2017/18
25328 - Oral and written techniques (part 2): Writing
Compulsory
5.1. Methodological overview
See "Learning activities " and "Syllabus".
More information will be provided on the first day of class.
5.3. Syllabus
1. Oral language and written language.
2. Linguistic correction.
2.1. Orthography.
2.1.1. Accent.
2.1.2. Punctuation.
2.1.3. The use of abbreviations, capitals and acronyms.
2.1.4. Other orthographical questions.
2.2. Grammatical correction.
2.2.1. Normative questions regarding determiners, the noun, pronouns, the adjective, the verb, the adverb, the preposition and the conjunction.
2.2.2. Syntactic errors in sentence construction.
3. Style in language.
3.1. The writing process. The organisation and expression of information.
3.1.1. The organisation of ideas (the process of selecting, organising and developing contents). The architecture of the sentence, the coherence of the paragraph and the structure of the text. Textual markers. Coherence and cohesion.
3.1.2. The expression of information (different types of writing).
3.1.3. The revision of the text. Its formal presentation.
4. The drafting of different types of texts.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)
More information will be provided on the first day of class.