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Course syllabus - English 2 Language in Context

Scope

15 credits

Course code

ENA202

Valid from

Spring semester 2019

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).

Main area(s)

English

School

School of Education, Culture and Communication

Ratified

2013-02-01

Revised

2017-12-12

Status

This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2018-12-18
    • Latest update: 2019-01-10

    Books

    Temperley, Howard; Bigsby, C. W. E

    A new introduction to American studies

    1. ed. : Harlow : Pearson Education, 2006 - 413 s.

    ISBN: 978-0-582-89437-2 LIBRIS-ID: 10221748

    URL: Bibliotekets e-bok/Library e-book

    Graff; Birkenstein

    "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with 2016 MLA Update.

    9780393617436, 2016

    Earlier editions can also be used

    Poplawski, Paul

    English literature in context

    Second edition. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xx, 735 pages

    ISBN: 1-316-50663-0 LIBRIS-ID: 20141012

    Compendiums

    Molander Danielsson, Karin and Paul Morris

    The History compendium

    Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,

    Other Materials

    Both editions of the British history book (edited by Poplawski) can be used on the course though the later 2nd edition (2017) is preferred.

Objectives

The objective of the course is for students to attain enhanced communicative skills in spoken and written academic English. Another course objective is to offer a historical perspective on language, society and culture.

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:

- describe the most important sociocultural aspects of American and British history and relate them to today’s language and culture
- analyse and produce spoken and written academic texts in English
- apply strategies for information searches and source use

Course content

- British and American history
- Communicative skills in an academic context
- Information searches and source use

Tuition

The course offers conditions for both explicit and implicit learning. Teaching on the course consists of lectures, seminars, discussions, tutorials and assignments, including a considerable ICT component. Active participation in all scheduled teaching is mandatory.

Specific requirements

English 1, 30 credits (of which at least 22.5 credits passed at the start of the course), or the equivalent.

Examination

OBN1, Compulsory attendance, 1 credit, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
ÖVN1, Exercise, 2 credits, online test history, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
ÖVN2, Exercise, 1,5 credits, online test reading comprehension, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
ÖVN3, Exercise, 1.5 credits, online test vocabulary, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM2, Seminar, 1 credit, oral presentation, grades Fail (U), Pass (G), or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL2, Written assignments, 4,5 credits, grades Fail (U), Pass (G), or Pass with distinction (VG).
TEN2, Written examination, 3,5 credits, grades Fail (U), Pass (G), or Pass with distinction (VG).

For a passing grade, the assignments must be written in English, with a high degree of correctness and an appropriate style.
For a Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for at least 4.5 credits.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course cannot be included in a degree together with English 2 Language in the Workplace.