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SPRÅK1201 - Language(s), Societal Challenges, Cultural Understanding

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New from the academic year 2023/2024

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Portfolio
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Portfolio 100/100

Course content

The course focuses on societal challenges from a plurilingual, multilingual and interdisciplinary perspective and requires active student participation. Taking their target languages (English, French, Spanish and German) and Norwegian as a point of departure, the students will explore how global events and crises are portrayed, understood and negotiated in and through different texts and discourses. The course offers students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with essential linguistic, literary and cultural-studies concepts such as translation, genre, discourse, plurilingualism and multilingualism. Through a combination of linguistic, historical, literary and cultural perspectives the course offers insight into the relevance of studying languages in a changing world characterized by social unrest, migration, war, terror, climate change, pandemics and financial crises

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate

  • has obtained an overview of essential concepts that contribute to our understanding of the importance and uses of languages during global events and crises
  • has gathered insight into various ways in which crises are portrayed, negotiated and potentially alleviated through verbal interaction
  • has obtained knowledge of the ways in which language and language use may shape our understanding of given events
  • has obtained knowledge of the ways in which verbal interaction may contribute to our understanding of global events (and crises)

Skills

The candidate

  • is able to identify and gather textual material concerning a given event
  • is able to analyse the textual material by means of relevant theories and concepts
  • is able to compare crisis discourses in different languages
  • is able to use different forms of depiction and different technologies to communicate results from their own explorations of the material
  • is able to understand academic content in their target language and communicate it to others

General competence

The candidate

  • is able to explore academic issues independently and as part of a team
  • is able to analyse, discuss and critically reflect on a given issue, both orally and in writing
  • is able to understand complex problems and develop strategies for finding solutions in collaboration with others

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars and discussions. The language of instruction may be either Norwegian or English.

Obligatory activity: 1 oral presentation of one of the portfolio assignments (see below).

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatory assignment

Further on evaluation

The portfolio will consist of 3 different assignments. These may be written essays and/or video presentations, podcasts, films, and posters. The exact content of the portfolio will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Course materials

The curriculum/reading list will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: English, Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • English
  • French
  • Foreign Language
  • Spanish
  • Language Studies
  • Applied Linguistics
  • German
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Language and Literature

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Portfolio 100/100

Release
2023-12-21

Submission
2023-12-22


09:00


12:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Portfolio 100/100

Release
2024-03-11

Submission
2024-03-12


09:00


12:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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