MA seminar
Informacje ogólne
| Kod przedmiotu: | 2510-f2ENG1W-MA |
| Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
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(0231) Języki obce
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| Nazwa przedmiotu: | MA seminar |
| Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny |
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| Punkty ECTS i inne: |
7.00
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| Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
| Wymagania wstępne: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) - fluent command of English - academic interests in at least one of the following areas: linguistics, communication studies, multimodality and gesture studies, narrative studies, inclusive education. - previous experience with empirical linguistic research recommended (e.g. a seminar in linguistics or a BA thesis) ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 →fluent command of English →academic interests in literary, game, and cultural studies →rudimentary knowledge about speculative fiction texts and their (recommended) ========================== MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) - fluent command of English - interest in literary and/or cultural studies |
| Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) Altogether: 175 hours (7 ECTS) Contact hours: 75 - class participation - 30 hours - individual meetings - 45 hours Self-study hours: 100 hours - preparation for classes and assignments – 30 hours - research - 50 hours - preparation of the graded presentation - 20 hours ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 Workload: 7 ECTS = 175h Contact hours: 35h - participation in the seminar = 30h - individual contact with the thesis supervisor: consultations and office hours, email contact, = 5h Self-study: 140h - reading course materials and texts selected for individual projects = 20h - working with course materials at home: note-taking, following references, answering study questions = 20h - preparing a detailed plan of the dissertation = 30h - library and online searches = 50h - preparing research tasks = 20h ================================ MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) Altogether: 175 hours (7 ECTS) Contact hours: 75 - participation in tutorials - 30 hours - individual feedback - 45 hours Self-study hours: 100 hours - preparation for classes and assignments – 30 hours - research - 50 hours - writing the first pages of the MA thesis - 20 hours |
| Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) W1: The student has in-depth knowledge of applied linguistics. (K_W06, K_W08) W2: The student has in-depth knowledge of research terminology and methodology in applied linguistics (K_W11) W3: The student has basic knowledge of linguistics as a discipline. K_W11 ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) The student W1: has in-depth and systematized knowledge of selected aspects of Anglophone literature and culture (K_W04). W2: has in-depth and systematized knowledge of literary and cultural studies (K_W06). W3: has in-depth and systematized knowledge of research-related terminology and methodology applied in cultural and literary studies (K_W07). W4: has in-depth, systematized specific knowledge on selected aspects of literary and cultural studies (K_W08, 09). ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 W1: The student has in-depth and systematized knowledge of literary and cultural studies (K_W06). W2: The student has in-depth and systematized knowledge of research-related terminology and methodology applied in cultural and literary studies (K_W08). W3: The student has in-depth knowledge of academic discourse in English (K_W11). ==================================================== MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY STUDIES (dr Jarosław Hetman) W1: has in-depth and systematized knowledge of selected aspects of Anglophone literature (K_W04, 09). W2: is familiar with major developments in the field of literary studies (K_W06). W3: has in-depth and systematized knowledge of research-related terminology and methodology applied in studies (K_W07). W4: has in-depth, systematized and expert knowledge of selected aspects of literary studies (K_W08). |
| Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) U1: The student is able to integrate theoretical knowledge of applied linguistics into empirical projects, formulate research questions, hypotheses and operationalise concepts pertaining to the study of applied linguistics. K_U01 U2: The student is able to use various sources to further their research - academic journals and monographs, Internet sources, computer programmes – and integrate them into their MA projects. K_U01 U3: The student understands academic papers related to applied linguistics and is capable of critically evaluating such papers and of participating in a wider academic discussion in this area (K_U13) ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) The student U1: is able to search for, analyse and interpret information from various sources, applying methods of literary and cultural studies and using advanced technologies in their research (K_U01, K_U04). U2: is able to select, apply and adjust research methods and tools to address both typical and non-typical research problems and react to unpredictable circumstances (K_U02, K_U03). U3: is able to apply advanced theoretical perspectives and paradigms pertaining to literary and cultural studies and use their knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses concerning uncomplicated research problems (K_U07). U4: is able to undertake autonomous tasks in the field of cultural and literary studies, taking into account the objectives and instructions formulated by their academic supervisors (K_U08). U5: is able to gain and deepen their knowledge in the field of cultural and literary studies and develop their research skills on their own (K_U11). U6: is able to critically analyse and interpret various texts, use specialist terminology and justify the selected methodology in the field of cultural studies (K_U13). U7: is able to formulate critical opinions about cultural artefacts on the basis of academic knowledge and experience, and to present their critical opinions in various forms and media (K_U15). ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 U1: The student is able to search for, analyse and interpret information from various sources, applying methods of literary and cultural studies and using advanced technologies in their research (K_U01, K_U04). U2: The student is able to select, apply and adjust research methods and tools to address both typical and non-typical research problems and react to unpredictable circumstances (K_U02, K_U03). U3: The student is able to apply advanced theoretical perspectives and paradigms pertaining to literary and cultural studies and use their knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses concerning research problems (K_U07). U4: The student is able to undertake autonomous tasks in the field of cultural and literary studies, taking into account the objectives and instructions formulated by their academic supervisors (K_U08). U5: The student is able to gain and deepen their knowledge in the field of cultural and literary studies and develop their research skills on their own (K_U11). U6: The student is able to critically analyse and interpret various texts, use specialist terminology and justify the use of selected methodology in the field of literary and cultural studies (K_U13). |
| Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) K1: The student is aware of the level of their knowledge and skills and understands the need for constant learning and development. K_K01 ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) The student: K1: is able to critically assess their knowledge and other sources of information (K_K01). ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 K1: The student is able to critically assess their knowledge and other sources of information used in their MA research (K_K01). |
| Metody dydaktyczne: | (tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) - Seminar - Project work - Case study - Presentation - Individual tutorials - Dicussion ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) - Seminar - Project - Case study - Presentation - Individual tutorials - Discussion ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 - Seminar - Project work - Case study - Discussion |
| Metody dydaktyczne eksponujące: | - pokaz |
| Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - opis |
| Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - doświadczeń |
| Metody dydaktyczne w kształceniu online: | - metody służące prezentacji treści |
| Skrócony opis: |
The aim of the MA seminar is to guide the students through the process of writing and editing individual MA projects as well as developing their research interests and skills in such fields as literature, culture, linguistics, translation studies, or editing studies. Each student can select one MA seminar group notwithstanding the major MA programme, which means that, for example, the MA seminar in literature and culture can be taken by a student who pursues the Translation Studies programme. |
| Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) The aim of the MA seminar in empirical linguistics is to prepare the students to carry out an independent research project to be reported in their thesis. During the first semester of the seminar. the students will get to know the current trends in empirical research in linguistics, including specific topics and methods. They will get a hands-on experience of data collection procedures and equipment involved in different strands of research; they will also get a chance to talk to researchers involved in different types of studies and read their papers. This should allow them to identify the research problems that they will investigate in their MA projects in the upcoming semesters. Content distribution: 1. Introduction: course aims and content, learning outcomes, assessment criteria, code of conduct; 2. Overview of topics in empirical linguistics: key linguistic concepts, examples of studies in different fields, such as experimental semiotics, cognitive semiotics, communication games, mixed-methods experiments, non-verbal communication studies, sign linguistics, etc.; 3. Literature review tools: literature review methods, SciSpace, Connected Papers, 4. Research problem: selection of the research problems to be investigated in the thesis; formulation of research questions and hypotheses; proof of concept, feedback. ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) The aim of the MA seminar in cultural and literary studies is to teach the students how to choose their own research area and conduct the research necessary for the completion of their MA theses in cultural and literary studies. Students are introduced to the methods, concepts and theories commonly employed in MA research and in the process of writing MA dissertations in the field of literary and cultural studies.The first semester of the seminar is devoted to the discussion of recent trends in the field of cultural and literary studies connected to the students' MA projects. Outline for the first semester: 1. Learning outcomes, assessment criteria, requirements, discussion of BA topics 2. Individual meetings - ideas for MA research 3. General methods of cultural studies and code of conduct (plagiarism; AI) 4. Topics and texts related to selected research areas (presentations and discussion) – the detailed list to be announced after individual meetings. 