Academic major 3

studia drugiego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 3

studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

fakultatywne
monograficzne

Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Academic major 2

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of ECTS: 4

3ECTS = 90hrs in class (50% online; 50% in classroom)

1ECTS = 30 hrs preparation to class with direct participation of the teacher

Course description:

The course Academic Major 3 is a continuation of Academic Major 2. The students deepen their knowledge regarding selected trends and achievements within the studied discipline. The students have already formulated their research topics and prepared appropriate research plans. They have already studied sources necessary for completing the theoretical section of their MA theses.

Course objectives

- formulating the topic of the thesis

- organizing the structure of the dissertation

- selecting and formatting sources (data base)

- discussing parts of the thesis (chapters, parts of chapters)

- discussing the interpretative potential of the thesis

- discussing various contexts connected with the topic of the thesis

- discussing the significance of the critical/interpretative efforts

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Course content:

depends on individual needs of the students and is decided upon by the teacher.

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity

supervising, mentoring, discussion, reading, text analysis, writing, revising, ICT tools/MSTeams

The reading list is individual and depends on a topic of a dissertation.

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:

The student knows and understands

1. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for studying (k_W03/P7S_WG)

2. expanded formal terminology and theories of linguistic, literary and cultural studies including nuances and indepth knowledge of the theoretical assumptions underlying research in the selected discipline (k_W02/P7S_WG; m-W-1/P7S_WG)

3. a wide range of methods of analysis and interpretation of culture products analysed in the studied disciplines, including theories and research schools within English philology (k_W04/P7S_WG; m-W-2/P7S_WK)

4. main trends and achievements within the studied discipline (k_W05/P7S_WG)

Skills:

The student is able to

5. use different source materials and prepare their own advanced texts in English, referring to formal sources (k_U04/P7S_UK; m-U-1/P7S_UW)

6. discuss theory and research in the studied discipline (k_U05/P7S_UK; m-U-2/P7S_UK)

7. improve their interpretative skills (k_U08/P75_UU)

Social competences:

The student is ready

8. to prioritise tasks, managing the time and resources following the supervisor’s guidance (k_K01/P7S_KK; m-K-1/P7S_KO)

9. to express their reasoned opinions, including critique, on selected academic issues related to the studied discipline (m-K-2/P7S_KK)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

Literary/Culture studies

1. Active participation in individual conferences - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

2. sections of MA thesis - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9)

Criteria of evaluation:

60% = 3

80% = 4

100% = 5

Language/Translation studies:

1. Active participation in individual conferences - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

2. sections of MA thesis - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9)

Criteria of evaluation:

60% = 3

80% = 4

100% = 5