Structure and Content
The study programme Cultural Encounters consists of 3 modules, each module is the equivalent of 1 semester (one semester corresponds to 6 months and 30 ECTS points). Cultural Encounters must be combined with one of the other study programmes available at RU.
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For more information about the modules and their contents, please see below:
The 5 governing angles
During your studies (the undergraduate as well as the two graduate modules), you must cover the 5 governing angles of the study programme Cultural Encounters. See the definition of each angle below:
The cultural encounter:
Here you will study different aspects of the cultural encounter as well as grasping how cultural and linguistic phenomena interact and are affected by the encounter.
Cultural and linguistic development dynamics:
Concerning this angle, you will investigate cultural and linguistic phenomena in a time-related perspective and you will obtain an understanding of the relations between internal dynamics and external framework conditions and processes.
Socio-cultural parameters:
Here you will examine socio-cultural parameters or categories, such as e.g. language, gender, religion, age, generation, occupation, education, resource access, life style, nationality or ethnicity in order to understand the importance of these parameters in relation to the linguistic and other symbolic forms of expressing cultural and social practice and identity. You will also learn about the different research fields working with these parameters and you will see how it is possible to work theoretically and methodologically with these socio-cultural parameters.
Cultural and linguistic globalisation and localisation:
In respect to this angle, you will investigate cultural and linguistic processes of globalisation and localisation and their significance in connection with identity formation.
Theory, empirical work and method:
By exploring the interplay between theory, empirical work and method, you will learn how to organise field work, how to handle the treatment of your data and how to interpret and communicate the results. You will also reflect on the correlation between theory, empirical work and method as well as your own role in the research process.
For a more thorough explanation of the 5 governing angles, please see here