EKIS5160 Exploring Social Media Discourse (5 op)

Opinnon taso:
Syventävät opinnot
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti
Vastuuorganisaatio:
Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos
Opetussuunnitelmakaudet:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Avainteksti

Social media practices are part of our everyday lives. Learn to investigate how we use social media for communication, (inter)action and cultural production.

Kuvaus

The course gives an overview of social media as sites for everyday language use, communication, (inter)action and cultural activities. In particular focus are informal and interest-driven social media practices of the 21st century. Drawing on sociolinguistics and multimodal discourse analysis, the course offer theoretical and methodological groundings for exploring social media practices. The course provides students with tools to analyze how language and other semiotic resources are used in digital social media for specific social and cultural purposes.

Osaamistavoitteet

After this course, students will be able to:

  • understand and explain digital social media as spaces of language use, multimodality, communication and (inter)action

  • understand and use tools to analyse the features, functions and meanings of social media practices

  • discuss the roles and significance of digital social media practices in everyday life of individuals, communities, and societies

Esitietojen kuvaus

Some knowledge of sociolinguistics, the study of multimodality, and discourse studies is useful.

Oppimateriaalit

A selection of readings will be available on the course Moodle site.

Suoritustavat

Tapa 1

Kuvaus:
Contact teaching: active participation in discussion and activities, group work, presentations and a final report. 25 % class participation, 25 % presentation, 50 % written / multimedia coursework.
Arviointiperusteet:
Attendance and participation in classroom discussion and activities (33 %), group work & presentations (33 % ), and a final report (33%). 80 % attendance in classroom practices.
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Suorituskieli:
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