EKIS5150 Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Digital Work (5 op)

Opinnon taso:
Syventävät opinnot
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti
Vastuuorganisaatio:
Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos
Opetussuunnitelmakaudet:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

Avainteksti

Learn about multilingual and multicultural platform-based and entrepreneurial digital work and how it is becoming an option for language experts.

Kuvaus

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

Osaamistavoitteet

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.

Lisätietoja

80 % attendance requirement

Suositellut esitiedot

Oppimateriaalit

Study materials available in Moodle

Kirjallisuus

  • A selection of readings available in Moodle

Suoritustavat

Tapa 1

Kuvaus:
80 % attendance requirement
Arviointiperusteet:
Lecture participation, course portfolio
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Osallistuminen opetukseen (5 op)

Tyyppi:
Osallistuminen opetukseen
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Arviointiperusteet:
Lecture participation, course portfolio
Suorituskieli:
englanti
Työskentelytavat:

Contact teaching: lecture participation and a course portfolio

Oppimateriaalit:

Study materials available in Moodle

Kirjallisuus:
  • A selection of readings available in Moodle

Opetus