History and History Teaching 1

1 Building civilisations The module provides an overview of the human being as a cultural creature till today. Starting with the early civilisations, issues of the emergence, development and decline of civilisations are discussed from a historically global perspective on world history with an emphasis on sustainable development. When history is students' first programme subject, the teacher education is introduced and its role as an academic professional training discussed. Core issues in history teaching The subject-specific teaching perspective is based on the overriding questions of what history can be. Basic perspectives ae introduced. Are there different forms of history knowledge, and if so what are they? Secondary education curriculum, part 3 syllabi and learning outcomes in history, or upper-secondary history syllabi are analysed. 2 The long Middle Ages The module treats the time from the fall of the Roman empire to the reformation and the rennaisance in a comparative, global perspective. A starting-point is the formation of Europe in the transition from the feudal state to commercial capitalism and the emergence of an alternative world view based on cCassical Antiquity and Christianity. The significance of the voyages of discovery in terms of creating closer links between culural areas on earth is emphasised. The module also includes a consideration of how Swedish history relates to the European and global development. Core issues in history teaching The focus is on how the history teacher can contribute to developing th students' ability to interpret historical narratives and conceptions. How do students think about history? In this context, references are made to anglo-saxon history teaching practice. The module also deals with how to evaluate and assess historical understanding . 3 The state and the capital The module deals with growing global influence of the western world from the 16th cantury till the early 20the century and the effects of colonialism and industrialisation on world development. Constitutional changes, the emergence of ideological movements and the growing conflicts between western colonial systems are treated as a background to the wars and conflicts in the 20th century. There is a special emphasis on the Swedish development. Core issues in history teaching The focus is on how the history teacher can contribute to developing th students' ability to understand their place in history in relation to the present and the future. In this context, references are made to the Danish/German history teaching tradition. The significance of digital media as teaching tools is introduced. 4 The age of extremes The module treats the period from World War 1 till today from a global as well as Swedish perspective. The dichotomies war/peace, poor/rich, dictatorship/democracy, market economy/planned economy, nationalism/internationalism, local/global, family/individual, work/leisure serve as starting-points. Core issues in history teaching Ethical dimensions in the teaching of history are discussed and related to the core values of school.