Universität Wien

120001 SE MEd 03: SE Applied Research Seminar (2022S)

North American Indigenous Literatures, 1900-present

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Due to lectures and conference papers I am giving, the class will not take place on Fri, April 1 and Fri, May 13. The classes will be replaced by at-home tasks.

  • Friday 04.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 18.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 25.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 01.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 08.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 29.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 06.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 13.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 20.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 27.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 03.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 10.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 17.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Friday 24.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this class, students will be familiarized with various forms of North American Indigenous literatures, from Canada and the US, since 1900. We will read and discuss a novel, a graphic novel, short stories, poetry and drama to which students will apply their research skills in order to give a presentation (in teams of 2) and write an essay (ca. 800 words). One focus will be how these texts could be included in EFL classrooms, esp. high-schools in Austria.

Assessment and permitted materials

You will be expected to
• read the obligatory course texts in preparation for each class
• prepare one short multimodal presentation in teams of 2 (assigned in the first session), incl. a 1-page handout
• participate in synchronous and asynchronous exchange and discussion
* hand in a final essay of ca. 800 words (deadline: July 15)

Presence and participation in the meetings are mandatory (you may miss 2 classes). Please bring yourselves up to date on tasks and readings of any session you have missed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The grade will consist of the following:
Participation (participation in live sessions and asynchronous tasks): 33.33%
Presentation and online discussion: 33.33%
Essay: 33.33%
All these have to be positive. The overall pass grade is 60%.

Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut / excellent
91-80 Gut / good
81-70 Befriedigend /satisfactory
71-60 Genügend / sufficient
59-0 Nicht Genügend / fail

Examination topics

fulfillment of all tasks (details above) that are supposed to demonstrate your understanding of the theories and texts read and discussed.

Reading list

Please obtain the following novel:
Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

shorter texts (short stories, poetry; will be available via Moodle):
E. Pauline Johnson, "A Red Girl's Reasoning"
Thomas King, "Borders"
Louise Erdrich, "American Horse"
tbc - subject to minor changes

Association in the course directory

Studium: MEd 046/507
Code/Modul: MEd 03
Lehrinhalt: 12-4830

Last modified: Sa 26.02.2022 15:08