Portal
Academic English
· Introduction of written academic genres in English (research proposals, master theses)
· Seminar presentations of research findings; academic register and vocabulary practice; discussion of formal criteria of research proposals and master theses
· Drafting research proposals, entire papers or theses in English academic prose, including how to deal with academic sources and quotations
· Dealing with excerpts and paraphrases
· Avoiding inadvertent plagiarism
· Presenting academic findings in spoken Academic English
Art der Vermittlung
Präsenzveranstaltung
Art der Veranstaltung
Pflichtfach
Empfohlene Fachliteratur
Recommended literature (with extracts referred to in the course):
de Chazal, Edward and Sam McCarter (2012/2013): Oxford English for Academic Purposes Upper-Intermediate and Advanced. Oxford: OUP.
Hewings, Martin, and Craig Thaine (2012): Cambridge Academic English. Cambridge: CUP.
Mautner, Gerlinde (2019): Wissenschaftliches Englisch. 3rd edition. Vienna: facultas/UTB.
McCarthy, Michael, and Felicity D’Dell (2016): Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP. 2nd edition.
Skern, Tim (2011): Writing Scientific English. Vienna: facultas/UTB.
Warwick, Lindsay, and Louis Rogers (2018): Skillful 4: Reading and Writing. London: Macmillan Education.
Lern- und Lehrmethode
Discussion and demonstration 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 draft of their master theses (approximately six pages), on how well they have applied the conventions 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
2024
Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird
2 SS
Incoming
Nein
Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung
After successful completion of the course, students can
· formulate research questions
· paraphrase, and quote from the relevant literature
· produce excerpts and abstracts
· draft academic texts in English (e.g. research proposal, master's thesis).
· use formal academic register and vocabulary
· structure their papers in a coherent manner
· use formal spoken academic English register to present their papers.
Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung
0230-17-02-BB-EN-17