KIK08MK25HKI Plain language and core meanings (5 cr)
Code: KIK0805A19H-3006
General information
Enrollment
23.09.2024 - 13.10.2024
Timing
07.01.2025 - 04.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Campus
Helsinki
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Groups
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HKI-S23vip
Objective
Students will be able to
- identify the principles of plain language and produce plain-language text
- describe things in plain language and use alternative expressions
- analyse meanings of language
- recognise surface meanings and deep meanings
- understand metaphors, figures of speech and idioms
Content
- plain-language writing
- language accessibility, introductions
- text analysis, intertextuality
- superordinate and subordinate concepts
- nuances
Evaluation scale
0-5