552.335 (19S) Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation

Sommersemester 2019

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First course session
04.03.2019 12:00 - 14:00 N.0.27 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 6.0
Registrations 17 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English , French
Course begins on 04.03.2019
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

This seminar is for participants in the excursion to Canada 2019. Only students who join us for the trip will be able to receive a grade.

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will understand the development of the Canadian nation from its origins as settler community to its contemporary multicultural mosaic. They will be familiar with key events, personalities, and core concepts of Canadian studies. They will be able to critically situate and academically discuss elements of Canadian culture.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lecture inputs, plenary discussion of theoretical and critical texts; student presentations. These will happen during a preparatory block of sessions, followed by the excursion to Canada (Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal). After our return, there will be a debriefing session.

Course content

Historical development of the Canadian nation. Introduction to Canadian studies. 

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Active participation in discussions. Short student presentation and write-up during the semester, SE paper (4500 words) after the end of the semester.

Examination topic(s)

Key events and personalities in Canadian history. The political system of Canada. Theories of Canadian studies.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Quality and quantity of information, precision and depth of analysis, quality of argument, quality of secondary sources used.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlich ausgerichtetes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • 9.2 Issues in Culture ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Kombination (Compulsory elective)
      • 10.1 Freie Kombination ( 0.0h SE / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Culture (Compulsory elective)
      • Issues in Culture ( 2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation (2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Game Studies and Engineering (SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • Module: Game Studies
        • Issues in Culture ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          • 552.335 Issues in Culture: The Founding of Canada - Canada’s Development from Settlement to Nation (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses