SFT12111 German: Topics from Language, Literature, Culture and Didactics (Spring 2020)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
Campus:
Webbased course with optional seminars and tuition on campus Halden.
Course Leader:
Elin-Sofie Nesje Vestli
Teaching language:
German
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Mandatory course in German One-Year Programme.

May be taken in the optional 60 ECTS part of the Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture (this applies for students who started 2018 or earlier).

Teaching semester

German One-Year Programme: 2nd semester (spring)

Bachelor in Society, Language, and Culture: 4th or 6th semester (spring)

Content

The students choose a topic related to social life, culture, literature, didactics or language in the German area. They work on their assignment supervised by the course instructor. The topic for the assignment is discussed with and approved by the instructor. There is to be a preliminary presentation of the work in the course of the semester, see 'Coursework requirements'.

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student

  • has gained in-depth knowledge of the topic of his/her own choice.
  • knows how to find, evaluate, process and use relevant literature, and how to make a systematic scholarly written presentation using correct references and notes.

Skills

The student 

  • is able to write a lengthy presentation in correct German with a clear and functional structure in relation the chosen topic.

General competence

The student

  • has further developed his/her ability to gather information, assess it and structure the material. '
  • is able to formulate a topic and research questions and to use sources critically in the process of working with the chosen topic.
  • has trained critical sense and independence.

Teaching and learning methods

Independent work under supervision. Library resources and other resources are to be used actively. The students will be each other's respondents during the work, see 'Coursework requirements'.

Workload

Approx. 280 hours.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The students present their chosen topic on the programme website. A short summary of the work is to be posted by a given deadline. Each student will be responsible for responding to two of the other students' postings.

The coursework must be approved before the final assignment can be assessed.

Exam

Individual term paper

Assessment is based on an individual assignment, normally a text document (1 ½ line spacing, approx. 10 text pages illustrations not included - but illustrations are welcome). The document is to include correct use of references and notes. Assessment takes into consideration: level of knowledge, information gathering, independence, and ability to formulate. The assignment is to be submitted by a given deadline. The students receive individual supervision.

Grading scale: A-F

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner or two internal examiners.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

In the case of a new exam or re-examination a new assignment has to be submitted.

Course evaluation

Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The course is evaluated every semester.

The results are considered by/in teacher groups, the head of studies and the local programme committee.

Reading list

In cooperation with the course instructor the students choose their own literature to be used for the work with the term paper.
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