Being exclusive: Identity creation and interpretation H24.001
| Nummer: | PLU.EN91.06-GM.H24.001 |
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| Veranstalter: | PLU.Fach und Unterricht |
| Leitung: | Olena Marina |
| ECTS-Punkte: | 2 |
| Datum: | 16.09.2024 - 02.12.2024 |
| Raum: | UP 2.B33 |
| Unterrichtssprache: | Englisch |
| Anmeldungszeitraum: | 19.08.2024 - 13.09.2024 |
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Ziele und Inhalte
In the modern world, the question of identity is at the core of our lives. But what do we really know about it? What does it mean to be your “true” self? To what extend are we defined by stereotypes and why do we keep believing them? What roles do nationality, gender, race, language, and sexuality play in defining who we are? Are we free to construct our own identities or are we “created” by the mass media, politics, and the arts that surround us? How can we as teachers reflect on and explain these questions to our students? The course offers the participants to practice their English language skills when looking for answers to these and other identity-related questions.
During the course, the students will be able to:
- expand their English speaking, listening, and reading as well as critical thinking skills;
- enrich their English vocabulary (every class is supplied with a topical vocabulary and teaching ideas for consideration);
- understand and interpret how and what identities are constructed through: the social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook); advertising; photography, painting and architecture; literature;
- discern manipulation in identity construction in the mass media and politics;
- create a “teaching ideas bank”. The ideas and conclusions made within the course are creatively implemented in teaching English on the example of the coursebooks “Young World” and “Open World” used for teaching English in Swiss primary and secondary schools.
The course takes an international perspective but is supplied with illustrative material that focuses on a Swiss context.
Lehr- und Lernformen
- groupwork
- pairwork
- theoretical input
- search for literature
- self-study
- discussions
- essay writing
- PowerPoint presentation
Form des Leistungsnachweises
An individual presentation on the chosen topic
Modalitäten der Repetition
A research paper on the chosen topic
Obligatorische Literatur bzw. Medien
1. Airey, D. (2019). Identity Designed: The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding. Rockport Publishers.
2. Dijk, T.A. van. (2000). On the analysis of parliamentary debates on immigration. In M. Reisigl & R. Wodak (Eds.), The Semiotics of Racism: Approaches to Critical Discourse Analysis (pp. 85-103). Passagen Verlag.
3. Dijk, T. A. van. (2009). Society and Discourse: How Social Contexts Influence Text and Talk. Cambridge University Press.
4. Gee, J. P. (2000-2001). Identity as an analytic lens for research in education. Review of Research in Education, 25, 99-125.
5. Ronan, P., & Ziegler, E. (Eds.). (2022). Language and Identity in Migration Context. Peter Lang.
6. Schutz, P.A., Nichols, Sh. L., & Schwenke, S. (2018). Critical events, emotional episodes, and teacher attributions in the development of teacher identities. In P. A. Schutz, J. Hong & D. C. Francis (Eds.), Research on Teacher Identity: Mapping Challenges and Innovations (pp. 49-60). Springer.