EKIP404 Discourse and Literacy (2 op)
Osaamistavoitteet
After completing the course students will be able to
- identify the basic concepts and tools applied in discourse and literacy studies
- read critically, recognise and analyse the various ways of making and mediating meanings through multimodal discourses
- analyse the meanings conveyed by the various types of discourses produced in different contexts and the effect they have on their target audience and society in general.
Suoritustavat
Contact teaching, group work, 2 home exams
Open University: contact teaching, web-based tasks, learning assignments, an exam or a combination of these (methods of study will be specified in the annual teaching programme before the start of each academic year).
厂颈蝉盲濒迟枚
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the basic concepts and tools of discourse and literacy studies by analysing (and producing) different kinds of texts. The purpose is also to develop students鈥� ability to read critically and to recognise and analyse the various ways of making and mediating meanings through multimodal texts. In class we will examine texts produced in different contexts (e.g. everyday life, education, and the media) and analyse the meanings they convey and the effect they have on the target audience and society in general.
尝颈蝉盲迟颈别诲辞迟
Attendance policy: 100%
Oppimateriaalit
Course booklet Pitk盲nen-Huhta, A. & Varis, P. Discourse and Literacy.
Arviointiperusteet
Active participation in class, two home exams
Open University: Active participation (100% attendance usually required). Learning assignments or an exam.
Arvosanakohtaiset arviointiperusteet
More detailed information on the assessment criteria for each grade will be given in writing in the first meeting of the course.
Esitietovaatimukset
No prerequisites.