English as A Lingua Franca in A Historical, Societal and Cultural Perspective (M3)
Course
Join this module if you want to achieve knowledge of English as a lingua franca in an international perspective of culture, society and history.
Possible Combinations
This module can be combined with M1, M2 and/or Education in Sustainable Development to make a 30 ECTS semester.
Please note that schedule conflicts may occur with Education in Sustainable Development in the final timetable in which case students will be offered an alternative module.
Target Group
Students of Education – Teacher Education, English as a second language or related disciplines
Purpose
The students will achieve knowledge of English as a lingua franca in an international perspective of
- culture, society and history
- 21st Century skills
- semantic and didactic teaching materials, with focus on culture and society.
Proof of English proficiency
All applicants for this offer must show proof of English language proficiency. this can be done by submitting one of the accepted language certificates through the application form.
The accepted certificates and minimum requirements are:
- IELTS: Minimum score: 7
- TOEFL internet-based test: Minimum score: 95
- Cambridge ESOL examinations: Advanced/CAE or Proficiency/CPE - Grade: C, B or A
- Oxford Online Placement test: Minimum score: 85 overall + 85 in each subtest
The submitted certificates must not be older than 3 years to be considered valid.
If the applicant does not upload an English test, they will automatically be invited to complete an online test issued by UCL. Applicants may also be invited for an online interview upon our request.
Teaching Methods
All teaching and counselling is in oral and written English. You will experience various teaching methods such as lectures, presentations, dialogue, exchange of experiences, group work, independent studies and a project work at the end of the module.
During the module you will work with creating didactic designs.
Conditions
In order to complete the module and obtain a certificate, the student has to:
- attend and participate actively in class
- present a didactic design related to a specific cultural topic for a self-chosen age group
- produce and present a project with a topic related to history, society and culture
- present a didactic design based on 21st Century Skills and history, society and culture, and
- critically analyse multimodal teaching materials and how to use them in a multicultural perspective.
In order to participate, students must speak English at an advanced level (C level and above in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)).
Tuition Fee
Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more.
Activity 1
Type of Activity
Theoretical and practical module
Name
English as a lingua franca in a historical, societal and cultural perspective
Workload
80 instructional (face-to-face) lessons or counselling, as well as preparations for each class, group work and assignment completion.
Learning Outcome
- Plan, carry out, evaluate and develop didactic designs with focus on cultural topics for different age groups
- Achieve and apply knowledge about topics related to culture, society and history, as well as 21st Century Skills
- Critically analyse multimodal teaching materials and how to use them in a multicultural perspective
Activity 2
Type of Activity
Project Work and practical didactic designs
Learning Outcome
- Document knowledge pertaining to relevant topics related to the subject matter
- To able to develop, plan, carry out and evaluate didactic designs related to the subject matter for different age groups
- to be able to participate in an intercultural communication in relevant contexts
- to be able to assess texts and learning materials critically
The examination is the presentation of a portfolio consisting of
- a presentation of a didactic design related to a specific cultural topic for a self-chosen age group
- a presentation of a project with a topic related to history, society and culture
- a presentation of a didactic design based on 21st Century Skills and history, society and culture, and
- an analysis of multimodal teaching materials and how to use them in a multicultural perspective.
The student will be awarded a grade of pass or fail.