Conducted in terms: 2023, 2024, 2025

Erasmus code: 09.0

ECTS credits: 15

Language: English

Organized by: Faculty of Philology

M.A. Seminar 340-AT2-2SEM3

Study profile: general academic

Form of studies: full-time

Subject type: compulsory (M_6)

Field and discipline of study: humanities/literary studies

year of study: I and II

semester: I, II, III, IV

Entrance requirements:

The student should meet the requirements regarding learning outcomes provided for by the National Qualifications Framework for higher education, first-cycle studies in the field of humanities.
Number of teaching hours:

2x30h=60h of seminars (1st year)

2x30h=60h of seminars (2nd year)

Teaching methods: discussions, analysis of scholarly texts, conversations, lectures.

ECTS points: 30

Balance of student workload:

Participation in seminars, additional consultations, e-mail contact with the supervisor: 4x30h + 230h = 350h (equals 14 ECTS points)

Independent repetition of material in subjects from a selected specialization: 50 hours

Library research: 60h

Collection of research material on the internet: 60 hours

Writing thesis: 250h

Editing the work, corrections, proofreading, etc.: 50 hours

Total: 820 h

Term 2023:

in the second year of the seminar the students are concentrated on researching and writing their M.A. dissertations and then they present their achievements to the whole group

Term 2024:

in the second year of the seminar the students are concentrated on researching and writing their M.A. dissertations and then they present their achievements to the whole group

Term 2025:

The aim of the course is to prepare students to write their M.A. theses within the field of literary studies. During the classes students will learn about the requirements for a successful M.A. thesis and technical aspects of academic writing/ They will have an opportunity to discuss the choice of the topic and will receive feedback on the progress of their work. The seminar is a continuation of the seminar supervised by prof. Jerzy Kamionowski; its thematic range was determined in the previous academic year

Prerequisites (description)

students know the English language on the level which will allow them to research literary and translational texts and write their M.A. disserations in English. They are also expected to have taken survey courses in British and American literature and the course of introducution to literary studies. During the first year of this course they chose a topic of their M.A. dissertations, wrote a detailed plan with chapters and sub-chapters and also at least half of one chapter (15 pages)

Course coordinators

Term 2024:

Grzegorz Moroz

Term 2025:

Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun

Term 2023:

Grzegorz Moroz

Type of course

Term 2025:

Master's seminars
obligatory courses

General:

obligatory courses

Mode

(in Polish) w sali

Learning outcomes

The graduate:
KP6_WG3 will learn and understand literary works, phenomena and processes as well as theories explaining their cultural
background and their interdependence
KP6_WG8 will learn and understand methods of analyzing and interpreting texts in the context of selected theories in literary studies
KP6_WG10 will learn and understand general terminology employed in the description of cultural phenomena significant for analyzing literary texts of a given language area
KP6_WG11 will learn and understand historical and cultural conditioning of a given language area
KP6_WK1 will learn and understand problems and challenges concerning language and communication and their relevance to fundamental dilemmas of modern civilization
KP6_WK2 will learn and understand legal, organizational and ethical conditioning of activities related to a given discipline
KP6_WK3 will learn and understand regulations concerning the protection of industrial property and copyright
KP6_UW1 is able to formulate and solve complex problems by selecting appropriate methods and tools using their knowledge of linguistics and translation studies
KP6_UW3 is able to carry out a critical analysis and interpret literary texts using philological methods that make it possible to assess the importance of the text in the historical and cultural process
KP6_UW4 is able to carry out a critical analysis and interpret various creations of culture using philological methods that make it possible to assess the importance of the texts in the historical and cultural process
KP6_UW7 is able to properly select sources and information derived from them in the field of linguistics as well as evaluate, critically analyse and synthesize this information communicate using specialised terminology in the field of linguistics and translation studies, including socio-cultural elements
KP6_UK1 communicate using specialised terminology in the field of linguistics and translation studies, including socio-cultural elements
KP6_UK2 is able to communicate using specialised terminology in the field of foreign language learning and teaching, including socio-cultural elements
KP6_UK3 is able to communicate using specialised terminology in the field of literary studies, including socio-cultural elements
KP6_UK4 is able to participate in debates in a foreign language – present, assess and discuss various opinions and positions
KP6_UK5 is able to use a targeted foreign language, both spoken and written, at C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
KP6_UU1 is able to individually plan and implement one's own lifelong learning program
KP6_KO1 is prepared to fulfil social obligations and co-organise activities for the benefit of the social environment
KP6_KO2 is prepared to initiate public interest activities as well as think and act in an entrepreneurial way
KP6_KO3 is prepared to consciously cultivate the cultural heritage of the region, country and Europe
KP6_KO4 is prepared to create tolerance planes and cooperate in the conditions of multicultural and religiously diverse society
KP6_KO5 is prepared to participate in cultural life in its various forms
KP6_KK1 is prepared to critically evaluate their knowledge
KA_KK2 is prepared to recognise the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems
KP6_KR1 is prepared to comply with the rules of professional conduct and require others to do so
KP6_KR2 is prepared to protect the achievements and traditions of the profession

