EKIS5150 Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Digital Work (5 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

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The course explores various forms of digital work through the lens of multiculturalism and multilingualism.

Description

Content

This course gives an overview of platform-based and entrepreneurial digital work as an increasingly significant form of language expert work. It discusses digital work as an aspect of how work is changing in post-industrial societies and highlights the risks and opportunities that digital work and online collaboration can bring to language experts.

We also discuss and investigate various forms of digital work and raise awareness of multiliteracy practices and tools used in multilingual and multicultural contexts, involving interaction with collaborators and clients.

Completion methods

Contact teaching: lecture participation and a course portfolio

Assessment details

Lecture participation, course portfolio

Learning outcomes

In this course, the students gain knowledge about

  • platform-base, collaborative and entrepreneurial digital work,
  • the opportunities and risks of digital work,
  • types of digital language expert work,
  • multilingualism and multiliteracies in digital work,
  • interaction with multicultural collaborators in virtual teams,
  • managing in digital work.

Additional information

80 % attendance requirement

Recommended prerequisites

Study materials

Study materials available in Moodle

Literature

  • A selection of readings available in Moodle

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
80 % attendance requirement
Evaluation criteria:
Lecture participation, course portfolio
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
Lecture participation, course portfolio
Language:
English
Study methods:

This completion method consists of participating in lectures and a course portfolio.

Study materials:

Study materials available in Moodle

Literature:
  • A selection of readings available in Moodle
No published teaching