Örebro university - Course Syllabus SV004G

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School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Course Syllabus

Swedish Language and Culture II, 7.5 Credits


Course Code:	SV004G	Subject Area:	Field of Humanities
Main Field of Study:	Swedish Language	Credits:	7.5
		Subject Group (SCB):	Swedish/Nordic Languages
Education Cycle:	First Cycle	Progression:	GXX
Established:	2014-12-17	Last Approved:	2018-09-27
Valid from:	Spring semester 2019	Approved by:	Head of School

Aims and Objectives

General aims for first cycle education

First-cycle courses and study programmes shall develop:
- the ability of students to make independent and critical assessments
- the ability of students to identify, formulate and solve problems autonomously, and
- the preparedness of students to deal with changes in working life.

In addition to knowledge and skills in their field of study, students shall develop the ability to:
- gather and interpret information at a scholarly level
- stay abreast of the development of knowledge, and
- communicate their knowledge to others, including those who lack specialist knowledge in the field.

(Higher Education Act, Chapter 1, Section 8)

Course Objectives

Knowledge and Understanding
After completed studies, the student shall have
basic
- knowledge about the image of Sweden at different times in modern history, and
- understanding of culture as an expression of its time.

Competence and Skills
After completed studies, the student shall be able to
- compare the image of Sweden at different times in modern history,
- discuss the construction and deconstruction of the image of a nation, and
- describe how the image of Sweden is altered in foreign remakes of Swedish film.

Judgement and Approach
After completed studies, the student shall be able to
- evaluate cultural expressions as means of forming national identity as well as expressions of social criticism.

Main Content of the Course

This course focuses on how the image of a modern Swedish society is constructed and deconstructed in cultural forms such as literature, film, art, and music from the 1890s to today. The emphasis is on literature and film and the course includes both Swedish classics and contemporary "Swedish crime".

Teaching Methods

Teaching may be conducted in the form of lectures and film screenings.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

Examination Methods

Examination I, 7.5 Credits. (Code: 0700)
Written memorandum.

Examination II (Code: 0800)
Compulsory components in the form of participation in seminars.

Examination deadline
If the deadline for the examination is exceeded, the examiner will decide how the examination should be conducted and, when applicable, set the timeframe for it.

Supplementary assignments for a passing grade
The examiner may decide that a student who has not received a passing grade for the course may submit supplementary assignments instead of taking a re-examination. Supplementary assignments should be submitted to the lecturer within two weeks after the student is notified of the failing grade.

Absence from compulsory components of the course
Upon absence from compulsory components, the university's general rules for re-examination apply. If there are special reasons to deviate from the time frame, the examiner decides when the compulsory component should be carried out. However, the examiner can decide that a make-up assignment should be given.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Grades

According to the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 6, Section 18, a grade is to be awarded on the completion of a course, unless otherwise prescribed by the university. The university may prescribe which grading system shall apply. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the university (an examiner).

According to regulations on grading systems for first- and second-cycle education (vice-chancellor's decision 2010-10-19, reg. no. CF 12-540/2010), one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction. The vice-chancellor or a person appointed by the vice-chancellor may decide on exceptions from this provision for a specific course, if there are special reasons.

Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

Examination I
Grades used are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

Examination II
When the compulsory element is fulfilled the mark used is Participated (DT).

The grades will be translated to the ECTS grading scale.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Specific entry requirements

Standard university admission requirements.

For further information, see the university's admission regulations (in Swedish).

Transfer of Credits for Previous Studies

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

Other Provisions

This course is given in English.

Transitional Provisions

Should the course undergo changes to such an extent that it is not possible to examine the student in accordance with this course syllabus, opportunities for special examination sessions will be provided in accordance with the university's local guidelines. If this occurs, the university will inform the students involved.

Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Required Reading

Lagerlöf, Selma
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/lagerlof/nils/nils.html

Peacock, Steven (2014)
Swedish Crime Fiction. Novel, film, television
Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press

Rojas, Mauricio (2005)
Sweden after the Swedish Model, s./p.1-45 From Tutorial State to Enabling State
Stockholm:Timbro

Soila, Tytti (1998)
"Sweden". In: Tytti Soila, Astrid Söderbergh Widding och Gunnar Iversen (eds.)
Nordic National Cinemas, London and New York: Routledge

Sundmark, Björn (2008)
Of Nils and Nation: Selma Lagerlöf's The Wonderful Adventures of Nils I: International Research in Children's Literature, nr 2

Varnedou, Kirk (eds) (1982)
Northern light: Realism and Symbolism in Scandinavian Painting 1880-1910
New York: The Brooklyn Museum,, http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015017078554#view=1up;seq=1

Åström, Berit, Gregersdotter, Katarina & Horeck, Tanya (eds) (2013)
Rape in Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy and Beyond: Contemporary Scandinavian and Anglophone Crime Fiction
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, *

Additions and Comments on the Reading List

Additional compulsory course material:
A number of Swedish films from the time period covered in the course.
Examples of art and music.
Approximately 100 pages additional reading.

* Selected sections

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