552.170 (21W) Professional Writing Skills a
Overview
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- Lecturer
- LV Nummer Südostverbund END02001UL
- Course title german Professional Writing Skills a
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Blended learning course
- Online proportion 70%
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 25 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction Englisch
- Course begins on 11.10.2021
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
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.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
- written assignments in class and as homework
- lecture, discussions, workshops, student contributions
Course content
- academic essays
- exam essays
- doing research for assignments
- using quotations appropriately
- avoiding plagiarism
- organizing writing
- conventions of academic style
Prior knowledge expected
- characteristics of academic language
- patterns of text organization: paragraphs and essays
- appropriate level of language proficiency (C1)
Curricular registration requirements
- min. "Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills" (see respective curriculum for details)
Literature
available on Moodle
Examination information
Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)
TBA
Examination methodology
- research-based essay
- final written exam
- academic language test
- portfolio
Examination topic(s)
- skills and topics discussed in class
- academic vocabulary (self-study)
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
- participants should perform at the required level of language proficiency and implement academic writing skills successfully while dealing with complex and challenging topics
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)
- 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (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)
- 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (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)
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END.002 Professional Writing Skills (
2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (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)
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage two
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Subject: Advanced Language
(Compulsory subject)
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Text Development and Optimisation (
2.0h AG / 4.0 ECTS)
- 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Text Development and Optimisation (
2.0h AG / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Advanced Language
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage two
- 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)
- 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (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
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Sommersemester 2024
- Wintersemester 2023/24
- Sommersemester 2023
- Wintersemester 2022/23
- Sommersemester 2022
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Wintersemester 2021/22
- 552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills b (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