(in Polish) Culture and contemporary world

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Course ID:	1.2.5-D1-KKS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Culture and contemporary world
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Philology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Studia stacjonarne (in Polish) Studia stacjonarne
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Full description:	Module 4a Specialization 1 ECTS code 1.2.5-D1-M4a Hours 30 ECTS points 3 Final requirement Credit/grade Year I Semester 1. Form elective Language English Prerequisites none Provider University of Opole / Faculty of Philology / Institute of English Studies Studies Subject Degree Organization Profile Major/Specialty English Philology BA Full time Academic English and Cultural Studies Courses in the module Course name ECTS code Form Hours ECTS points Instructor Culture and the contemporary world 1.2.5-D1-KKS class 30 3 dr K. Molek-Kozakowska Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects) In-class discussions and presentations from reading(4,5) Project (multimodal presentation, print handout, oral presentation) on a chosen aspect of the course content (3,6,7) Test (1,2) Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity In-class activities Lecture and/or presentation Text analysis and discussion Oral/multimodal presentations ECTS points in relation to student’s duties 1ECTS - 30 h – in-class activities 1ECTS - 15 h – consultations, 15 h – doing the project 1ECTS - 15 h – reading (A2), 15 h – learning for the test Course description The course is a practical introduction to culture as an object of academic study. It looks at the interdisciplinarity of Cultural Studies and the evolution of research orientations. It shows how cultural forms and practices can be analysed, evaluated and explained in the context of various theoretical models (e.g., psychological, sociological, anthropological ). It introduces students to terminology and conceptual framework of Cultural Studies. Course objectives The course is of an introductory character. It aims to acquaint students with a broad range of themes and research orientations in Cultural Studies. It gives them basic knowledge and analytic skills. It should encourage students to pursue more advanced inquiries into cultural aspects of philological studies. Course content 1. Definitions and typologies of culture 2. Main research paradigms in Cultural Studies – structuralism, culturalism, poststructuralism, postmodernism 3. Culture and communication 4. Culture as mediation and practice 5. Language and representation in culture 6. Culture, power and ideology 7. Cultural identities 8. Visual culture, cyberculture, subculture Reading list A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): A.1. used in class Longhurst, Brian, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Miles Ogborn, 2008. Introducing Cultural Studies 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Walton, David. 2008. Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications A.2. used for self-study Chandler, Daniel. 1994-2012. Semiotics for Beginners e-book from http://users.aber.ac.uk Press and online materials on various aspects of culture, particularly in the Anglo-American world B. supplementary reading Stokes, Jane. 2003. How to do Cultural and Media Studies. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Effects Knowledge Students: 1. know the basic terms and concepts of Cultural Studies (K_W05) 2. understand the interdisciplinarity of Cultural Studies and the relations between culture and other humanistic and philological subjects (K_W11) 3. know about the work of cultural institutions, about the cultural products and practices in the contemporary world (K_W18) Skills Students: 4. can locate, analyze, select, evaluate and use information from various sources and in various media (K_U01) 5. can discriminate among various types of cultural forms and practices, analyze them exhaustively, interpret their meanings with the aid of typical philological methods, recognize their social relevance and their function for historical and cultural formation (K_U06) 6. can prepare and deliver an oral/multimedia presentation about a chosen detailed aspect of the course (K_U10) Social competences 7. Students take part in cultural life and take advantage of various media to enhance their social competences (K_K14) Contact dr K. Molek-Kozakowska: molekk@uni.opole.pl

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