SFB13009 Meetings among Cultures I (Autumn 2016)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Course Leader:
- Eva Margareta Lambertsson Björk
- Teaching language:
- See Course structure and learning methods
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Elective course in:
- Bachelor programme in international communication
- Bachelor programme in society, languages and culture
The course is open for students from other programmes depending on capacity. In addition, it may after prior approval, or after application for substituting another course, be part as an elective course in other study programmes, or be taken in addition to other programmes .
Students who have completed 'Meetings among cultures I' (10 ECTS) may also take 'Meetings among cultures II' (15 ECTS), and vice versa, providing the research question is different in the two project papers.
Prerequisites
Active knowledge of French, Spanish or German is not required but sufficient passive language knowledge is necessary. The students must be able to understand and make use of regular French, Spanish or German factual prose and have sufficient understanding of the target language to be able to grasp the main content of everyday speech.
Teaching semester
The course is offered as supervised project work.
- Students may complete the course with the progression and at a time that suits the individual student. Thus, the course is unattached to either the autumn or spring semester.
- Students on the bachelor programme in International Communication may only take the course in the 5th semester (autumn)
- Students on the bachelor programme in Society, Language and Culture may only take the course in 4th or 6th semester (spring)
Content
The topic can be related to taught courses (e.g. in the 60 and 90 ECTS modules in one-year programmes and extension programmes, or courses that are being taught in the same semester or have been taught in earlier semesters in the bachelor programme in International Communication), or it can be related to other areas or issues in the target countries.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
KNOWLEDGE
The students have further developed their knowledge in the field of culture and society, as well as their knowledge of academic writing.
SKILLS
The students have developed their skills in working independently with an academic assignment.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
At completion of the course the students will have gained specialised knowledge through in-depth work with a self-chosen topic related to culture and society (in the English-/French-/Spanish- or German-speaking countries). They will have become aware of intercultural and/or comparative aspects.
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Exam
Individual written project work
The report, which may be written either in the target language (English, French, Spanish or German) or in Norwegian, is to be approx. 15 pages long (illustrations not included). Students on the bachelor programme in International Communication have to write in English. The paper should include correct references. In agreement with the tutor other media than a written paper may be chosen. Advice is offered through the entire work process.
The assessment is based on the ability to work in-depth with a topic as well as on independence and sound presentation of the work. The grading scale A-F is used.