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• VCS Literature „Contemporary Transcultural Canada: Reassembling the Mosaic“, Dr. Lena Schneider, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique «Les variétés du français canadien», Dr. Edith Szlezák, Regensburg.
• VCS Linguistique «Le français parlé en Amérique du Nord», Dr. Marc Chalier, Passau.

• VCS English Literature „Gender and History in Contemporary Canadian Fiction“, Anna Linetsky, MA, Trier.
• VCS English Literature „From Frances Brooke to Alice Munro: Writing by Canadian Women“, Anna Linetsky, MA, Trier.
• VCS English Literature „Robert Kroetsch: Novels, Bio-Texts, and the Canadian West“, Dr. Markus M. Müller, Trier.
• VCS English Literature „Multicultural Ideology in Canadian Children’s Literature“, Dr. Miriam Richter, Düsseldorf.
• VCS English Literature „Introduction to English-Canadian Literature“, Dr. Lutz Schowalter, Trier.
• VCS English Literature/Popular Culture “An Introduction to Contemporary Canadian Science Fiction”, Lars Schmeink, MA, MoHE, Hamburg.
• VCS English Literature „Introducing Thomas King“, Tobias Schlosser, MA, Chemnitz.
• VCS English Literature „Contemporary Ghost Stories of First Nation Writers Tomson Highway and Eden Robinson“, Tobias Schlosser, MA, Chemnitz.
• VCS Littérature francophone «Littérature québécoise et belge. Analogies et différences», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique «Les idéologies linguistiques dans la presse (Québec/Maghreb/France)», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique francophone «Le français en Belgique et au Québec. Histoire, politiques et usages croisés», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique «Langue et société dans le contexte francophone (Québec/Belgique/Suisse). Enjeux et débats», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique «La littérature comme marché linguistique. Multilinguisme et variation linguistique dans la littérature québécoise contemporaine», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique: «Les identités linguistiques en francophonie (politique/ culture/ langue», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Linguistique:  «Le français dans les médias québécois. Aspects pragmatiques et sociolinguistiques», Dr. Alex Demeulenaere, Trier.
• VCS Literature/Littérature „Literary Reactions to 9/11 in Francophone and Anglophone Canadian and American Literature“, Diane Bélisle-Wolf, MA, Mainz.
• VCS Literature/Littérature „Literary Reactions to 9/11 in Francophone and Anglophone Canadian and American Literature, Part II“, Diane Bélisle-Wolf, MA, Mainz.
• VCS Literature/Littérature „Canada-U.S. Border Narratives in the Post-9/11-Era“, Diane Bélisle-Wolf, MA, Mainz.
• VCS Geography „Urban Canada“, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Gerhard, Heidelberg.
• VCS Geography „Transformative Cultural Landscapes“, Mirjam Hirch, MA, Cologne
• VCS Geography „The Canadian Urban Economy: Development, Retailing and Planning“, Dr. Alexa Steinfatt, Frankfurt.
• VCS History „Introduction to Canadian History“, Dr. Petra Dolata, London.
• VCS History „Indigenous-White Relations in Canada“, Stefanie Land-Hilbert, MA, Berlin/Potsdam.
• VCS Women and Gender Studies „Gender in Canadian Literature: Female Characters in Margaret Atwood’s Short Stories“, Tobias Schlosser, MA, TU Chemnitz.
• VCS Native Studies „First Nations, Eskimo, and Inuit of North-Eastern Canada“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „Inuit of Arctic Canada“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „First Nations and Métis of the Canadian Plains“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „First Nations and Métis of Central Subarctic Canada“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „First Nations of Subarctic Canada – Cordillera Region“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „First Nations of Canada – Plateau“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Native Studies „Northwest Coast“, Renate Bartl, MA, München.
• VCS Literature „Canada through Margaret Atwood’s Stories“, Britta Colligs, MA, Trier.
• VCS English Literature „Canadian Women on the Sea“, Dr. Lena Schneider, Saarbrücken.

What is VCS all about?

• It is an opportunity to learn more about Canada through long distance E-learning,
• it is an easy access to resources on Canada worldwide,
• it focuses on Canada and Canadian issues in the format of interdisciplinary courses,
• it provides access to courses by specialists on Canada from different German universities,
• it allows participants to earn credit points (from 3 to 7, based on chosen level) that can be used towards programs at home universities (Bachelor, Master etc.) check with your own university before enrolling,
• students will receive a special certificate by the GKS testifying to their course participation,
• it is a great experience to get acquainted with new forms of learning and digital Media.

VCS Course Format & Requirements

• Duration: 12–14 weeks (full German university term)
• Language: English or French
• Format: long-distance E-learning, courses are taught on a biweekly basis (double sessions)
• Course requirements:
  • critical reading of the texts provided by the lecturers
  • assignments for each session
  • regular participation in online discussion forum and chats
  • submission of a final term paper
• Entry Requirements:
  • enrolment in a university program (second-year level or above)
  • proficiency in English or French
  • online access
  • interest in Canada
  • registration fee: 50 Euro (participants outside the Euro zone 60 Euro)

VCS Contact & Registration

• Information and registration: Please contact Annekatrin Metz (Email: metzanne[at]uni-trier.de)
• This is an official program sponsored by the Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien (GKS) / Association of Canadian Studies in German-speaking countries / L’association d’études canadiennes dans les pays de langue allemande