Diploma Seminar 340-AS1-3SEMD2

Faculty of Philology, Department of Modern Languages, English Philology, full-time studies, profile of studies: general academic; Compulsory subject (M_12)
Year III, semester V and VI; entry requirements: completed second year of studies; seminar lecture, discussion, paper or multimedia presentation on the progress and results of the student's work (e.g. collected bibliography, research material, conclusions). The pass mark is the final editing and submission of the thesis. 60 hours;
Balance of student workload:
Participation in seminar exercises and additional consultations as part of the duty for students 2x30h + 25h
Preparation of a paper / multimedia presentation 35h
50h library query
Independent repetition of material on selected specialization 60h
Conducting an experimental study: questionnaires, text analysis, etc. 30h
Collection and development of research material 90h
Writing an 80h work
E-mail contact with the teacher 20h
Work editing, corrections etc. 50h
Total: 500
Student workload related to activities requiring the direct participation of the teacher. 105h 4 points ECTS
Student workload related to participation in the seminar (lecture, multimedia presentation) and preparation of the thesis - practical classes 500 19 points. ECTS

Term 2022:

The topics of the seminar will focus on the following issues:
1) Linguistic influences in the multilingual mind and their role in the acquisition process.
2) Learner's language (interlanguage).
3) Linguistic error and error analysis from the teacher's perspective.
4) Assessment and evaluation in teaching foreign languages.
5) Factors influencing the effectiveness of foreign language learning/teaching (cognitive, affective, social).

Term 2023:

Term 2024:

Mode

Blended learning

Prerequisites (description)

Knowledge of English at the advanced level (B2-C1), basic knowledge of applied linguistics and methods of teaching foreign languages.

Course coordinators

Term 2022:

Dorota Szymaniuk

Term 2023:

Michał Citko

Type of course

Term 2024:

B.Sc. seminars
obligatory courses

General:

obligatory courses
B.Sc. seminars

Term 2022:

B.Sc. seminars
obligatory courses

Term 2023:

obligatory courses
B.Sc. seminars

Learning outcomes

K_W03, K_W08, K_U04, K_W07, K_W01, K_W04, K_W05, K_W06, K_W08, K_U07, K_W09 , K_U01, K_U03, K_U05, K_U01, K_U03, K_U14, K_W12, K_K05, K_U02, K_U10, K_U11, K_U12, K_U13, K_U10, K_W09, K_U13,, K_K04, K_K01, K_K07, K_U13, K_K03

Assessment criteria

Methods:
• discussions,
• seminar lectures,
• analysis of linguistic examples,
• design work - individual and teamwork
• individual consultations
Systematic participation in group classes and individual online meetings with the Supervisor. Writing and submitting a BA thesis.

Bibliography

Literature on the subject will depend on the interests and needs of the seminar participants.

Term 2022:

1. Bley-Vroman R. (1989), What is the Logical Problem of Foreign Language Learning?, w: Linguistic Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition, red. S. Gass, J. Schachter, Cambridge: CUP, s. 41-68.
2. Borecka V., 2019, Interferencja interlingwalna w nauce języka angielskiego - analiza błędów leksykalnych i gramatycznych w wypowiedziach pisemnych polskich uczniów klas maturalnych, Białystok: UwB.
3. Ellis R. & Barkhuizen G., 2005, Analyzing Learner Language, Oxford.
4. Grosjean F. (2010), Bilingual: Life and Reality, Cambridge, MA: HUP.
5. Jarvis S., Pavlenko A. (2008), Crosslinguistic influence in language and cognition, New York: Routledge.
6. Larsen-Freeman D., Long M. (1991), An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research, London: Longman.
7. Lightbown P., Spada N. (2013), How Languages are Learned, Oxford: OUP.
8. Ringbom H., 2007, Cross-linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
9. Saville- Troike M. (2006), Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: CUP.
10. Saville-Troike, M. 2012. Introducing Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge: CUP.
11. Tarone E., Swierzbin B. (2009), Exploring Learner Language, Oxford: OUP.
12. Zybert J. (1999), Errors in Foreign Language Learning. The Case of Polish Learners of English, Warszawa: UW.

Term 2023:

Term 2024:

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