Course: Work with Texts

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Course title Work with Texts
Course code KGN/KS04
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Solomon Kristýna, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
PR Strategies 2 The goal of this seminar is to strengthen the competencies and skills that will help graduates find employment in the job market. Students will learn how to apply for jobs, how to write a resume, how to handle a job interview, and how to improve their communication skills. The course is taught in English. The goal of the PR Strategy 2 course is to familiarize students with topics and vocabulary not covered in the PR Strategy 1 course, such as how to write a cover letter, how to succeed in a job interview, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
PR-Strategies 2 "PR-Strategies" represents an optional part of the "employability-module", which has been implemented as an output of the international Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships- Project https://www.talcme.uni-mainz.de/.
Supported competences: Field competence Socioeconomic knowledge Social competence Interdisciplinary dialogue Methodology competence Critical thinking Individual competences, e.g. self-reflection, defining of the value system
Prerequisites
The students who completed PR- strategies 1 are welcome, however the prior experience is not obligatory. B2 needed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Questionnaire, Final Report

Participation in the seminars, test, maximum of 2 absences
Recommended literature
  • Gallo, Carmine. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World?s Top Minds. New York. 2014.
  • Harinck, Fieke, and Esther van Leeuwen. The Art of Presenting: Delivering Successful Presentations in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Cambridge. 2020.
  • Reynolds, Garr. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Oxford. 2019.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -