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Cultural studies English (CEFR-B1)26810/3977/1718/1/43
Study guide

Cultural studies English (CEFR-B1)

26810/3977/1718/1/43
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 2
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Office Management as Cultural studies English
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture24,00 hours
Self-study51,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: Cornette Femke
Language course: Yes, English
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

insight into and knowledge of social, economic and (inter)cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.

Contents

- oral communication
- studying various social, political, econmic and cultural aspects of English speaking regions.
- vocabulary expansion

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

See prerequisites

Final objectives

Core competence 1: recognizes, identifies, classifies, renders, enumerates, and distinguishes the political, economic, social, historical and cultural aspects of the Anglo-Saxon world. He is able to illustrate, to rephrase in his own words and to represent these aspects. (DSL2, AC1, AC2, AC4, AC5, AC7)

Indicators:

  • selects relevant information out of documents. (W)
  • summarizes this information. (I)
  • rephrases the information. (T)
  • comments on the information and answers questions about it. (A&S)

Core competence 2: outlines, explains, clarifies, shows,evaluates, gives arguments and propositions and critically discusses the political, economic, social, historical, cultural aspects of the Anglo-saxon world. He is able to illustrate, to rephrase in his own words and to represent these aspects. (DSL2, AC1, AC2, AC4, AC5, AC7)

Indicators:

  • selects relevant information concerning the background of current affairs in reliable sources. (W)
  • questions the information. (T)
  • recognizes causal connections in it. (A&S)
  • answers questions about it. (A&S)


Core competence 3: recognizes, understands, interprets, evaluates, and investigates critically the political, economic, historical and cultural aspects of the Anglo-Saxon world and other countries from the Anglo-saxon work field and tests those aspects against the acquired knowledge and insights within the course. (DSL7, DSL12, AC3, ABC3)

Indicators:

  • detects and sketches relevant information about the background of current affairs autonomously. (W,I)
  • puts the info within the structure of the acquired knowledge and insights. (T)
  • answers questions about it. (A&S)
  • characterizes the socio-cultural differences between Belgium and the Anglo-Saxon countries, and the differences between Anglo-saxon countries mutually . (I)
  • values the impact of the socio-cultural differences to be able to work in an intercultural, international team. (T)

Organisation of education

Lecture with activating elements, educational conversation, discussion.

Study guidance

Coaching

Evaluation

  • First exam opportunity:
    • Non-period bound evaluation: 20%
    • Period bound evaluation: 80% oral exam
  • Second exam opportunity:
    • 100% oral exam

Study costs

None