L.008.32330 Textual Analysis: Focus on Science Writing

Course offering details

Instructors: Teresa Marie Behr

Event type: Proseminar

Org-unit: Anglistik/Amerikanistik

Displayed in timetable as:

Hours per week: 2

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | 18

Requirements and recommendations:
• Successful completion of Introduction to linguistics
• Active participation
• Doing all required readings for the day on which they are assigned

Comment:
It is easy to identify a fairy tale, an academic paper, a realistic novel or a science fiction story just from reading a few lines of the text -- but why? What is, apart from the content, about certain texts that almost immediately mark them as belonging to one genre or another? What kind of language can authors use to mimic these traits? In this course, we will look at the basics of genre analysis and examine the charateristics of a variety of text types, with a focus on science writing: academic and technical writing, as well as science fiction and the newer genre of "lab lit". As this course is part of the module "Methodische Grundlagen", it will also contain certain general academic skills beyond the scope of this specific seminar, including basic and advanced search for literature, the OED, time management, and form of citation.

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Th, 11. Apr. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
2 Th, 18. Apr. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
3 Th, 25. Apr. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
4 Th, 2. May 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
5 Th, 16. May 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
6 Th, 23. May 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
7 Th, 6. Jun. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
8 Th, 13. Jun. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
9 Th, 20. Jun. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
10 Th, 27. Jun. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
11 Th, 4. Jul. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
12 Th, 11. Jul. 2013 14:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
13 Th, 18. Jul. 2013 13:00 16:00 J 3 330 Teresa Marie Behr
Contained in modules
Module
M.008.2030 B2 - Beschreibungsebenen :: ESW ZFB v1 (SS 2011, SS 2011, SS 2011)
M.008.2030 B2 - Beschreibungsebenen :: ESW ZFB v1 (SS 2012, SS 2012, SS 2012)
M.008.2032 BM2 - Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2012/13, WS 2012/13, WS 2012/13)
M.008.2032A BM2 - Beschreibungsebenen -- **auslaufendes Modulangebot bitte nicht neu anmelden** (aktuelle Version siehe unten) (WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12)
M.008.2070 A3 - Grammatische Variation, Sprachvergleich, Typologie :: ESW-ZFB v1 (SS 2011, SS 2011, SS 2011)
M.008.2070 A3 - Grammatische Variation, Sprachvergleich, Typologie :: ESW-ZFB v1 (SS 2012, SS 2012, SS 2012)
M.008.2072 A3 - Grammatische Variation, Sprachvergleich, Typologie (WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (SS 2009, SS 2009, SS 2009)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (SS 2010, SS 2010, SS 2010)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (SS 2011, SS 2011, SS 2011)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (SS 2011, SS 2011, SS 2011)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12)
M.008.6020 B Einführungsmodul: Beschreibungsebenen (SS 2012, SS 2012, SS 2012)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10, WS 2009/10)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (SS 2010, SS 2010, SS 2010)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11, WS 2010/11)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (SS 2011, SS 2011, SS 2011)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12, WS 2011/12)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (SS 2012, SS 2012, SS 2012)
M.008.6150 H TSP: Grammatische Variation (BA): Basismodul (SS 2012, SS 2012, SS 2012)
M.008.6640 B4 - Diskurs :: BA-LING v2 (WS 2012/13, WS 2012/13, WS 2012/13)
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Instructors
Teresa Marie Behr