5. Decision on the research area and problem to be examined in individual projects. ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 In the first year of the seminar students are introduced to selected approaches to MA research and subject conceptualization, as well as the the process of writing an MA dissertation. The first semester of the seminar is devoted to selection, discussion and researching the students' MA projects; the seminar will focus on such topics as game studies, horror fiction, and science fiction, as well as assigned readings. In order to obtain a passing grade students will be expected to formulate their research problem within the field of literature or culture (or their practical applications), present a viable MA thesis topic (documented with a preliminary bibliography and detailed thesis outline. In the second term, students begin writing their first chapter, the completed version of which will be the basis of their final course grade. |
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(tylko po angielsku) MA IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK): The reading list to be decided depending on the students' research interests; the following publications might be included: Con Davis, Robert and Ronald Schleifer, eds. 1998. Contemporary Literary Criticism: Literary and Cultural Studies. New York: Longman Easthope, Antony. 1994. Literary into Cultural Studies. London: Routledge Glover, David, Scott McCracken, ed. 2012. The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Goodman, Lizbeth, ed. 1999. Literature and Gender. London: Routledge Horsley, Ross, David Gauntlett. 2004. Web.Studies. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Jencks, Charles, ed. 1992. The Post-Modern Reader. London: Academy Editions Kirby, Alan. 2009. Digimodernism: How New Technologies Dismantle the Postmodern and Reconfigure Our Culture. London: Continuum. Mongia, Padmini, ed. 1997. Contemporary Postcolonial Theory: A Reader. London: Arnold. Purvis, Tony. 2006. Get Set for Media and Cultural Studies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Stokes, Jane. 2003. How to Do Media and Cultural Studies. London: Sage Wald, Christina. 2007. Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia: Performative Maladies in Contemporary Anglophone Drama. Basinstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Warhol, Robyn R. and Diane Price Herndl, eds. 1997. Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press Pilar Blanco, Maria del, Esther Peeren. 2013. The Spectralities Reader: Ghosts and Haunting in Contemporary Cultural Theory. London: Bloomsbury =================== MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) Coolican, H. (2014). Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology. 6th Edition. Psychology Press. Galantucci, B., Garrod, S. (2011). Experimental Semiotics: A Review. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00011. Nölle, J., Galantucci, B. (2022). Experimental Semiotics. In: A. M. García, Ibáñez, A. (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Semiosis and the Brain. New York: Routledge. Pleyer, M., Hartmann, S. (2024). Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Bus. Res. 104, pp. 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039/. Voelkel, S., Kretzschmar, F. (2021). Introducing Linguistic Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Zufferey, S., Gygax, P. (2023). The Routledge Handbook of Experimental Linguistics. London: Routledge. [selected fragments] The reading list will be adjusted according to the students' research interests. All the texts to be used in class will be made available via Moodle platform. ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 Fernández-Vara, Clara. 2015. Introduction to Game Analysis. New York: Routledge Gelder, Ken. 2000. The Horror Reader. New York: Routledge (excerpts) Grixti, Joseph. 1989. Terrors of Uncertainty: The Cultural Context of Horror Fiction. Isbister, Katherine. 2017. How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press James, Edward, and Farah Mendlesohn, eds. 2003. The Cambridge companion to science fiction. Cambridge University Press (excerpts) Marak, Katarzyna. 2015. Japanese and American Horror: A Comparative Study of Film, Fiction, Graphic Novels and Video Games. McFarland (excerpts) Poole, Scott. 2011. Monsters in America. Baylor University Press (excerpts) |
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(tylko po angielsku) Assessment criteria: fail – 0 – 59% satisfactory - 60 – 69% satisfactory plus - 70 – 75% good - 76 – 85% good plus - 86 – 90% very good - 91 – 100% MA SEMINAR IN EMPIRICAL LINGUISTICS 2025/26 (dr Marta Sibierska) Graded credit: 50%: in-class presentation of the research problem to be investigated in the MA thesis and the study design 50% percent: in-class activity ======================= MA SEMINAR IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 2025/26 (dr. hab. Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, prof. UMK) Assessment methods: presentation and written assignment - W1, W2, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3 active participation in discussion - W1, W2, W3, W4, U6, U7 MA research - W1, W2, W3, W4, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, K1 Assessment criteria: The final grade for the first semester consists of the mark for: - presentation (30% of the final grade) - participation (20% of the final grade) - written assignment: plagiarism & AI (10% of the final grade) - MA topic description (1 page), general outline, preliminary bibliography (40% of the final grade) Please note that plagiarism or the use of AI will result in failing the seminar. ======================= MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 →progress on MA thesis and assigned tasks, on time: 70% →participation in class: 30% Requirements for a passing grade: Submission of a) a detailed outline of a viable MA thesis, b) a preliminary Table of Contents accompanying that outline, and c) relevant References section. In order to pass the class, you need to submit writing whose originality in indisputable. Using AI in any way (i.e. research, generating text, paraphrasing or style improvement of text) is absolutely forbidden under penalty of failing the seminar. |
