SKDK4007 Digitally Mediated Language Practices in a Post-Digital Age
- Number of credits10
- Teaching semester2026 Spring
- Language of instructionNorwegian/English
- CampusOnline study programme
- Required prerequisite knowledge
None.
In this course we investigate how we use multiple linguistic resources and various modalities to interact with each other in contexts where the digital and the non-digital modes of communication are seamlessly intertwined. The course combines perspectives from sociolinguistics and media anthropology to examine language as social practice in digitally mediated interaction. How do we use linguistic resources and digital tools for the mediation and management of interpersonal relationships and power relations? How do we express and construct identities in digitally mediated interaction? We analyse language as social practice in instances of interaction and consider issues of interactional affordances of various media channels. Important concepts will include:
- Post-digital perspectives
- Language as social practice
- Repertoire theory
- Translocality
- Polymedia
- Methodological tools and ethics
- Data collection and analysis of digitally mediated interaction
- Formal and informal norms of language use
Learning Outcome
Upon passing the course, students have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Students
- have broad knowledge of the study of digitally mediated interaction in sociolinguistics and media anthropology
- are familiar with different methodological tools used in sociolinguistics of digitally mediated communication and media anthropology
- are familiar with post-digital approaches to the study of digitally mediated interaction
Students
- have acquired competence to analyse multimodal digital interaction on a micro-level as part of an ecology of communication
- are able to present and discuss theoretical approaches to digitally mediated interaction in sociolinguistics and media anthropology
Students
- have insight into academic issues relevant to the field of digitally mediated interaction
- can plan and carry out studies of digitally mediated interaction in accordance with academic conventions and ethical requirements and principles
Teaching takes place online, in the form of interactive lectures and seminars, student presentations, and discussions. The students will collect data on and analyze digitally mediated interaction. The INN learning platform is used for course information and guidance.
Normally, evaluation of all courses must be carried out. Time/date and method are decided in consultation with student representatives. The course coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the evaluation is carried out.
- Attendance of minimum 75% and participation in online classes is mandatory.
- Oral presentation based on collection and analysis of interpersonal digitally mediated interaction.
- Feedback on two other oral presentations.
- Assignment based on the oral presentation. The student will get oral feedback on oral presentation and written feedback on the first draft as well as on the final version of the assignment
The examination with be an individual, written home exam with a duration of three days. Performance is assessed using a grading scale from A-F, where E is the lowest passing grade. The language of the exam is either English or one of the two written forms of Norwegian.
Permitted examination support material
All support material allowed. Generated text and content is to be clearly marked and academically justified.
| Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment | Support materials | Proportion | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home exam | ECTS - A-F | Individual | 3 Day(s) |
| 100 |