Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- problematise the function of rhetoric in different contexts and media discourses
- use a nuanced vocabulary adapted to various topics related to society
- critically reflect on how culture and identity can be defined
- analyse current issues in the German-speaking countries based on relevant and reliable sources
- critically reflect, drawing on personal experience, on socio-ethical issues such as trans- and interculturality.
Course Content
In the module Oral Language Proficiency, emphasis is placed on developing students’ own linguistic competence, with a broad vocabulary and stylistic variation. This module focuses on the function of rhetoric in different contexts, such as politics, advertising, and conversational culture.
In the module Cultural Studies, the culture and social life of the German-speaking countries are discussed with a starting point in various media, such as podcasts, documentary films, graphic novels, and academic articles. Particular emphasis is placed on ensuring that diverse voices in society are represented. Personal experience serves as a point of departure for reflection and critical examination of concepts such as post-migration, identity, and ”Heimat”.
The course also raises awareness of and problematises issues relating to sustainable development.
Assessment
- Active participation in seminars
- Oral presentations
- Written assignments
Grades
The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.
To aachieve the grade of VG for the whole course, students must achieve a VG in both modules.
Grades are reported as follows:
- Oral Language Proficiency - 3 Credits | U–VG
- Cultural Studies - 4.5 Credits | U–VG
Entry Requirements
- German: Oral Language Proficiency with Phonetics and Cultural Studies I, 7.5 credits
Other Information
This course overlaps previous course code TY1073.
This course cannot be counted towards the same degree along with courses that have equivalent content.
If the student has received a decision/recommendation granting study support from Dalarna University because of a disability, then the examiner has the right to offer an alternative examination arrangement. The examiner takes into account the objectives in the course syllabus when deciding whether the examination can be adapted in accordance with the decision/recommendation.