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Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2022/23" (zakończony)
| Okres: | 2022-10-01 - 2023-02-19 |
 
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| Koordynatorzy: | Monika Linke-Ratuszny, Katarzyna Marak, Sławomir Wacewicz, Przemysław Żywiczyński | |
| Prowadzący grup: | Monika Linke-Ratuszny, Katarzyna Marak, Sławomir Wacewicz, Przemysław Żywiczyński | |
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(tylko po angielsku) The aim of the MA seminar is to guide the students through the process of writing and editing individual MA projects as well as developing their research interests and skills in such fields as literature, culture, linguistics, translation studies, or editing studies. |
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(tylko po angielsku) _____________________________________________________ MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) (2022/2023) In the first year of the seminar students are introduced to selected approaches to MA research and subject conceptualisation, as well as the the process of writing MA dissertations in the field of cultural and literary studies; the first semester of the seminar is devoted to selection, discussion and researching the students' MA projects: the seminar might focus on such topics as game studies, horror fiction, science fiction, and selected aspects of Internet culture. In order to obtain a passing grade students will be expected to formulate their research problem within the field of literature or culture (or their practical applications), choose the method and theory, and create a preliminary bibliography and thesis outline. In the second term, studens begin writing their first chapter, the completed version of which will be the basis of their final course grade. (https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=3882) ________________________________________________________ |
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Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2023/24" (zakończony)
| Okres: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-02-19 |
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Seminarium, 30 godzin
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| Koordynatorzy: | Mirosława Buchholtz, Jarosław Hetman, Grzegorz Koneczniak, Ewa Kościałkowska-Okońska | |
| Prowadzący grup: | Mirosława Buchholtz, Jarosław Hetman, Grzegorz Koneczniak, Ewa Kościałkowska-Okońska | |
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(tylko po angielsku) The aim of the MA seminar is to guide the students through the process of writing and editing individual MA projects as well as developing their research interests and skills in such fields as literature, culture, linguistics, translation studies, or editing studies. |
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(tylko po angielsku) MA seminar in Translation Studies (dr Ewa Kościałkowska-Okońska) The aim of the MA seminar is to select a research problem in Translation Studies and to write a master's thesis related to the problem applying the methodology adopted in the field. The scope of aspects and issues of the MA thesis are developed in subsequent chapters in compliance with the supervisor's instructions. The spectrum of topics includes, for example, linguistic, cultural (functionalist) and cognitive approaches, as well as concepts such as equivalence, norm or translation competence, specialist languages, interpreting, translation competence, etc. In the first year of the MA seminar the focus shall be laid on the discussion of theoretical issues and selection of thematic fields, which students want to develop in their theses. |
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Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2024/25" (zakończony)
| Okres: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-02-23 |
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| Koordynatorzy: | Dorota Guttfeld, Jarosław Hetman, Agnieszka Sowińska, Katarzyna Więckowska | |
| Prowadzący grup: | Dorota Guttfeld, Jarosław Hetman, Agnieszka Sowińska, Katarzyna Więckowska | |
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Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2025/26" (w trakcie)
| Okres: | 2025-10-01 - 2026-02-22 |
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| Koordynatorzy: | Ewa Kościałkowska-Okońska, Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, Katarzyna Marak, Marta Sibierska, Katarzyna Więckowska | |
| Prowadzący grup: | Ewa Kościałkowska-Okońska, Edyta Lorek-Jezińska, Katarzyna Marak, Marta Sibierska, Katarzyna Więckowska | |
| Lista studentów: | (nie masz dostępu) | |
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(tylko po angielsku) MA SEMINAR IN CULTURAL AND LITERARY STUDIES (dr Katarzyna Marak) 2025/2026 Excused absences allowed: two. Unexcused absences allowed: two. Missing more than 50% meeting precludes the student from passing the course. |
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Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.
