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Composition of English texts

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Course ID:	2500-OG-BK-CET
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Composition of English texts
Name in Polish:	Composition of English texts
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Humanities
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Prerequisites:	This course is part of the module Editing in Practice / Edytorstwo w praktyce
Total student workload:	Contact hours with the teacher: - participation in classes - 30 hrs - consultations / feedback – 25 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for classes - 20 hrs - preparation of projects - 25 hrs Altogether: 100 hrs (4 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge:	The student W1: has in-depth knowledge of the connection of language studies, predominantly literary research, and desktop publishing and knows how editorial solutions and publication decisions affect a given literary text available on the book market (K_W08).
Learning outcomes - skills:	The student U1: is able to combine English texts, graphics and multimedia, and to use his or her editorial solutions in order to prepare a digital publication (within English studies) by means of the DPS software (K_U08).
Learning outcomes - social competencies:	The student K1: is capable of transferring a print publication into its digital format by means of the DPS software and is aware that such editorial processes are important in spreading knowledge about Anglophone literature and culture (K_K03); K2: is aware of the possibilities and limitations of using graphic and textual material in the editorial and publishing processes and knows how to handle copyright issues in specific publication scenarios (K_K05).
Teaching methods:	Expository teaching methods: - problem-based lecture Exploratory teaching methods: - project work - laboratory - case study
Short description:	The aim of the course is to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills concerning digital composition of English texts (combined with graphics) in the DPS software.
Full description:	The course comprises exercises which aim at gaining knowledge and skills concerning use of editing and digital-publishing solutions in English text composition. Laboratory tasks include textual and graphic designs (for digital publications). The course will also comprise cover interactive pdf / fixed-layout publications by means of the DPS software. The students will learn how to launch digital publications. Content distribution:  Introduction and requirements  Cover design - error correction  Individual project 1 (Unfinished covers / Error correction)  Old texts in new digital formats  Use of the DPS software for digital publications: interactive PDF formats  Digital publications - task (individual project 2)  Feedback and conclusion
Bibliography:	Required reading: Samara Timothy. 2006. Typography Workbook: A Real-world Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design. Rockport Publishers. Additional reading: Komza, Małgorzata (red.). 2012. Poszukiwanie odpowiedniej formy. Rola wydawcy, typografa, artysty i technologii w pracy nad książką. Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego [selected essays depending on students’ interests].
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	A graded credit on the basis of the assignments assessing the level of achieving particular learning outcomes: Individual project 1 (cover design - error correction) – W1, U1, K2 Individual project 2 (interactive PDF publication) – W1, U1, K1 Assessment criteria: fail – 0-59 % satisfactory – 60-69 % satisfactory plus – 70-75 % good – 76-85 % good plus – 86-90 % very good – 91-100 %
Internships:	N/A

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2025-02-24 - 2025-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W LAB TH FR
Type of class:	Laboratory, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mirosława Buchholtz, Grzegorz Koneczniak
Group instructors:	Grzegorz Koneczniak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Laboratory - Grading
Short description:	As in "General information on the course".
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Bibliography:	As in "General information on the course".
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Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2026-02-23 - 2026-09-20	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W LAB TH FR
Type of class:	Laboratory, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mirosława Buchholtz, Grzegorz Koneczniak
Group instructors:	Grzegorz Koneczniak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Laboratory - Grading
Short description:	As in "General information on the course".
Full description:	As in "General information on the course".
Bibliography:	As in "General information on the course".
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