Academic major 3 1.S2.EP.AP.17

Course objectives
- formulating the topic of the thesis
- organizing the structure of the dissertation
- selecting and formatting sources (data base)
- discussing parts of the thesis (chapters, parts of chapters)
- discussing the interpretative potential of the thesis
- discussing various contexts connected with the topic of the thesis
- discussing the significance of the critical/interpretative efforts
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Course content:
depends on individual needs of the students and is decided upon by the teacher.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
supervising, mentoring, discussion, reading, text analysis, writing, revising, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 4 3ECTS = 90hrs in class (50% online; 50% in classroom) 1ECTS = 20 hrs preparation to class; 10 hrs consultations

Study level

MA level studies

Education profile

full-time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

Academic major 2

Prerequisites

Literary Studies: The course aims at broadening the students' awareness of the critical and interpretative potential of literature.

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Paweł Marcinkiewicz
Ryszard Wolny

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Jacek Gutorow
Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska
Mirosława Podhajecka

Term 2022/23-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Jacek Gutorow
Mirosława Podhajecka

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge:
The student knows and understands
1. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for studying (k_W03/P7S_WG)
2. expanded formal terminology and theories of linguistic, literary and cultural studies including nuances and indepth knowledge of the theoretical assumptions underlying research in the selected discipline (k_W02/P7S_WG; m-W-1/P7S_WG)
3. a wide range of methods of analysis and interpretation of culture products analysed in the studied disciplines, including theories and research schools within English philology (k_W04/P7S_WG; m-W-2/P7S_WK)
4. main trends and achievements within the studied discipline (k_W05/P7S_WG)

Skills:
The student is able to
5. use different source materials and prepare their own advanced texts in English, referring to formal sources (k_U04/P7S_UK; m-U-1/P7S_UW)
6. discuss theory and research in the studied discipline (k_U05/P7S_UK; m-U-2/P7S_UK)
7. improve their interpretative skills (k_U08/P75_UU)

Social competences:
The student is ready
8. to prioritise tasks, managing the time and resources following the supervisor’s guidance (k_K01/P7S_KK; m-K-1/P7S_KO)
9. to express their reasoned opinions, including critique, on selected academic issues related to the studied discipline (m-K-2/P7S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

Literary/Culture studies
1. Active participation in individual conferences - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
2. sections of MA thesis - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9)
Criteria of evaluation:
60% = 3
80% = 4
100% = 5

Language/Translation studies:
1. Active participation in individual conferences - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
2. sections of MA thesis - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9)
Criteria of evaluation:
60% = 3
80% = 4
100% = 5

Bibliography

The reading list is individual and depends on a topic of a dissertation.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.S2.EP.AP.17 in USOSweb