SFE20816 English: Multimodal Texts (Autumn 2024)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Campus:
- Online
- Course Leader:
- Daniel Lees Fryer
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Mandatory course in the English Extension Programme.
One of two mandatory courses in the Bachelor's Programme in Languages, English Specialization (starting from the cohort of 2021).
Lecture Semester
English Extension Programme: 1st semester (autumn)
Bachelor's Programme in Languages, English specialization: 5th semester (autumn)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student has knowledge of how to analyze multimodal texts.
Skills
The student can use certain theoretical models to examine multimodal texts and to discuss the social/cultural contexts in which those texts are produced and used.
General competence
The student understands the importance and general pervasiveness of multimodal texts in societies, and how those texts are interpreted and valued by different social groups.
Content
The course is an introduction to multimodality, an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how we convey meaning through language and other communication channels. Multimodal texts incorporate elements from different forms of communication, such as speech, writing, images, and sound, combining them into a cohesive unit.
Various types of multimodal texts in different media are analyzed and discussed. This includes, for example, picture books, comics and graphic novels, posters, videos, and websites, as well as internet "memes". Special attention is given to the choices made by "text producers" and how these choices can impact the way "readers" comprehend the texts.
Forms of teaching and learning
The teaching is organized as lectures, seminars, and online guidance. Attendance is not mandatory, but it is highly beneficial to attend regularly and participate actively. A functioning webcam and microphone are required for participation in online classes.
Workload
Approx. 280 hours.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Two short written assignments must be approved by the lecturer and completed at specific deadlines before students can start the final written examination.
Examination
Individual written assignment and oral examination
A written assignment (minimum 3000 words) on a topic chosen in consultation with the lecturer; the assignment should be analytical and research-based, with clear references. The assignment must be assessed as passed before the student is eligible for the oral examination.
The oral examination (approximately 30 minutes) is primarily based on the submitted written assignment but also covers the overall content of the course. The oral examination is conducted through digital collaboration tools online.
The oral examination may have an adjusting effect on the final grade, moving it up or down by one step on the A-F grading scale.
In the case of a complaint about the grading of the written assignment, the response shall be reassessed. If there is a change in the grade, a new oral examination shall be arranged.
Examiners
External and internal examiner or two internal examiners.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
If students wish to improve their grade, they have to submit a new written assignment and a new oral exam at a new regular exam.
Course evaluation
Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The following forms of evaluation are used for this course:
mid-term evaluation
continuous/final evaluation
The results are considered by:
lecturer groups
the Head of Studies
the local programme committee