will be provided with an electronic course reader including texts by Oscar Wilde and secondary literature relating to the Wilde's work and literary interpretation. The reader will be made available online on Moodle (for free) and at the ÖH (available for a small fee).
Other readings and assignments will be made available on Moodle.
Examination information
Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)
The final examination for this course will take place in-person on campus when possible. Otherwise, it will be conducted online via Moodle. Students should follow university regulations regarding online examinations and are required to have the necessary equipment in order to take these exams.
Examination methodology
- Continuous assessment in the form of self-, peer-, and instructor-generated feedback
- One or more research-based academic papers
- Written examination at the end of term
Examination topic(s)
Advanced language competences related to writing (See CEFR for more specifics) including but not limited to an advanced lexical and syntactic range, rhetorical strategies relating to argumentation, appropriate citation of and use of primary/secondary academic sources (according to Chicago Manual of Style, Author-Date)
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
The grading for this course will be based on:
- a timed, in-class essay (final examination);
- one short, outside-of-class research-based writing assignment; and
- one long, outside-of-class research-based essay.
The in-class essay (final exam) and long essay must both have a pass grade in order to pass the course.
Students are also required to complete multiple in-class and homework assignments throughout the course of the term. These will comprise a portfolio that students will compile and improve over the course of the semester.
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
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Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.172 Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
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Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.172 Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
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Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
-
END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.172 Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Professional Language Use
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
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Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Language
(Compulsory subject)
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Module: Aufbaustudium Language
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2.7 Professional Writing Skills (
0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.172 Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
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2.7 Professional Writing Skills (
0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Module: Aufbaustudium Language
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Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Language
(Compulsory subject)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
- Sommersemester 2024
- Wintersemester 2023/24
- Sommersemester 2023
- Wintersemester 2022/23
- Sommersemester 2022
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Wintersemester 2021/22
- 552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2021
- Wintersemester 2020/21
- Sommersemester 2020
- Wintersemester 2019/20
- Sommersemester 2019
- Wintersemester 2018/19
- Sommersemester 2018
- Wintersemester 2017/18
- Sommersemester 2017
- Wintersemester 2016/17
- Sommersemester 2016
- Wintersemester 2015/16