Toruń - History and Cultural Heritage

(tylko po angielsku) None

(tylko po angielsku) Contact hours with teacher:

- participation in lectures: 30 hrs

Self-study hours:

- preparation for lectures- 30 hrs

- reading literature- 30 hrs

- preparation for test- 30 hrs

Altogether: 120 hrs (4 ECTS)

(tylko po angielsku) Student

U1: is able to use basic professional English terminology referring to urban history (with focus on Torun) and history of art

U2: has basic skills in searching information about history of Toruń and its cultural heritage

(tylko po angielsku) Student

K1: understands the importance of cultural heritage for development of tourism and self-identity of local community

K2: is aware of being responsible for preservation of the cultural heritage of Toruń as a town important for history of Poland and whole Europe

- wykład informacyjny (konwencjonalny)

Course in English held in form of guided walks within the UNESCO area in Toruń with lectures presenting most important events and processes from history of Toruń, as well as key elements of its cultural heritage.

Course in a form of a lecture held within the area of the historical centre of Torun, with main focus on the following issues:

1. Beginnings, plan and spatial development of Torun 13-20th centuries.

2. Temples and problems of multi-confessional town.

3. Old Toruń Town Hall - administrative and commercial centre of the town 13-20 th cc.

4. Fortifications of Toruń and military history of the town.

5. Residential architecture of Toruń

6. Copernicus’ hometown: Astronomer’s house, family and his place in public memory.

7. Teutonic Knights and their heritage in Toruń

8. Modern history of Torun – people and places

The lecture will compensate foreign students for a lack of professional English literature about history of Torun. Students may treat lessons as a chance to acquire English terminology used for describing history and cultural heritage of Toruń and other urban settlements.

- Gąsiorowska M.,Gąsiorowski E., A guide to Toruń, Warszawa 1973.

- Rymaszewski B., Toruń in the days of Copernicus, Toruń 1973.

- Rymaszewski B. (text), Klimek S. (photo), Toruń – architecture and history, Toruń 1998.

- Targowski M. (text), Anuszewski A. (photo), Toruń, Toruń 2008.

Assessment methods:

- test

Assessment criteria:

fail- less than 50% pts

satisfactory- 51-60% pts

satisfactory plus- 61-70% pts

good - 71-80% pts

good plus- 81-90% pts

very good- 91-100% pts

not applicable