552.160 (23S) Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a

Sommersemester 2023

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First course session
06.03.2023 12:00 - 14:00 N.2.01 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENC02001UL
Course title german Advanced Language Productive and Receptive Skills a
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Attendance-based course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 16 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 06.03.2023
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

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

- select and use appropriate grammatical structures and academic vocabulary  to achieve desired formality and register

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

Teaching methodology

Workshops, online tasks, 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 which focuses on academic writing covers the following:

- essay structure (introduction, main body and conclusion)

- thesis statements

- the writing process (including planning and proof reading)

- argumentative essays

- comparison and contrast essays

- citing and referencing (including quoting, paraphrasing and summarising)

- features of formal academic writing (including vocabulary and grammar)
punctuation

- style and register

Prior knowledge expected

Students taking this course are expected to know how to write a well-developed and cohesive paragraph by employing common signposting and transition phrases as well as basic academic vocabulary.

Curricular registration requirements

Successful completion of the course "English for Academic Purposes".

Literature

Bailey, Stephen. 2011. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students, 3rd ed. New York: Routledge.

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

Oshima, Alice, and Ann 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.

Examination methodology

final written exam (writing an academic essay)

In order to pass this course, students must receive a passing grade in the final exam.


Examination topic(s)

Skills and topics discussed and practised in class.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Class participation (20%)

Written assignments (30 %)

Final exam (50%)

The overall percentage needed to pass this course is 60%, which equals to 3 in the grade system.

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
  • 552.161 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
  • 552.160 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 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)