| CODE | GRM2059 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten / Research and academic writing | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | German | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | What does academic - or even scientific? - mean in the context of German studies? Which linguistic means and which methods are the basis of our research? How do I avoid plagiarism? How should I quote and what does paraphrasing actually mean? This study unit deals with questions such as these. Techniques of research, quoting and writing a bibliography as well as of oral presentations will be studied in depth in order to develop important skills for writing academic theses and giving presentations. One additional element of this unit is the support of honours students in finding topics for their BA dissertations. Was ist eigentlich in der Germanistik wissenschaftlich? Welche sprachlichen Mittel und Methoden sind Grundlagen unserer Forschungsarbeiten? Wie vermeide ich ein Plagiat? Wie zitiert man und was ist eigentlich Paraphrasieren? Dieser Kurs behandelt Fragen wie die hier genannten. Techniken des Recherchierens, Zitierens und Bibliographierens sowie Präsentationstechniken werden eingehend behandelt, um wichtige Fähigkeiten beim Abfassen einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit und dem Vortragen von Referaten zu vertiefen. Ein zusätzliches Element dieses Kurses ist die Unterstützung der Studierenden (Honours) bei der Themenfindung für ihre BA-Arbeit . Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at improving students' skills in academic research. An awareness of the most important elements of academic discourse in German studies will be the basis for students' active use of these elements: searching for literature, quoting, giving academic oral presentations and writing academic theses. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - carry out a thorough bibliographical search for secondary literature on topics within German studies; - quote and reference correctly; - give academic presentations; - write academic theses. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate improved writing skills; - sort and classify information; - understand the types of questions asked within an Arts subject; - read critically secondary literature in German studies. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Otto Kruse, Keine Angst vor dem leeren Blatt. Ohne Schreibblockaden durchs Studium. 2000 Frankfurt a.M./New York. - Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: an introduction. Blackwell, 2008. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kathrin Schoedel |
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