American 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 American literary tradition
- has knowledge of textual structures and linguistic devices of critical and analytical approaches to both literary and non-literary texts
- have 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, 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 select and adapt work with texts from the American literary tradition for children and young adults in a varied, challenging, and inspiring way
- facilitate student creation of oral, written, and multimodal texts with fluency, precision, and coherency
- can explore the social, historical, and cultural history of 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
- work independently with various topical problems
Compound evaluation, grading scale A-F
All components must be approved to receive the final grade.
Compulsory participation (OD): Attendance (80%): 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 students' contributions. Comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale: Approved / Not Approved
Take-home examination (HJ): Essay, one week: comprises 33 % of the grade, grading scale A - F
Oral Examination (MU): approx. 30 minutes, comprises 67 % of the grade, grading scale A - F
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:
SP109L-003 - American Studies, oral exam - 10 credits
SP121L - Young Adult Fiction - 5 credits
SP109L - American Studies, essay 1 - 10 credits
