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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄL007 Culture Recreation and Society 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the courses KSP 046 and PÄP 044.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire:
- knowledge of concepts and manifestations of culture and develop awareness of their
own values and attitudes
- knowledge of the significance of cultural identity
- knowledge of the significance of culture in personal development, individual
experiences, socialization and human intercourse
- knowledge of woodwork and textile craft as culture bearers in teaching and society
- knowledge of the cultural variety in Swedish schools and of the situation of ethnic
groups and minorities
- elementary knowledge of second language learning and immigrant children's school
situation

CONTENTS
The influence of popular culture/mass media and information technology on the lives and development of children and adolescents.
Literature for children and adolescents.
Leisure activities and their significance in promoting the socialization of children and adolescents.
International as well as Swedish traditional dances and games.
Historical overview, specialization, development and renewal of woodwork and textile craft as methods for integration of practical skills for greater self-confidence in future professional activities.
Immigrant studies, bilingualism, Swedish as a second language.
Swedish immigrant and refugee policy.
Culture projects among children and adolescents in a multicultural society.
The computer in society.
Multimedia production.
Review of software.

TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, seminars, group work and field studies.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Leisure, society 9.00ECTS
Meetings between cultures 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Johansson, H & Jernström, E (1997). Kulturen som språngbräda. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-61871-9.
Jönson, I m.fl. (1993). Skola-fritid-framtid. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-38421.
Kåreland, L (1994). Möte med barnboken. Stockholm: Natur o Kultur.
Ljunggren, L & Marx, M (1994). Dina rötter och mina rötter. Rädda barnen. Falun: Scandbook. ISBN 91-972164-3-7.
Skolverket (1999). Att undervisa elever med svenska som andraspråk. ISBN 91-89313-10-0.
Skolverket (1999). Allmänna råd med kommentarer för fritidshem. Liber. ISBN 91-89313-52-6.
Skolverket (2000). Allmänna råd med kommentarer för öppen fritidsverksamhet. Liber. ISBN 91-89313-55-0.
Utbildningsdepartementet. Läroplan för det obligatoriska skolväsendet, förskoleklassen och fritidshemmet. ISBN 91-38-31413-4.
Aktuella artiklar och uppsatser.
Skönlitteratur.
Kompendium i slöjd.
Övrig litteratur beslutas i samråd med examinator.

REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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