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Module number (link to module description)	Module title	Module coordinator	ECTS credits for module
82-008-L-ANG26-H-0212	Current Affairs in English Language Media	Hilton, Michael	5

Course no.: Exam no.:	82-008-L-ANG26-S-UE-0212.20192.002
Course title: Exam title:	Current Affairs in English Language Media: The Environmental Crisis and Environmental Policy
Kategorie:	Practice seminar
Language of lesson:	Englisch
Date:	10/21/2019 - 2/8/2020
Organizer:	Zentrale Einrichtungen (Bibliothek, Sprachenzentrum, Rechenzentrum, ZLB) und Internationales Studium
Lecturer: Examiner:	Marler, John
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Max. number of participants:	25 unlimited
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Learning objectives:	Students have a critical media literacy and the ability to compare and analyze relevant text types and forms of conversation.
Content/topics:	Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent visit to New York to address the United Nations and the publication of the latest UN report highlighting the harm that climate change is inflicting upon the Earth's oceans are only the latest alarms to be sounded about the effects of human activity on the natural environment. Despite such warnings and despite observable alterations in the natural world, a vacuum of leadership in addressing the crisis is evident, particularly in the United States. This current affairs course proposes to follow the developing state of the climate crisis and other environmental issues, along with associated policy debates, public-relations efforts, and activist and protest movements such as Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future, as reflected in English-language media.
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Teaching and learning formats/course types:	Plenary, group, partner and individual work. Seminar 1 (can be divided if neccessary) 3 university hours per week.
Registration from… to:	9/24/2019 -
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Please note: The registration deadline for English courses is Tuesday 15 October 2019 (midnight). Your participation by registering on KU.Campus is not guaranteed if the course is not specifically included in your course schedule. The course participant lists will be hung on the black board in the lobby of the central library on Thursday 17 October 2019. The language centre English courses commence on Monday 21 October 2019.

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Scheduled event/examination dates

Date / Time	Room	Lecturer
Mon 21.10.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 28.10.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 04.11.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 11.11.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 18.11.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 25.11.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 02.12.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 09.12.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 16.12.2019 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 13.01.2020 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 20.01.2020 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 27.01.2020 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John
Mon 03.02.2020 16:00 - 6:15 PM	KGA-302	Marler, John