070283 UE Foreign Languages in Historical Science 1 (2015W)
Discovering the World. Texts on Globalization (16th to 20th Centuries)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 01.09.2015 00:00 to Su 20.09.2015 23:59
- Registration is open from Tu 29.09.2015 00:00 to We 30.09.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
- Wednesday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
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Aims, contents and method of the course
In the class we will read texts by English writing authors who are important for the processes of globalisation, for example Joseph Banks, Matthew Flinders and James Bell (Australia), James Cook (Pacific), Isaac Weld and George Vancouver (North America), Henry Stanley (Africa) or John Barrow (China), and so on. We also will discuss the famous text by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Crime of Congo.
Assessment and permitted materials
Active participation in classes, two scientific essays with a total of 50,000 characters.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Facilitate the handling of all types of texts in English historians normally need for their scientific work.
Examination topics
We are going to read, interpret, and analyse the texts in order to facilitate their use for scientific works.
Reading list
The texts will be available at the Moodle learning platform for all students who attend regularly the weekly classes.
Association in the course directory
Alle Master (außer Master Geschichte 2014): Fremdsprachen in der Geschichtswissenschaft 1 od. 2 | Master Geschichte 2014: Pflichtmodul 4 (5 ECTS) |
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