552.110 (20W) Language Awareness I a

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
12.10.2020 08:00 - 09:30 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

Natilly Macartney, MA

LV Nummer Südostverbund

ENA02001UL

Course title german

Language Awareness I a

Type

Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Attendance-based course

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

3.0

Registrations

30 (25 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Language of instruction

English

Course begins on

12.10.2020

eLearning

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Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

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

· confidently use the English tense system and have a thorough understanding of aspect

· analyse sentences and provide in depth explanations of grammatical features using specific terminology

· actively and accurately use the vocabulary acquired throughout the course

Teaching methodology

Tasks in class and online, extensive self-study, homework activities and final achievement test.

Course content

This course focusses on the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical development and covers the following:

Grammar

tense and aspect, modal verbs, passive voice, relative clauses and articles.

Lexis

collocations and idiomatic expressions
vocabulary development in a broad range of topic areas including the environment, crime and the media.

IMPORTANT: due to the ongoing global pandemic, the structure of this course will be adapted as best as possible to meet students’ needs, whilst also complying with the regulations set out by the University. In order to keep students and staff safe, some elements of this course will be online. Therefore, students must have access to a working microphone and camera.

Literature

The following texts are used throughout the course, and students need access to copies of them in order to participate. It is strongly advised that students purchase access to the interactive e-books.

Hewings Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use, Third Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2013.

McCarthy, Michael and O’Dell Felicity. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate, Fourth Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Both books, including the interactivee-books, can be purchased from the following website: www.klett-sprachen.de.

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

30% Achievement test

25% Presentation

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: Introduction to Academic Language (Compulsory subject)
  - ENA.002 Language Awareness 1 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.110 Language Awareness I a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
- Subject: Introduction to Academic Language (Compulsory subject)
  - ENA.002 Language Awareness 1 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.110 Language Awareness I a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
- Subject: Introduction to Academic Language (Compulsory subject)
  - ENA.002 Language Awareness 1 ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.110 Language Awareness I a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 1., 2. 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 I
    - 2.1 Language Awareness I ( 0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      - 552.110 Language Awareness I a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
- Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium (ab 12W) (Compulsory subject)
  - Language I ( 0.0h PK / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 552.110 Language Awareness I a (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2023/24

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2023

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2022/23

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2022

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2021/22

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2020/21

552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2020

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2019/20

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2019

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2018/19

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2018

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2017/18

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2017

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.112 KS Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2016/17

552.110 PK Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.111 PK Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.112 PK Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2016

552.110 KS Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.111 KS Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2015/16

552.110 PK Language Awareness I a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.111 PK Language Awareness I b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.112 PK Language Awareness I c (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
552.113 PK Language Awareness I d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)