Project in Language, Politics and Society
2023/2024
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
The module comprises problem-oriented project work within the field of discourse studies.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
The student must attain
Knowledge and understanding of:
- a selected topic within the field of language, politics, and society on the basis of a written project. The topic will derive from the project courses of the semester.
Skills
The student must attain
Skills in:
- independently identifying and delimiting a problem in the field of language, society, and politics
- analyzing and understanding the interplay between language and political and social phenomena
- addressing the significance of the relations between linguistic, communicative, political, and social phenomena
- organizing relevant data and research material in a manner appropriate to the completion of a first year of university study to address significant problems involving the relation between language and social and political phenomena in contemporary global society.
Competences
The student must attain
Competencies in:
- integrating individual and group interests in addressing problems concerning language, society, and politics
- identifying and reflecting on relevant theories and academic disciplines for addressing a defined problem within the area of language, society, and politics
- communicating ideas, arguments, and research results about a defined issue concerning language, society, and politics in an academic spoken and written English.
Type of instruction
Please see § 17 in the curriculum.
Exam
Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam
- To participate in the exam, it is required that the project course module ‘Contemporary Social and Political Discourses’ has been completed and that the exam portfolio from the module ‘Discourse Studies: Theories and Methods’ has been submitted.
Exams
| Name of exam | Project in Language, Politics and Society |
| Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
An oral examination based on the students’ written work, whether
prepared individually or in cooperation with others. The group will
be jointly responsible for the project report or other written work
undertaken jointly. The project report constitutes the basis for
the examination and assessment, and an overall assessment of the
project and the oral performance will be made. At oral group
examinations, the examination must be conducted in such a way that
individual assessment of each individual student’s performance is
ensured, cf. the Examination Order, section 4, subsection 2.
The examination will take the form of a conversation between the student(s), the examiner and the censor on the basis of the project report written by the student(s); the project report must not exceed 15 pages per student for group projects and 20 pages for individual projects. During the examination, the student(s) must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and competencies in accordance with the learning objectives of the module. The prescribed examination duration is 20 minutes per student and 10 minutes per group for deliberations and grading; however, the maximum duration for large groups is two hours, and the maximum duration of an individual examination is 30 minutes. Any re-examinations will be held in accordance with the above guidelines on the basis of a revised project report. |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Projekt i sprog, politik og samfund |
| Module code | BALISE2006 |
| Module type | Project |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 10 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Language and International Studies, English |
| Study Board | Study Board of International and Cross‐Cultural Studies |
| Department | Department of Culture and Learning |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
