230830 Academic Readings for the Natural Sciences (level B1+) (S) (WiSe 2009/2010)

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This course is designed to help students of the natural sciences at the B1+ level deal with their coursework in academic reading. Using text material on natural science and technology topics from the Internet (e.g. PBS, Scientific American) and textbooks, the course will train the skills listed below. Towards the end of the course, easy academic articles will be covered.

  • Techniques for quick reading (skimming, scanning)
  • Identifying the text structure (‘skeletizing’ a text)
  • Comparing viewpoints in a text
  • Excerpting a text effectively
  • Essential lexical strategies for reading (dealing with unfamiliar words, building up an academic vocabulary)
  • Putting together a bibliography

Requirements for participation, required level

Successful completion of a B1-rated course or C-Test (for dates please see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tests.html) of the Language Center (for dates, please see the homepage of the Language Center)

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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Fachsprachenzentrumskurse ENG; FSA   2  

Regular attendance and homework, 1 summary, a compilation of articles on a given topic, sorted according to relevancy for question.

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Limited number of participants: 25
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Friday, December 11, 2015 
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Thursday, September 26, 2013 
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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