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Academic English
Introduction of written academic genres in English (research proposals, bachelor's theses); seminar presentations of research findings; academic register and vocabulary practice; discussion of formal criteria of research proposals and master's theses. To draft research proposals, entire papers or theses in English academic prose, including how to deal with academic sources and quotations.To present academic findings in spoken Academic English
Art der Vermittlung
Präsenzveranstaltung
Art der Veranstaltung
Pflichtfach
Empfohlene Fachliteratur
Recommended literature de Chazal, Edward and Sam McCarter (2012): Oxford English for Academic Purposes. Oxford: OUP. Hewings, Martin, and Craig Thaine (2012): Cambridge Academic English. Cambridge: CUP. Mautner, Gerlinde (2011): Wissenschaftliches Englisch. Vienna: facultas/UTB. McCarthy, Michael, and Felicity D’Dell (2008): Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP. Skern, Tim (2011): Writing Scientific English. Vienna: facultas/UTB.
Lern- und Lehrmethode
Discussion and emonstration of academic conventions on quoting from academic sources, use of academic voice, appropriate formal style and register. Discussion of existing texts as specimens of the respective academic genres (e.g. research proposals, master theses). Writing workshop (hands-on approach)
Prüfungsmethode
Students will be graded on the basis of a sample of their master theses (approximately ten pages), on how well they have applied the criteria of Academic English (e.g. quoting, formal vocabulary and style, text cohesion).
Voraussetzungen laut Lehrplan
None
Schnellinfos
Studiengang
International Banking and Finance (Master)
Akademischer Grad
Master
ECTS Credits
2.00
Unterrichtssprache
Englisch
Studienplan
Berufsbegleitend
Studienjahr, in dem die Lerneinheit angeboten wird
2021
Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird
2 SS
Incoming
Nein
Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung
The students will be given assistance with drafting academic texts in English (e.g. research proposals, master's theses). After the course, they will be able to use formal academic register and vocabulary, and structure their papers in a coherent manner. Furthermore, they will also be assisted in spoken academic English, and will be able to present their papers in formal spoken register.
Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung
0230-17-02-BB-EN-17