Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

The module gives an introduction to the linguistic and stylistic analysis of various kinds of texts, such as literary texts, spoken discourse, academic texts, newspaper texts and advertisements. It contains a brief introduction to functional grammar.

Learning outcome

After completing this course you will have:

• learnt how sentences are combined to forms texts;
• learnt what the main differences are between speech and writing;
• learnt how different kinds of texts are constructed to create meaning and to achieve special effects;
• increased your awareness of how texts convey attitudes and evaluation.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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The course requiresENG1100 - English Grammar, an introduction, ENG1111 - The English Language. Awareness and Writing Skills, an introduction or similar knowledge.

Recommended previous knowledge

The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English.

Overlapping courses

10 credits overlap with ENG4152 - Varieties of English Texts.

Teaching

Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in total.

Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%, 12 out of 14 seminars). Additional absences must be justified by documentation to the exam coordinator.

Students are required to hand in one obligatory paper (5 standard pages) by a stated deadline during the semester.

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Examination

The evaluation is based on a 4-hour written exam.

Previous exams: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG2152/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml

Examination support material

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Language of examination

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English

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

The results will be published on the Studentweb within three weeks after the exam.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Withdrawal from an examination

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.

Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the two next semesters the course is taught.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.