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interested. Please check the programme at the Philosophy
home page at
Students may, upon agreement, write essays and/or assign-
ments in English (and to some extent, in German and French)
for a number of philosophy courses (see the Philosophy home
page). The essays and assignments for the obligatory philoso-
phy courses for postgraduates at the Faculty of Humanities
may always be written in English as well as in a number of
other European languages.
Students are advised to check the available Philosophy
courses at the University of Turku, as studies at both univer-
sities may be combined according to a bilateral agreement
of cooperation.
The staff at the Department has weekly office hours when
the students arewelcome to attend study-counseling (at other
times by appointment).
Individual Study, Philosophy
Credits: varies
Self-study course
Offered: upon agreement
Contact: Martin Gustafsson
Prerequisites: Subject to agreement with the teacher
Format: subject to agreement
Aim & contents: The course may deal with some central area
of philosophy, to be agreed between the teacher and the
student. Most courses currently available in Swedish at the
Philosophy departmentmay alsobedone in the formof essays
and assignments. (Most notably, Introduction to Philosophy,
Logic and (normally) seminars will not be available in this
format.) The student will meet with the lecturer to set the
course literature and deadlines, to discuss the work and to
choose an essay topic. The teacher will return the essay and
(or assignment and give comments on the work.
Course literature: To be set individually by agreement.
Languages:
English Language and
Literature
The English department is happy to welcome exchange stu-
dents to take part in the courses offered, providing that their
level of English is sufficiently high (e.g. B2/C1 in CEFR). Most
courses that are open to exchange students are on the MA
(advanced) level, which means that students wishing to take
part in those courses are normally required to have at least
60 credits (ECTS) of English at university level. Some courses
are open to BA (intermediate) level students, provided that
they have completed 25 credits (ECTS) of English at university
level. In unclear cases students may also be asked to take a
language test. Lectured courses require a minimum number
of students. They cannot be automatically transformed into
self-study courses.
BA (intermediate) level
20th Century Novel
104154.1
5 credits
BA (intermediate) level, please see prerequisites
Self-study course
Offered: Autumn 2014
Lecturer: Stuart McWilliams
Contact:
Aim: To help students develop their skills in the independent
study of the novel as a genre and a phenomenon throughout
the English-speakingworldof the twentieth century; to enable
students to relate their reading of individual novels to major
theories of the novel and evaluate these theories in the light
of their reading of the novels.
Contents: Selection and reading of three to five novels from
a list supplied by the teacher; independent work researching
and writing a paper on these novels answering a question
supplied by the teacher, to include the reading of a range of
secondary works on the novels in question and on the theory
of the novel more generally
Mode of study: Self-study course
Prerequisites: 25 credits (ECTS) of English at university level
Target audience: BA-level students of English language and
literature who have completed at least one year's university
study of the subject including general introductory courses
in literary studies.
Form of assessment: A 2-hour written examination covering
all the novels read by the student; and one 8-page essay
(3000 words).
Course literature: Three to five twentieth-century novels
in English chosen from a long list supplied by the teacher;
readings in the theory of the novel as directed by the teacher.
Applied Linguistics
5 credits
BA level, please see prerequisites
Lectured course + study circle
Offered: Spring 2015
Lecturer: Signe-Anita Lindgrén
Contact:
Aim: to acquaint students with a selection of key issues and
concepts in applied linguistics relevant for foreign language
learning and future foreign language teachers, to acquaint
students with a selection of the main approaches in psycho-
linguistics relevant for foreign language learning and future
foreign language teachers, to introduce students to concepts
and terms necessary for the understanding of the fields, to
deepen students' knowledge of a top
ics of their own choice within the framework of the course, to
help students reflect over issues in the fields and demonstrate
their understanding of them, to develop the academic skills
necessary for the satisfactory completion of the course work.
Contents: An introduction to a selection of main issues in
applied linguistics and psycholinguistic processes of foreign
language learning, basic concepts and terms in the fields; the
students will be encouraged to develop an interests of their
own within the framework of the course, e. g. focusing on
vocabulary learning, memory functions, lexical errors
Mode of study: Seminars and study circles, full attendance
required in all seminar and study circle meetings
Prerequisites: 25 credits (ECTS) of English at university level.
Target audience: BA-level students of English language and
literature, (esp. teacher's line); other studentsmay be accepted
if there are available spaces.
Form of assessment: a series of assignments compiled in a
study journal, a 15-minute group multimedia presentation,
weekly readings and tasks for preparation and post pro-
cessing, adequate preparation for and active participation
in classes and study circle meetings, a 30-min quiz on key
concepts and terminology
