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Instructors: Orla Mac Mahon
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 30
More information:
With ever-increasing global crises and the need for global cooperation, what does globalisation actually mean today? How should we perceive the growing trend towards nationalism and regionalism? In this course we will attempt to answer these questions and many more, by looking at political and historical events and how they are depicted in the media. Students will be required to read/watch an article or video and prepare vocabulary exercises every week.
Enrollment requirements:
Proof of appropriate language level (minimum B2 for B2 courses, C1 for C1 courses), not older than three years.
This can be achieved by:
Taking our online placement test (link)
Submitting a language certificate from a course at the appropriate level (see website for accepted certificates).
Sending us a copy of the Transcript of Records from STiNE showing completion of a course at the appropriate level.
After sending us the required documents you can then go ahead and register for the respective course(s).
Registrations without proof of the appropriate placement test or certificate will be cancelled.
N.B. If you have already had your level assessed by us in the last three years or have already presented us with a certificate then you do not need to prove your level again.
Learning objectives:
The primary focus of the course will be on discussing political and economic issues through class debates, student presentations and a discursive essay. Course material will be based on authentic material -articles and videos from news sources. Students will develop their spoken and written academic skills by preparing a short academic presentation and a discursive essay.
Literature:
Course material will be available on Unicommsy.
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