MA Seminar 340-AT2-1SEM4
Course profile: general academic
Form of study: full-time
Course type: compulsory (M_6)
Field and discipline: humanities/language studies
year of study: I and II
semester: I, II, III, IV
Prerequisites:
The student should meet the requirements of the learning outcomes stipulated by the National Qualification Framework for higher education, first degree studies, from the area of humanities.
Number of teaching hours:
2x30h=60h exercises (1st year)
2x30h=60h exercises (2nd year)
Didactic methods: discussions, analysis of academic texts, conversations, lectures
ECTS credits: 30
Balance of student workload:
Participation for seminars, additional consultations, e-mail contact with the supervisor: 4x30h + 220h = 350h
Revising of the material from the subjects of the selected specialization: 70h
Preparation of a paper/multimedia presentation: 30h
Library research: 50h
Collection of research material: 30h
Dissertation writing: 200h
Dissertation editing, revisions, proofreading, etc: 20h
Total: 750 h
(which corresponds to 30 ECTS credits)
Quantitative indicators:
Student workload related to activities requiring direct participation of the teacher: 350h (14 ECTS points)
Student workload related for the involvement in seminar (paper, multimedia presentation) and preparation of diploma thesis: 400h (16 ECTS points)
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Term 2023:
None |
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Term 2024: | Term 2023: |
Type of course
Term 2024: Master's seminars obligatory courses | General: Master's seminars | Term 2023: obligatory courses Master's seminars |
Mode
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE, the graduates know and understand
KP7_WG3 complex literary phenomena and contemporary theories explaining their cultural background and dependencies among them
KP7_WG8 advanced methods of analysis and interpretation of texts based on tradition and theory of literary studies
KP7_WG10 advanced terminology for description of cultural phenomena important in analysis of the literature in a given language
KP7_WG11 contemporary socio-cultural conditions of a given language area
SKILLS, the graduate can:
KP7_UW3 conduct an in-depth analysis of literary works applying philological methods allowing for the evaluation of their meaning in historical and cultural processes
KP7_UW4 conduct a critical analysis and interpretation of various works of culture applying philological methods allowing for the evaluation of their meaning in historical and cultural processes
KP7_UW7 properly select sources and pieces of information available therein in the field of literary studies and make evaluations, critical analysis and synthesis of the pieces of information
KP7_UK3 communicate with various groups of interlocutors using specialised literary studies terminology including social-cultural components
KP7_UK4 conduct debates in a foreign language, present and evaluate various opinions and perspectives and discuss them
SOCIAL SKILLS, the graduate is capable of
KP7_KK1 critical assessment of content
KP7_KO4 introducing new perspectives for tolerance, multicultural cooperation within a multireligious society
KP7_KR2 abiding and developing professional rules of ethics as well as acting in favor of those rules
Assessment criteria
The criteria for passing each semester are as follows:
1st semester 1st year - making several presentations, passing a test on the problems of the seminar
2nd semester 1st year - delivery of several presentations, passing a test on seminar issues
1. semester 2 - delivery of a presentation and submission of the first and second chapter of the thesis
2nd semester 2nd year - delivery of a presentation and submission of a complete dissertation
In addition, in all semesters it is necessary to attend classes systematically (maximum two absences per semester), to do homework and to actively participate in the seminar.
Bibliography
The course literature depends on the specific topics undertaken in the seminar. It is listed in Part B of the syllabus.
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Term 2023:
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Term 2024:
Philipp Löffler, Clemens Spahr, and Jan Stievermann (eds), Handbook f American Romanticism, Berlin/Boston 2021. |
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