Academic major 2 1.S2.EP.TTP.AP.15
Course objectives:
The main aim of the Academic major courses is to explore academic issues that will be a basis for the students own research in the second language acquisition context in the following semesters.
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The main topics realized during the course depend on the academic teacher who will then work with the students MA research projects.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
lecture, multimedia presentation, discussion, material analysis, ICT tools/e-learning, MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2023/24-L: | Term 2024/25-L: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQF 2019
Knowledge
Students know and understand
1. the position and role of philological sciences and their place among the humanities as well as the analytical and methodological tools used in them; especially the role of second language acquisition in linguistics (k_W01/P7S_WG)
2. to an in-depth extent advanced second language acquisition terminology and theories (k_W02/P7S_WG)
3. a wide range of analytical and interpretative methods relating to various cultural products analyzed within linguistics, including theories and research schools in the field of language acquisition (k_W05/P7S_WG)
Skills
Students can:
4. use terminology and take theoretical positions resulting from English studies in order to formulate research problems and carry out tasks that will guide them towards their MA thesis topic (k_U01/P7S_UW)
5. connect linguistic knowledge with other scientific fields, particularly psychology, pedagogy, sociology and culture studies (k_U08/P7S_UU)
6. independently formulate research problems (k_U06/P7S_UK)
Social competences
Students are ready to
7. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional conditions when formulating their research problems (k_K03/P7S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Active participation in the classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2. Written assignments - 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list decided upon by the academic teacher at the beginning of the semester. Materials need to be relevant to students' individual research interests in SLA.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: