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Fachbrief Moderne Fremdsprachen 4 Juni 2016Anlage
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When writing an article, you want to inform your readers about a certain issue and/or
express your opinion about it. You might also want to give advice or suggest any further
actions to your readers. Your language and its degree of formality should be
appropriate for your readers. If you use ideas from other materials, restate in your
own words the author’s views, arguments, or examples and anything that might be
relevant to your point.
PREPARATION
1) Study the task carefully. Look for information on
your target group
aspect(s) you should be dealing with in your article
the purpose of your article, e.g. informing someone about an issue, expressing your
own opinion on a problem.
2) If you are asked to base your article on information from a text, study the text
carefully. Find and underline the information that is relevant to the task, e.g. ideas
you are expected to present or comment on.
3) Note down the main ideas about the aspect(s) you want to focus on.
4) Put your notes in a convincing/logical order.
5) Make sure the content of your notes is relevant to the task, your target group and
the purpose of your article.
6) Find an appropriate, eye-catching heading. Make it as catchy as possible, keeping in
mind the target group you are writing for.
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, Fachbrief Moderne Fremdsprachen 4 Juni 2016
Anlage
1.1 Writing an article outlining information from a
German text (mediation task)
1.1.1 Criteria for writing an article outlining information
WRITING THE ARTICLE
HEADING
Find a heading that captures your readers’ interest / focuses on the aspect(s) you
are covering.
Do not use a translation of the heading of the German text at hand.
INTRODUCTION
Keep your introduction as short as possible.
Explain why you are outlining the information from the German text. Refer to your
target group and explain why you think that the information might be of relevance
to them.
Clearly define your topic and name the aspect(s) you are focusing on.
Give the source of the information you are summing up.
Paraphrase the heading of the German text.
MAIN PART
Focus on outlining the aspect(s) you are expected to present/deal with.
Leave out smaller/irrelevant details.
Do not translate passages from the text at hand.
Present the ideas in a logical order. You do not need to follow the structure of the
German text.
Give necessary explanations (e.g. typical German terms, concepts, or public figures)
CONCLUSION
Indicate that you are coming to a conclusion using phrases such as in short, as you
can see, as presented above, overall, etc.
When you are outlining information, it is enough if you write one final sentence with
a brief summary of the overall idea.
Make sure you do not repeat what you have said above word for word.
THROUGHOUT YOUR TEXT
Write clear sentences.
Use linking words, but be careful with lengthy sentences; unlike German, English
tends to use shorter sentences.
Follow a clear and logical structure and use paragraphs.
Write in a way which appeals to your target group.
Use vocabulary that is appropriate for your target group and purpose.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
In a mediation task you are expected to inform your readers about ideas which you
have found in German texts.
Consider the interests of the readers of the magazine you are writing for and focus
on aspect(s) relevant to them.
Do not express your own opinion on the ideas you are outlining.
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