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Content:
This internationally oriented online course will give an introduction to research methodologies in the social sciences and humanities. Drawing especially on culture and social studies, we will obtain an overview of different research methodologies in European Cultures and Societies and their application. Different sessions will also address different methods of analysis that allow the application of the appropriate scientific methodology to cover different types of cultural and societal studies.
Learning Objectives:
Students will...
- acquire advanced knowledge of research methodology in contact linguistics, in the study of European literatures and in the study of European societies in contact
- acquire the ability to locate and manage specialised bibliographic sources on contact linguistics, comparative literatures, societies in contact, interculturality, intertextuality and intercultural communication, knowing how to locate and manage on- and offline documentary collections and applying information and communication technologies to the field of specialised philological research.
- develop the ability to apply the appropriate scientific methodology to cover the different types of linguistic, literary, cultural and European society studies.
- acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the different situations of contact between European languages, literatures and cultures, also using information technology mechanisms for this purpose.
- acquire theoretical and practical knowledge that will enable the study of heritage languages and cultures to be incorporated into contrastive and comparative research into European languages, literatures, cultures and societies.
Completion Requirements:
- Attendance required in at least 20 sessions
- Active participation
- Final paper of 10 pages