Academic research 2 1.S2.EP.AP.21

Learning outcomes according to PRK 2019

Knowledge
The student knows and understands
1. the place and significance of the philological science among humanities and its analytical and methodological tools (k_W01/P7S_WG)
2. 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)
3. research paradigms specific for the selected fiield of study (m-W-1/ P7S_WG)

Skills
The student can
4. independently formulate research problems and use appropriate tools and methods to analyse and discuss them with other specialists in the field of English philology (k_U06/P7S_UK)
5. search for, analyze, select, evaluate and synthesize information related to the selected field of study by consulting various academic and popular sources and tools, including digitalized online repositories (m-U-1/P7S_UW)
6. fluently and accurately communicate, in speech and in writing, the results of their research on selected aspects of a chosen field of study, applying the conventions and coherent style of academic presentation (Proficiency in English/C2) (m-U-2/P7S_UK)

Social competence
7. The student has awareness of the ethical responsibilities of the critical research work (the question of plagiarism) (k_K05/P7S_KR)

Forms of evalutions of learning outcomes

Literary studies
1. Active participation during classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2. Research skills as presented in collecting materials for MA thesis: 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6,7)

Translation studies
1. Active participation during classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2. Research skills as presented in collecting materials for MA thesis: 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6,7)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Reading list:

Literary studies:
1. A Reader's Guide to Contamporary Literary Theory, eds. Selden et al, 1997
2. Twentieth-Century Literary Theory: A Reader, ed. Newton, 1997
3. Vincent B. Leitch, American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties, 1988
4. The Northon Anthology of Theory and Criticism, 2001
5. Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction, 1996

Translation studies:
1.Baker, M., ed. 1998. Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. New York: Routledge.
2.Even-Zohar, I. 2000. “The Position of Translated Literature within the Literary Polysystem.” In The Translation Studies Reader, edited by L. Venuti, 192–197. London & New York: Routledge.
3.Nord, C. 1997. Translating as a Purposeful Activity. Functionalist Approaches Explained. Manchester: St Jerome Publishing.

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