Graduate proseminar

studia drugiego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 3

studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

obowiązkowe
seminaria magisterskie

Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

Total number of ECTS: 2

1 ECTS = 30 hours in class/online

1 ECTS = 20 hours preparations & 10 hours consultations

Course description

Graduate proseminar is meant to support the students in their own academic research and writing of MA thesis on a selected topic within a chosen field of study in English philology.

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

The reading list is individual and depends on a topic of an MA thesis

Learning outcomes according to PRK 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. 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. research paradigms specific for the selected fiield of study (m-W-1/ P7S_WG)

5. 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

6. be innovative in solving complex and new problems by making right choices, appraisals and critical interpretation of gained knowledge (k_U02/P7S_UW)

7. refer to arguments and draw logical conclusions using appropriate methods and expended tools (k_U03/P7S_UW)

8. independently formulate research problems and use appropriate tools and methods to analyse and discuss them with other specialists in the field of English philology (k_U06/P7S_UK)

9. search for, analyze, select, evaluate and synthesize information related to the selected field of study by consulting various academic and popular sources and tools, including digitalized online repositories (m-U-1/P7S_UW)

10. fluently and accurately communicate, in speech and in writing, the results of their research on selected aspects of a chosen field of study, applying the conventions and coherent style of academic presentation (Proficiency in English/C2) (m-U-2/P7S_UK)

Social competence

The student is ready to

11. participate in various forms of cultural life for the research purposes (k_K04/P7S_KO)

12. take the ethical responsibilities of the critical research work (the question of plagiarism) (k_K05/P7S_KR)

Forms of evalutions of learning outcomes

Literary/Culture studies

1. Active participation during classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

2. interpretive sections of own MA thesis - 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

Translation studies/Linguistics

1. Active participation during classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

2. interpretive sections of own MA thesis - 55% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

pass at 60% of the final grade