UTVB2000 Power and Politics - Intermediate Level Course description

Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA) tildeler graden Bachelor i utviklingsstudier til studenter som gjennomfører det treårige bachelorprogrammet i utviklingsstudier (180 studiepoeng) ved høgskolen. Påbyggingsemnet kan gå inn som del av graden -Bachelor i utviklingsstudier- ved HiOA. Studiet kan dessuten gi grunnlag for videre studier i Norge og utlandet.

In this course, the student’s own language skills are emphasised, in particular oral production and interaction, language in context, and language learning strategies. In addition, the student should be able to facilitate the language learning of children and young people.

The German language teacher is a reflective language user and language disseminator. By analysing and assessing learning and communication strategies for his/her own language use and in a teacher perspective, the students shall reach a level where they can actively use German in both oral and written communication. The German teacher shall have an awareness of his/her own language abilities, and children and young people’s language learning, insight into the differences and similarities between German, Norwegian and other languages. The course provides knowledge of linguistic and cultural variation in the German speaking countries. Inspiring and encouraging pupils to take pleasure in being able to use a new language through experiences and exploration is another important aspect. Digital tools shall be included in the education in a critical and reflective manner, and shall be linked to teaching practice.

German 1 (30 ECTS credits) consists of two courses:

Course 1 German Language Structure and Acquisition (15 ECTS credits) and

Course 2 The Teaching of German as a Foreign Language in Norwegian Secondary Education (15 ECTS credits).

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om generell samfunnsteori vedrørende makt og politikk
• har kunnskap om stat og politiske regimeformer i utviklingsland både nasjonalt og lokalt
• har kunnskap om sivilsamfunn og sosiale bevegelser i utviklingsland
• har kunnskap om hovedlinjer i internasjonal politikk med vekt på utviklingslands posisjon

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan analysere makt, politikk og ulikhet
• kjenner logikken i sentrale argumenter om makt, politikk og ulikhet

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan bearbeide og presentere fagstoff på selvstendig vis

Approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 19 December 2019Established by the Dean 6 January 2020

Editorial amendments made on 8 January 2020Valid from autumn semester 2020

Faculty of Education and International Studies

Department of Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education

Reference is made to the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet. In addition, the following applies to this programme:

• Completed and passed teacher education

and

• Documented knowledge of German at minimum A2 level or level II (or equivalent) from upper secondary school with pass grade. A2 level can be documented from the test Goethe-Zertifikat A2 or equivalent tests.

Gjennom semesteret leverer studenten korte skriftlige arbeider ved avslutningen av hvert av de fire hovedtemaene. Arbeidene diskuteres i seminarer. Dette er en hjelp til å oppsummere og diskutere sentralt innhold i pensum. Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent før hjemmeeksamen kan avlegges:

• Innlevering av fire korte skriftlige arbeider (to individuelt, to som gruppearbeid).
• Deltakelse i gruppearbeid.
• Seminardeltagelse.

Arbeidskravene vurderes til -godkjent- eller -ikke godkjent-. Studenter som leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, men som får vurderingen -ikke godkjent-, har anledning til maksimum to nye innleveringer/utførelser. Studenten må da selv avtale ny innlevering av det aktuelle arbeidskravet med faglærer. Studenter som ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen og som ikke har dokumentert gyldig årsak, får ingen nye forsøk.

Avsluttende vurdering består av to deler; hjemmeeksamen og muntlig eksamen:

1. Hjemmeeksamen over fem dager. Oppgaven skal være på 4000 ord +/- ti prosent. Eksamensbesvarelser kan leveres på norsk, svensk, dansk eller engelsk. De som eventuelt trenger oppgaveteksten på engelsk, må søke spesielt om dette.
2. Muntlig eksamen. Varighet: 30 minutter +/- fem minutter.

Det benyttes graderte karakterer i begge delene.

Samlet karakter

Det gis en samlet karakter i studiet der karakteren på hjemmeeksamen teller 60 % og muntlig eksamen teller 40 %. Begge deler må være bestått for å få samlet karakter for studiet. Ved gyldig fravær eller ikke bestått resultat må kun den aktuelle eksamenen tas opp igjen.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen.

German 1 is a blended learning course with digital learning combined with three periods of campus training at OsloMet and two at Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Germany. Each of the two semesters is structured in an initial face-to-face session in Oslo, later followed by a week of training in Germany. In the spring semester there is in addition a final session in Oslo. Between the face-to-face sessions, there will be online training, with self-paced modules accompanied by regular virtual meetings with teachers and other group members.

There will be tandems in language learning but also in teacher training. Language learning will be accompanied by tandem partners either in Norway or in Germany with a minimum of 1 hour of tandem meetings weekly, through Skype or in person. We will work from a communicative approach giving priority to the acquisition of skills which also can be applied in the own teaching of German as a second/third language. We will employ a mixed methodology (classroom and online) through the creation of a virtual space in a networked platform.

The preparation of microteachings, short teaching sequences of a chosen topic, will be discussed and evaluated by peers, coaches and the learners – this will take place online. There will be the possibility to prepare and practice in Skype sessions with other participants of the program as well as a self-observation of recorded teachings or microteachings from the practical training in Freiburg.

Tasks and assessments will be carried out from different methodological approaches that students can subsequently apply in their daily teaching.

The use of digital and interactive resources will be provided by Dhoch3, an online platform designed for German Teacher Training at universities worldwide, sponsored by the Auswärtiges Amt (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the DAAD. The access to the learning resources will be given and guaranteed by OsloMet and Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg.

For both courses in German 1 students will be asked to carry out different tasks (both face-to-face and online), that must be approved prior to the final exams that will take place in Norway at the end of each course. There is an 80 % attendance requirement for each course in both face-to-face weeks and virtual sessions. Attendance is compulsory because of the work methods involving dialogue and discussions. The programme emphasizes student participation, cooperative learning and dialogue.

The coursework requirements are described in the individual course descriptions. All absence, irrespective of reason, is included when compulsory attendance is approved. In special cases where this requirement is unreasonable in relation to the student, documented sickness absence, for example, can be assessed and compensatory measures can be agreed, if applicable.

The required coursework must be submitted/completed by the stipulated deadlines. Absence for a valid reason documented by e.g. a medical certificate does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who fail to submit/meet the coursework requirements by the deadline due to illness or for other documented valid reasons can be given an extended deadline.

A new deadline for submitting/completing required coursework must be agreed with the lecturer in question in each individual case. Absence in excess of the limit may be made up for by a written assignment by agreement with the person responsible for the course.

The required coursework is assessed as accepted/not accepted. Students who submit required coursework/meet the coursework requirements by the deadline, but whose work is assessed as not accepted, will be given two opportunities to resubmit/redo the work. In such cases, the students themselves must agree with the lecturer on a re-assessment of the coursework in question.

Information about assessment is provided in the individual course descriptions.

Rights and obligations in connection with exams

The students’ rights and obligations are set out in the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. The regulations describe, among other things, the conditions for resit/rescheduled exams, the right to appeal and what is considered cheating in an exam. It is the students’/candidate’s responsibility to register for any resit/rescheduled exams.