6764 - Faroese – Elementary Level II Literature
Course information
- Title
- Faroese – Elementary Level II Literature
- Course number
- 6764.23
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Education
- Educations
- BEd in Primary and Lower Secondary Education
- Prerequisites
- The student must be enrolled in Teacher Education (at the Faculty of Education) in the University of the Faroe Islands
- Language of instruction
- Faroese
- Registration
- Students of Bachelor of Education in Primary and Secondary Lower Education are automatically enrolled.
- Beginning date
- Monday, January 20, 2025
- End date
- Friday, June 13, 2025
Academic content
- Purpose
- To give students an understanding of literature and genres and to enable them to teach Faroese in Primary and Lower Secondary School.
- Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, the student should be able to • describe the content of the Faroese curriculum for primary and lower secondary school • distinguish between different genres and to describe distinctive features of the genres • classify texts into genres • search for suitable formulas to help analyse different genres and to use the formulas in analysis • analyse and interpret different kinds of genres and compounded texts • define children’s literature • describe, make use of and evaluate different teaching methods in different genres • describe different theories of teaching different genres • search for teaching material and create teaching lessons • justify the choice of teaching material and evaluate it • evaluate the academic and the general output of a teaching method • Reflect on the role and importance of the Faroese subject in relation to education and general education, identity, culture and knowledge
- Content
- The content of the course is: • The curriculum for Faroese in Primary and Lower Secondary School • Genres • Literary analysis • Children's literature • Theory and methods • The Faroese subject as a carrier of education and general education, aesthetics, culture, identity and knowledge • Practical training in Faroese in primary and lower secondary school. This includes fieldwork in primary and lower secondary schools.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Blended learning: Group work, class work, lectures, practice in teaching, presentations, dialogues, and discussions
Assessment
- Assessment method
- The students start the course with fieldwork (practicum). After the practicum, the students must give a presentation which summarizes their experiences in the practicum period. They must pass the presentation. At the end of the course: Oral examination • 1 hour preparation • 30 minutes presentation and discussion
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The oral exam is set for Week 24 in 2025.
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Monday, January 20, 2025
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Frida Birita Poulsen
- Teachers
- Rakul Skaale Andreassen