Landscapes for exploring language and culture
Dates & timetable:
7.05, 14.05, 21.05, 28.05, 4.06 (15-17 h CET)
Description:
Talking about space we live in has become essential, among others due to climate change, sustainability, and migrations for various reasons. Learning about the linguistics of space can be one of the steps how to acknowledge and start seeking for solutions of various problems connected to the landscape. The aim of this course is to teach students how to identify expressions of space used when talking about landscapes connected to sea, how to use them in an intercultural setting, how to address contemporary challenges from the linguistic perspective.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define expressions that belong to the linguistics of space
- Connect these expressions with intercultural knowledge (through language contact, metaphorical concepts, cultural specificity.)
Sustainable development goals:
- SDG4. Quality of education
- SDG8: Decent work and economic growth
Sector:
European
Thematic area:
Intercultural communication/Multilingualism
Volume (ECTS):
1
Language:
English
Hard skills:
Work with corpus Linguistic knowledge
Soft skills:
Cooperation Oral presentations
Study format:
Online
Study methods:
Lectures discussions groups and individual work
Hours
Synchronous contact hours: 10
Asynchronous hours & self directed learning: 15
Entry requirements:
Communication in English at a B2 level.
Assessment:
Continual assessment, quizz,
search of expressions and final presentation
Provider:
University of Zadar
Stage of accreditation:
Institutional accreditation