Specialisation seminar: Internet literacy
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0704-f1ENG2W-SS4 |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Specialisation seminar: Internet literacy |
Jednostka: | Katedra Filologii Angielskiej |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 30 hrs - consultations – 15 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for lectures and projects - 30 hrs Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS) |
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | (tylko po angielsku) W1: The graduate has basic knowledge of the written utterances and Internet written form of the English-language cultural area (K_W04). W2: W1: The graduate has basic knowledge of the evolution of online written forms brought upon by changes in technology, message types and forms, and representative examples of Internet texts and other forms of web literacy (K_W04). |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) U1: The graduate is able to search for, analyse, evaluate, select, and apply information concerning the language and discourse of the online environment using various sources and manners native to that environment, and place the studied texts in a general context of history and cultural influence of the Internet (K_U01, K_U09). U2: The graduate is also able to analyse and interpret the studied web texts with the use of basic terminology and appropriated methods (K_U11). |
Metody dydaktyczne eksponujące: | - pokaz |
Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - opis |
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - studium przypadku |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The course concerns digital literacy and related topics. It will address matters such as hypertext (in contrast to linear text) and basic reading skills related to it (skimming, pecking, scanning and juxtaposing), as well as the flow and manipulation information in written texts in the online environment. Topics such as source credibility, reasoning and various types of fallacies, culture of equivalence, and potential threats related to processing and sharing information online (deception, scams, manipulation and cyber-violence) will also be discussed. The students will be graded according to their participation in class and realisation of assigned projects. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The following will be discussed during the duration of the course: →the concept of digital literacy →linear text and hypertext (and related skills); close reading and hyper reading →the way texts convey meaning and create knowledge; mechanisms analogous to literary works and popular fiction →the manipulation of the information in online environments and the influence of the media on information distribution →reliability of online sources →culture of equivalence →potential hazards on the Internet related to the manipulation and dissemination of information: scams, exploitation and cyberviolence →discussion concerning possible application of the theoretical tools |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Jacobs Gloria, 2010. Who is Generation 2.0?; Chayko, Mary, 2017. Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media and Techno-social Life Cross Mary, 2011. Blogeratti, Twiteratti: How Blogs and Twitter Are Transforming Popular Culture; Mandiberg Michael, 2012. The Social Media Reader; Hayles Katherine, 2012. How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis; Hafner Christoph and Rodney Jones, 2012. Understanding Digital Literacies; Talbot Mary, 2007. Media Discourse |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Graded credit. Assessment methods: Continuous evaluation (20%) and assigned project (80%) Assessment of knowledge: 1. Oral assignments in class and discussion Assessment of skills: 1. Two graded projects 2. In-class discussion Assessment criteria: fail- (59%) satisfactory- (60-67%) satisfactory plus- (68-75%) good - (76-84%) good plus- (85-90%) very good- (91-100%) |
Praktyki zawodowe: |
(tylko po angielsku) n/a |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.