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UTW1001A
IDENTITIES AND IDEAS IN MODERN MARKET-DRIVEN SOCIETIES
2018/2019, Semester 2
Non-Faculty-Based Departments (Ctr For English Language Communication)
Modular Credits: 4
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‘Innovation,’ ‘growth’ and ‘development’ are some buzzwords shaping our understanding of social realities. What do they reveal about the values upheld in modern consumer societies? In this module, we examine how themes like competition, self-responsibilization, self-accountability, rational profit-and-loss thinking and the constant impetus towards self-improvement operate as predominant frames in the conduct our daily lives. We explore how the identities and ideas of living in modern market-driven societies are constructed in relation to consumer lifestyles, sport, life-long learning and public housing. Students will develop writing skills enunciating varied points of view and arguments associated with the topics discussed.
Prerequisites
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Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules
Preclusions
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Students who have already read a IEM1201, UTW1001 and ES1501 module.
Workload
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0-4-0-0-6
Workload Components : A-B-C-D-E
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week