SFB24011 Meetings among Cultures II (Autumn 2023)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Campus:
- Webbased course with optional seminar and tuition on campus Halden
- Course Leader:
- Natalia Igl
- Teaching language:
- See Course structure and learning methods
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective course in:
Bachelor programme in Languages (for students starting fall 2021, 6th semester)
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. The course is open for international students the academic year 2023-2024.
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.
The subject has access regulation in the academic year 2023-2024. There is a limit of 15 students who can be registered.
Absolute requirements
For students who choose another target language than English the prerequisite is knowledge of French/Spanish/German equivalent to Level 1 Foreign Languages in the Norwegian upper secondary school. Productive skills (writing and speaking) of French, Spanish or German are not required, but sufficient receptive skills (reading and listening) are 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.
Lecture Semester
The course is offered as supervised project work.
Students on the bachelor programme in Languages: 6th semester (spring)
Other study programmes: 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.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student
- has sound knowledge in the field of culture and society
- has knowledge of academic writing.
Skills
The student
- has skills in working independently with an academic assignment.
General competence
The student
- has 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).
- has become aware of intercultural and/or comparative aspects.
Content
The course is based on supervised individual work. The students choose their topic based on their own interest and in agreement with a tutor. 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 Languages, or it can be related to other areas or issues in the target countries.
Forms of teaching and learning
Supervised project work (up to five hours of supervision), given in Norwegian or in the target language. Students are welcome to take the course on campus, or on-line - depending on student preferences.
Workload
Approx. 420 hours.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
The student is to hand in an outline (350-500 words) of the project work by the set deadline. The outline must include a clear research question, theoretical background, method and material and a tentative literature list.
Examination
Individual written project work
The report is to be approx. ca. 7500 words (+/- 10 %) long (bibliography and illustrations not included).
- Students on the bachelor programme in Languages may write either in English, French, Spanish or German.
- Other students may write either in the target language (English, French, Spanish or German) or in Norwegian.
The paper should include correct references. 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.
Examiners
One external and one internal examiner or two internal examiners.
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 following forms of evaluation are used for this course:
- mid-semester evaluation and continuous/final evaluation
The results are considered by:
- lecturer groups
- the head of studies
- the local programme committee