Introduction to Research
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 1.2.2-D1-ITR |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: | (brak danych) / (brak danych) |
Nazwa przedmiotu: | Introduction to Research |
Jednostka: | Wydział Filologiczny |
Grupy: |
Studia stacjonarne Studia stacjonarne |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | (brak danych) |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The course introduces students to how research is conducted in the academic discipline of philology. It gives them a general overview of research paradigms and exposes them to exemplary studies, both landmark and current. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) Students are exposed to specialized terminologies and academic research traditions within the fields of linguistics, culture studies, communication studies and social sciences. Course content 1. The main research orientations within the subject field: culturalism, postmodernism, cognitivism 2. Theoretical models and research paradigms: quantitative, qualitative, normative and critical 3. Methodologies and analytic categories: from hypothesis to design of the study 4. Research procedures: data sampling, analytical tools, methods of presentation and discussion. 5. The scope and results of research: conclusions. 6. The issues to be explored, limitations, criticism. 7. Implications for further scholarship. |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): A.1. used in class Selected relevant monographs, readers, journal articles, online materials within the scope of the seminar A.2. used for self-study Selected relevant monographs, readers, journal articles, online materials within the scope of the seminar B. supplementary reading Selected relevant monographs, readers, journal articles, online materials within the scope of the seminar |
Efekty uczenia się: |
(tylko po angielsku) Knowledge Students: 1. have basic knowledge about the significance of the humanities, particularly the discipline of philology, in the system of scientific disciplines, about their research subjects as well as their methodological specificity(k-W-1) 2. have basic knowledge about the significance of the study of language and communication within the discipline of philology, about their research subjects as well as their methodological specificity(k-W-2) 3. have a systematic detailed knowledge of current research in linguistics, discourse analysis, social communication, media studies, as well as other related disciplines and their research orientations (k-W-7) Skills Students can: 4. search for, analyze, select, evaluate and use information collected from various sources and presented in various media (k-U-1) 5. apply the terminology, theoretical frameworks, research paradigms and methodological approaches of linguistics and discouse studies (including those of semiotics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, stylistics and rhetoric), as well as communication studies and media studies (k-U-4) Social competences Students: 6. recognize priorities and objectives in self-study, (individual and group) assignments and research (k-K-6) 7. approach public communications in an analytic and critical way(k-K-7) |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) In class activities: Lectures with multimedia presentations and exemplary handouts prepared by the instructor, Group and individual analysis of exemplars and discussion Presenting individual projects (20min per participant) and critical response, debate on it Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects) Class participation, debating and responding to lectures, presentations – 30% - 3,7 Test/ essay - 30% - 3,5 Individual or team project presentation - 40% - 1,2,4,6 |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Opolski.