British Studies
Knowledge:
The student
- has knowledge of the social life, history, and a wide variety of cultural expressions in English-speaking countries, especially central works in the English-language literary tradition
- has knowledge of textual structure and linguistic devices and of critical and analytical approaches to both literary and non-literary texts
- has knowledge of textual genres and their characteristics, as well as norms for the production of academic texts and the responsible use of sources;
- has knowledge of how oral and written language can be integrated into inspiring and meaningful activities
Skills:
The student
- can use English confidently and functionally, orally and in writing, in various situations and genres with precision, fluency, and coherence
- can adapt and facilitate students' work with English-language texts and their exploration of life and cultural expression in English-speaking countries seen in relation to their own culture
- can adapt and facilitate work on English-language texts for children and young adults in a varied, challenging, and inspiring manner
- can adapt, select, and facilitate the work on English-language texts for children and young adults, as well as employing relevant and precise terminology while working with texts
- can adapt for students' learning about and for further research on society, history, and cultural expressions in English speaking countries
General competence
The student
- can maintain and develop their own linguistic competence
- can work independently and together with others to solve identified problems in relation to the student's learning and development in the subject of English
- can work independently with various topical problems
Compound evaluation (SV), grading scale A-F
All components must be approved to receive the final grade.
Compulsory Participation (OD1): Attendance (minimum 80%). Approved / Not Approved
Compulsory Participation (OD2): Study trip to York or alternative home assignment. Approved / Not Approved
Assessment task (AK): 3 Online Seminars: Complete three online discussions by writing at least one academic contribution in response to a given theme, and to comment on other student's contributions. Comprises 0 % of the grade, grading scale: Approved / Not Approved
Take-Home examination (HJ) Duration 1 week. Essay: Grading scale A - F, (counts 33% of total grade)
Written school examination (SK) Grading scale A - F, duration 6 hours (counts 67% of total grade)
For the school exam: Pen, ruler, and a two-language dictionary.
For the home exam: All aids allowed.
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:
SP102L-001 - British Studies - superwised written examination - 10 credits
SP121L - Young Adult Fiction - 5 credits
SP102L - British Studies - 10 credits
