Graduate proseminar 1.N2.EP.TTP.AP.24

Course objectives
- selecting own research topic
- researching that topic
- discussing the theory and research relevant to student's research topic
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Course content depends on the MA supervisor and individual student needs
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Methods of instructions: mentoring, supervising, tutoring, discussion, extensive reading and writing, ICT tools/e-learning MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology - Teacher Training Programme

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 3 1 ECTS = 30hrs in class (50% university site/50% online) 2 ECTS = 60 hrs preparation to class with direct participation of the teacher

Study level

MA level studies

Education profile

part-time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
proseminars

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Magdalena Szyszka

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes according to PQR 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. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for studying (k_W03/P7S_WG)
3. to an in-depth extent 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_W04/P7S_WG)
4. principles of copyright and its protection in relation to various cultural products, in particular in the field of English philology (k_W08/P7S_WK)

Skills
The student can
5. be innovative in solving complex and new problems by making the right choices, evaluating and critically interpreting the acquired knowledge when starting their MA research project (k_U02/P7S_UW)
6. refer to arguments and draw logical conclusions using appropriate methods and expended tools when researching the theory behind own research topic (k_U03/P7S_UW)
7. independently formulate own research problem (k_U06/P7S_UK)

Social competence
The student is ready to
8. participate in various forms of cultural life for the research purposes (k_K04/P7S_KO)
9. take the ethical responsibilities of the critical research work (the question of plagiarism) (k_K05/P7S_KR)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evalutions of learning outcomes

1. The draft of the research chapter - 50% of the final grade (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
2. Active participation in individual conferencing - 50% of the final grade (1,2,3,4,9)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
Bitchener, J. (2010). Writing an applied linguistics thesis or dissertation. Basingstoke, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Dörnyei, Z. (2011) Research methods in applied linguistics : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies, Oxford : Oxford Universi
Larsen-Freeman, D., & Long, M. H. (2014). An introduction to second language acquisition research. London; New York: Routlege.
Nunan, D. (1994). Research methods in language learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wilczyńska, W. & Michońska-Stadnik, A. (2010). Metodologia badań w glottodydaktyce. Wprowadzenie. Kraków: Avalon.

Supplementary reading
K. A Neuendorf (2002), The content analysis guidebook, Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications
K. Krippendorff (2019), Content analysis : an introduction to Its methodology, Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications

Additional information

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