Undergraduate seminar 1.S3.EP.PP.BE.12
Course objectives
- elaborating on main research methods within the seminar
- elaborating on theoretical models and research paradigms
- elaborating on the stylistic and formal guidelines for BA project writing
- giving the students specialist knowledge to write their own BA diploma paper
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Course content
1. Identifying research objects in the context of current developments in the discipline of linguistics)
2. Framing research objectives and formulating theses, hypotheses and research questions within the scope of the discipline
3. Doing a literature review in relations to a chosen aspect of theory/methodology/analysis
4. Selecting methods, procedures and analytic tools to match research objectives
5. Reporting on and discussing results in quantitative and qualitative approaches
6. Concluding, identifying implications for further research and limitations of the study
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, discussion, extensive reading, material analysis, writing, ICT tools/MSTeams
6. Concluding, identifying implications for further research and limitations of the study
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019:
Knowledge:
Students know and understand
1. position and importance of the English language and philological studies in various fields (business, culture, economy, information technology, law, media, politics, science and sociology) (k_W01/P6S_WG)
2. specific terminology and techniques used in reading, critical analysis, and writing in English in order to perform and describe own research project (k_W04/P6S_WG)
3. principles of copyright and its protection in relation to various cultural products, in particular in the field of English philology (k_W06/P6S_WK)
Skills
Students can
4. be innovative in performing own research project through proper selection, evaluation and analysis of the obtained information (k_U02/P6S_UW)
5. conduct basic research, search, and analysis, select and use information using different sources, methods and computer literacy (k_U04/P6S_UW)
6. formulate research problems and use appropriate tools and methods to analyse and discuss them with other specialists in the field of English philology (k_U07/P6S_UK)
7. plan and organize individual; continue to learn independently when performing own research (k_U10/P6S_UO)
8. translate selected texts from their mother tongue into English in order to use them or make them available to other students when performing own research (k_U11/P6S_UU)
9. use the acquired knowledge and skills to deepen their academic interests in the intra- and interdisciplinary dimension when performing own research (k_U12/P6S_UU)
Social competences
Students are ready to
10. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional factors when performing own research (k_K04/P6S_KO)
11. participate in various forms of cultural life and international events, (co-) organize open public events, discussions and presentations for the purpose of their own research (k_K05/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in classes and consultations - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11)
2. Evaluation of the style, form and content of BA theses - 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading:
Materials provided by the seminar supervisor
Supplementary reading
Guidelines for preparation of Bachelor's theses available on the study programme's website
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: