Language, Text and Culture in the English-speaking World
KNOWLEDGE
The student
- has knowledge of principles for communication, conversation, and discourse
- kas knowledge about language society, and culture in the English-speaking world and how these are relevant in various professional contexts
- has knowledge about children's and young adult literature and the cultural context for each text, including oral, written, and multimodal texts
- has knowledge about critical and analytical approaches to literature and other texts
- has knowledge of text production in different academic genres
SKILLS
The student
- can communicate accurately and effectively and adapt language use to genre and situation
- can organise varied and differentiated language activities
- can produce various text types (oral, written, multimodal) with precision, fluency, and coherence
- can develop the appreciation of cultural differences and intercultural competence
GENERAL COMPETENCIES
The student
- can communicate relevant subject matter using appropriate academic register and terminology
- can maintain and develop subject competence
- can develop intercultural awareness and critical thinking
Students will receive a detailed syllabus and course schedule for each semester. It is expected that all requisite texts are read in advance of each class meeting, and that students arrive prepared for active participation in class discussions and other course activities.
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, individual and group activities, and classes will be delivered online only.
Assignments not completed by the given deadline will not be graded, nor will extra tutoring be offered. Students are individually responsible to stay current on announcements, scheduled lectures, and distributed texts.
Attendance is mandatory, a concept based on the principle of joint responsibility both for one's own learning as well as that of others.
Compound evaluation, grading scale A-F.
Attendance and coursework must be approved in order to obtain a final grade in the course.
OD: Compulsory participation - 80% minimum for live instruction. Approved/Not Approved.
AK: Assignments - Weekly short tasks. Examples include academic writing, academic texts, reflection note etc. Approved / Not Approved.
HJ: Home exam, duration 5 days, 50 % of letter grade, A-F
MA: Portfolio exam, includes 4 elements, duration 5 days, 50 % of letter grade, A-F
All aids
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
GLU435 - English 2 - 30 credits