Teaching language in the multicultural classroom
Activities will be undertaken designed to promote social and language activities leading to inter-comprehension among students in a multicultural classroom;
Lectures, discussions and activities will be based on the readings and other media, as well as on our own experiences and other resources.
This course will appeal to a broad range of students across faculties. It is particularly useful for students in Teacher education, International studies, Leisure studies, and programs in multicultural studies and Icelandic as a second language.Daily language and expression in Danish
The goals of the course are to provide us with opportunities to practice our Danish speaking skills and increase our understanding of the levels and characteristics of spoken language and discourse. Subject areas will include phonetics and Danish pronunciation, rhythm and stress, accents and Danish varieties, differences between spoken and written Danish, and aspects of oral communication and fluency. We will receive practice in a variety of speech acts and situations (speech events) such as discussions, conversations, presentations, story telling, and reading aloud. Likewise we will in this course get 3 weeks of practice in an Icelandic school.
Icelandic Nature & Cultural Legacy
In nature of Iceland we will learn about the weather and climate, geology, vegetation and animal life. We attend lectures about the geology of Iceland and go on fieldtrips to see volcanoes, hotsprings and lava and study the geography of the country. We go birdwatching, to the seashore and familiarize ourselves with life in the lakes and rivers. We also learn about the vegetation of Iceland. The field trips (1-6 hours) are an important part of the course.
In Cultural Legacy we will read an Icelandic Family Saga. Also some Edda-poems about gods and heroes, together with chapters from Snorri's Edda (Ódin, Thor, Frigg, etc.). We will also look into some Icelandic folk tales and familiar motifs from oral tradition, and Icelandic fairy tales will be compared to those of neighbouring countries. In this part of the course there will be an afternoon-trip to a historical place, and one visit to a historical museum in Reykjavík.
We will write about the field trips under "Excursions"
Info from University of Iceland's homepage
Camilla A. Pedersen
