Exercises: 3.02.103 Spoken English: Higher Education in North America - Details

Exercises: 3.02.103 Spoken English: Higher Education in North America - Details

General information

Course name Exercises: 3.02.103 Spoken English: Higher Education in North America
Subtitle
Course number 3.02.103
Semester WiSe17/18
Current number of participants 4
expected number of participants 20
Home institute Institute of English and American Studies
Courses type Exercises in category Teaching
First date Tuesday, 17.10.17, 12:00 - 14:00 o'clock A10 1-121a
Type/Form
Lehrsprache englisch

Rooms and times

A10 1-121a

  • Tuesday, 12:00 - 14:00, Weekly (from 17.10.17)

Module assignments

Comment/Description

The university or college experience on the North American continent differs in certain respects from that in Europe. There are also many differences between higher education in Canada and the United States and the individual institutions. Prospective students can choose between public and private institutions, from two-year colleges to ivy league institutions, and even from a number of minority-serving institutions or specialized institutions such as Aboriginal colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, women’s colleges and military colleges.

In this course, students will be given ample opportunity to improve their oral skills as we explore university and college education and undergraduate culture in both the United States and Canada. We will discuss, debate as well as critically examine topics such as student campus life, intercollegiate athletics, the role of specialized and minority-serving institutions, tuition fees and financing options, student health issues, and bizarre frosh week rituals.


"Spoken English: Higher Education in North America" forms one half of the compulsory module ang311: Integrated Language Skills. The module is assessed via a portfolio.
The assessment requirement for this Spoken English course is a 15-20 minute oral language test at the end of the semester, with the grade to be added to the result from Written English for the module total.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Anmeldung gesperrt (global)".
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The following rules apply for the admission:
  • Admission locked.