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Course syllabus - Textual Communication

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SVA012

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Swedish

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2014-12-12

Revised

2025-12-19

Literature lists

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

    • Ratified date: 2023-06-10
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Hellspong, Lennart

    Metoder för brukstextanalys

    Alternativt läses den tryckta utgåvan från 2001.

    ISBN: 978-91-44-06175-7

    LIBRIS-ID: 11909135

    URL: Omslag och förlagets beskrivning

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 310 s.

    Björkvall, Anders

    Svensk reklam och dess modelläsare

    LIBRIS-ID: 20048719

    URL: Link

    Stockholm, Almqvist & Wiksell International, [2], 210, [4] s. (PDF)

    Helgesson (red.), Karin; Landqvist (red.), Hans; Lyngfelt (red.), Anna; Nord (red.), Andreas; Wengelin (red.), Åsa

    Text och kontext - perspektiv på textanalys

    ISBN: 9789140693648

    LIBRIS-ID: 19988278

    Gleerups Utbildning AB,

    Kress, G.

    Multimodality: a social semiotic approach to contemporary communication

    ISBN: 9780203970034

    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/malardalen-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=465511

    Articles

    Karlsson, Anna-Malin; Strand, Hans

    Text i verksamhet: mot en samlad förståelse

    LIBRIS-ID: 22103843

    URL: Link

    Uppsala, Swedish Science Press,

    Other Materials

    Kortare artiklar och/eller webbaserat material kan tillkomma (finns på MDU:s lärplattform).

Requirements

Basic eligibility

Examination

TEN2, Written examination, 4.5 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL1, Assignment, 3 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcomes 4 and 5, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale