340241 PS Cultural Competence: English (2015W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Students who are not present in the first unit will be de-registered from the course. Students can de-register until the third unit. Attendance is mandatory for a passing grade, up to 2 excused absences for important reasons are possible.
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 Mo 07.09.2015 09:00 to Mo 21.09.2015 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 28.09.2015 09:00 to Su 04.10.2015 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
07.10.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
14.10.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
21.10.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
28.10.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
04.11.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
11.11.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
18.11.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
02.12.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
09.12.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
16.12.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
13.01.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
20.01.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Wednesday
27.01.
12:30 - 14:00
Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course deals with various topics relating to culture and communication in the English speaking world. The course aims at providing relevant knowledge in the respective contexts and encouraging students to deal independently with related issues. (The special focus of this course will be on historical and recent immigration and immigrants in the U.S.)
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance and active participation in class are mandatory. Grades will be based on seminar paper (70%), written assignments (15%), and oral assignments (15%). An advanced level of English is required (oral and written).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of the course is to promote culture-specific knowledge as well as awareness for the complex relations between culture and communication. This process will be stimulated by students' independent work on historical, cultural and social questions relating to the topic of the course. The following skills will be strengthened: speeking freely on a topic, formulating personal views, writing coherent texts.
Examination topics
The course will be held in English. Students will develop their own areas of interest within the topic of the course. They will be provided with a reading list, but will also do their own research. Understanding of the topic will be deepened through individual and group work, presentations and discussions. Academic writing will be practiced through exercises and the production of a seminar paper (Proseminararbeit).
Reading list
Please read the preparatory text: "Introduction: mass immigration, past and present" In: Gerber, David A. 2011. American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford; NY: Oxford University Press, pp.1-13.The literature list which will be distributed in the first unit (choose two works).
Association in the course directory
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