In the context of inter-Scandinavian communication, students will acquire the oral proficiency necessary to function in authentic situations of language use with respect to grammatical, functional, and sociolinguistic skills in their own target language (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, or Swedish). Students will read and interpret literary and nonliterary texts from a cultural cross-cultural perspective. Oral and written midterm, a final project, and a final oral and written exam.

This class is a continuation of SCANDIN100A (taught in the fall semester) and consists of language instruction in addition to a lecture and workshop series in which we will probe into Nordic culture, society and history. Whereas the fall semester emphasized the entangled linguistic histories and codevelopment of the Nordic languages, this semester will focus on some of the shared cultural experiences of the Nordic region. Throughout the semester, students will work on a podcast project on the subject of Nordic cultural traditions and their continuous transformations. By broadening the scope of your knowledge about Nordic culture, society and history, the lecture and workshops series aims to provide a foundation for you to interact with cultural competency in your chosen target language. The target language instruction sessions will focus on developing your communicative competence in all four foreign language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) within a cultural context. The podcast project will allow you to bring together competencies developed across the lecture and workshop series and the target language sections. By the end of the course, students should be able to Demonstrate a broad understanding of select Nordic cultural traditions and their continuous transformations Use Library of Congress to search for sources related to Nordic cultural traditions. Question and examine a primary source in your target language. Conduct an interview in your target language. Plan, write, record, and produce a podcast episode using the editing tool Hindenburg Pro. Students should register in the 100B lecture in addition to the relevant section they will attend. The course is complete with the language and the lecture sections – students must enroll in both parts in order to fully enroll in the course. If you experience a scheduling problem it is essential that you consult the language coordinator. Students should enroll in the relevant target language section as follows: Section 101 = Danish Section 102 = Finnish Section 103 = Norwegian Section 104 = Swedish.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

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