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Objectives and competences

The objective of this course is to provide theoretical knowledge on the process of reading in a foreign language - German to encourage self-analysis, to get to know skills of effective reading of various texts, focusing on effective reading of professional and scientific texts.

Content (Syllabus outline)

Reading process: reading as an interactive and multidimensional process. AT the seminar the following aspects will be dealt with: • Defining key words: reading, reading competence, reading literacy, reading abilities and skills, reading strategies; • Functions of different kinds of reading • Meaning and role of literary socialization • Effective reading strategies of non-literary texts • The complexity of the reading process in reading professional and scientific texts Analysis and testing of various recorded effective reading strategies in foreign language of non-literary texts.

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures, • discussion, • explanation, • demonstration, • learning by doing, • e-learning.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to: • describe the complexity of the reading process, • analyse and acquire awareness of the reading process, • determine or to select and apply an appropriate reading strategy for reading non-literary, professional and scientific texts, • develop an individual spectrum of reading strategies, • apply target reading of selected non-literary texts, • question the content of professional and scientific texts.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: • using reading skills knowledge in areas related to reading in mother tongue and foreign language.

Readings

• Werder, L. (1995). Grundkurs des wissenschaftlichen Lesens. Berlin: Schibri. • Garbe, C., Holle, K., Jesch, T. (2009). Texte lesen. Paderborn. Schöningh. • Kartcher Clark, S. (2008). Texte systematisch erschließen. Mühlheim: Verlag an der Ruhr. • Bertschi-Kaufmann, A., Graber, T. (2016). Lesekompetenz Leseleistung Leseförderung. Grundlagen, Modelle und Materialien. Kallmeyer: Klett. • JAZBEC, Saša. Die Schlüsselkompetenz Lesen : Fachtexte und wissenschaftliche Texte 'strategisch' Lesen. V: KUČIŠ, Vlasta (ur.), et al. Beiträge zur Translation und Fachkommunikation. 1. Aufl. Sofia: New Bulgarian University, 2019. Str. 87-111. ISBN 978-619-233-076-7, ISBN 978-619-233-077-4. https://publishing-house.nbu.bg/bg/elektronni-izdaniq/knigi/beitrage-zur-translation-und-fachkommunikation. • Izbor strokovnih in znanstvenih besedil za preizkušanje tehnik branja.

Prerequisits

Prerequisits for acceding the course: None. Conditions for prerequisits: Completed oral presentation and homeworks are a prerequisite for accession to the written examination.

  • red. prof. dr. SAŠA JAZBEC

  • Oral examination: 40
  • Seminar: 40
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 20

  • : 30
  • : 60

  • German
  • German