Bibliography

1. Behdad, Ali – Belated Travelers: Orientalism in the Age of Colonial Dissolution,
2. Białas, Zbigniew – The Body Wall, Somatics of Travelling and Discursive Practices,
3. Blanton, Casey – Travel Writing: The Self and the World,
4. Cocker, Mark – Loneliness and Time: The Story of British Travel Writing,
5. Fussell, Paul – Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars
6. Kowalewski, Michael (ed.) – Temperamental Journeys: Essays on the Modern Literature of Travel,
7. Lawrence, Karen – Penelope Voyages: Women and Travel in the British Literary Tradition,
8. Moroz Grzegorz – Travellers, Novelists and Gentlemen: Constructing Male Narrative Personae in British Travel Books,
9. Rutkowska, Małgorzata - In Search of America – The Image of the United States in Travel Writing of the 1980s and 1990s,
10. Said, Edward – Orientalism,
11. Smith, Sidonie – Moving Lives; 20-th Century Women’s Travel Writing,
12. Spurr, David – The Rhetoric of Empire; Colonial Discourse in Journalism, Travel Writing and Imperial Administration,
13. Thompson Carl- Travel Writing,
14. Youngs, Tim , The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing,

Term 2023:

1. Behdad, Ali – Belated Travelers: Orientalism in the Age of Colonial Dissolution,

2. Białas, Zbigniew – The Body Wall, Somatics of Travelling and Discursive Practices,

3. Blanton, Casey – Travel Writing: The Self and the World,

4. Cocker, Mark – Loneliness and Time: The Story of British Travel Writing,

5. Fussell, Paul – Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars

6. Kowalewski, Michael (ed.) – Temperamental Journeys: Essays on the Modern Literature of Travel,

7. Lawrence, Karen – Penelope Voyages: Women and Travel in the British Literary Tradition,

8. Moroz Grzegorz – Travellers, Novelists and Gentlemen: Constructing Male Narrative Personae in British Travel Books,

9. Rutkowska, Małgorzata - In Search of America – The Image of the United States in Travel Writing of the 1980s and 1990s,

10. Said, Edward – Orientalism,

11. Smith, Sidonie – Moving Lives; 20-th Century Women’s Travel Writing,

12. Spurr, David – The Rhetoric of Empire; Colonial Discourse in Journalism, Travel Writing and Imperial Administration,

13. Thompson Carl- Travel Writing,

14. Youngs, Tim , The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing,

Term 2024:

1. Behdad, Ali – Belated Travelers: Orientalism in the Age of Colonial Dissolution,

2. Białas, Zbigniew – The Body Wall, Somatics of Travelling and Discursive Practices,

3. Blanton, Casey – Travel Writing: The Self and the World,

4. Cocker, Mark – Loneliness and Time: The Story of British Travel Writing,

5. Fussell, Paul – Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars

6. Kowalewski, Michael (ed.) – Temperamental Journeys: Essays on the Modern Literature of Travel,

7. Lawrence, Karen – Penelope Voyages: Women and Travel in the British Literary Tradition,

8. Moroz Grzegorz – Travellers, Novelists and Gentlemen: Constructing Male Narrative Personae in British Travel Books,

9. Rutkowska, Małgorzata - In Search of America – The Image of the United States in Travel Writing of the 1980s and 1990s,

10. Said, Edward – Orientalism,

11. Smith, Sidonie – Moving Lives; 20-th Century Women’s Travel Writing,

12. Spurr, David – The Rhetoric of Empire; Colonial Discourse in Journalism, Travel Writing and Imperial Administration,

13. Thompson Carl- Travel Writing,

14. Youngs, Tim , The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing,

Term 2025:

Howe, Stephen and Kristina Henriksson. PhraseBook for Writing Papers and Research in English. 4th ed., The Whole World Company Press, 2007.

Straus, Jane and Lester Kaufman. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation. Jossey-Bass, 2014.

Turabian, L. Kate. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago Style for Students & Researchers. 8the ed., The University of Chicago, Press 2008.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today. A User-Friendly Guide. The 2nd Edition. Routledge 2006.

The Purdue OWL Family Sites. MLA Formatting and Style Guide.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html Accessed 1 Oct. 2020.

Notes

Term 2025:

Each student will be required to prepare an oral presentation on a selected topic, act as a discussion-leader, and write a research paper. Active participation in in-class discussions, as well as regular attendance, will also contribute to the final grade. To complete the second year, student are required to submit a whole M.A. thesis.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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