FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES...

FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY

INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES

http://www.anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/

COURSES IN ENGLISH IN WINTER SMESTER 2016

Faculty ERASMUS COORDINATOR

Dr. Monika Kopytowska ([email protected])

Office hours: Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00 pm, room 3.54A

Please note I’m not available at other times.

Other Coordinators’ contacts:

Cultural studies, Prof. Karolina Prykowska-Michalak [email protected]

Journalism (except media courses offered by myself like Language in the media), Dr Anna Barańska-

Szmitko [email protected]

French Philology, Dr Andrzej Napieralski [email protected]

Italian Philology, Dr Andrzej Napieralski [email protected]

Spanish Philology, Dr Marta Pawlikowska [email protected]

German Philology, Ms. Hanna Kołodziejczyk [email protected]

Russian Philology, Dr Krystyna Ratajczyk [email protected]

Before you come to see me to make changes to LAS, please read these descriptions and select

courses you would like to attend.

If you decide to write an email to any of the lecturers, please mention in the title of the email

which course exactly you are enquiring about/interested in.

There may not be places in some of the courses.

MA students can also attend BA courses as the cycle will not be specified in the transcript.

Before you come to discuss things with me, please read this document carefully.

Please, note that you can only miss two classes of a given course per semester.

mailto:[email protected]








This is an updated list. Courses not included here are unavailable.

DEAN’S OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Mr. Łukasz Mysielski

ROOM 3.54A, open 9-3pm Tue-Fri.

Email: [email protected]

Lecturers’ contact details (emails) can be found here:

http://anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/staff_187

B.A. PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH STUDIES

PRACTICAL ENGLISH COURSES

Each Integrated Skills module consists of A and B course, as well as Moodle activities at

http://pnja.uni.lodz.pl

You need to attend both A and B course with the same group of students. Choose Option 1, 2 etc…

To get 4 ECTS, you need to pass an exam at the end of the course.

Before joining a group you need to take PLACEMENT TEST to be found at:

http://pnja.uni.lodz.pl/placement/

Course title INTEGRATED SKILLS – MODULE 1

Language English

Semester winter

Number of hours 60

ECTS 4 ECTS (per semester for both A and B course)

Course type Tutorial

Level BA

Instructor’s name Prof. Przemysław Krakowian (course coordinator)

Instructor’s e-mail [email protected]

[email protected]

Time and room: Option 1

Monday: 10-11.30, room 34, Ms. Monika Madej

Thursday: 10.11.30, room 2.53 Ms. Monika Sarul

Option 2

Monday: 11.45-13.15, room 34, Ms. Monika Madej

Thursday11.45-13.15, room 2.53 Ms. Monika Sarul

Learning outcomes On completing module 1, students possess language knowledge described by

B1 descriptors in the CEFR


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Students are capable of oral and written expression as described by B1 level

in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts as described by B1 level in the

CEFR

The student assumes a pro-active approach to acquiring new aspects of

language and in particular, plans, monitors and evaluates own learning and

knowledge; articulates and registers emotions connected with learning and

attempts to reduce stress and language anxiety; develops self-confidence and

attempts objective and positive evaluation of own progress.

Course description The course develops the general command of English, systematically

strengthening the students’ competence in all four language skills, enhancing

their range of vocabulary, and creating opportunities for using the acquired

knowledge and skills in natural and effective communication both in speaking

and in writing.

Students are assigned module/level groups based on a placement test prior to

entering the I.S. block, with participation in subsequent modules determined

by successful completion of the preceding module.

Module 1 is available to students fitting a minimum A2+ descriptor of the

CEFR, following the I.A. Placement test (online from 10.2012)

The content for module 1 comprises 8 thematically oriented Teaching Packs

containing lexical and grammatical material with regard to:

Home

Jobs

Travel

School

Health

Hobbies and Pastimes

Family

Feelings

Environment

Living

Literature Thematically selected materials from course books:

Roberts, Cambridge First Certificate Reading, Cambridge FC Skills Series

CUP

McGavigan and Reeves, FC Reading, Exam Skills, Longman

Evans and Dooley, Upstream Pre-Intermediate, Express Publishing

Sunderland, Fast Track to FCE, Longman

Thematically selected materials from practice tests:

Osborne, FC Practice Tests, Exam Essentials, Heinle

Kenny and Luque-Mortimer, FC Practice tests Plus 1, Longman

Harrison, FCE Practice Tests, New Edition, OUP

Assessment criteria Semester credit granted on the basis of attendance, regular preparation, and

active participation in class, as well as of achievement tests.

Examination (at the end of semester) consisting of reading and listening

comprehension, writing, and speaking, as well as a lexical/grammatical test.

Course title INTEGRATED SKILLS - MODULE 2

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 60/60



Level BA



[email protected]

Time and room Option 1

Monday: 10-11.30 room -23, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Thursday: 10-11.30 room 34, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Option 2

Monday:13.30-15 , room. 34, Ms. Monika Madej

Thursday: 13.30-15 , room. 2.53. Ms. Monika Sarul

Learning outcomes On completing module 2, students possess approximately the language

knowledge described by B1+ descriptors in the CEFR

Students are capable of oral and written expression close to those described

by B1+ level in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts close to those described by

B1+ level in the CEFR










and in writing.




Module 2 is available to students fitting a minimum B1 descriptor of the

CEFR, following the I.A. Placement test (online from 10.2012) or successful

completion of module 1L including end of semester exam.

The content for module 2 comprises 8 thematically orient

ed Teaching Packs containing lexical and grammatical material with regard

to:

Communicating

Technology

Lifestyles

Environment

Sport



Medicine

Transport

Literature


Roberts, Cambridge First Certificate Reading, Cambridge FC Skills Series

CUP

McGavigan and Reeves, FC Reading, Exam Skills, Longman

Haines and Stewart, FC Masterclass, OUP

Evans and Dooley, Upstream Intermediate, Express Publishing










Language English

Semester Winter




Level BA



[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Time and room

Option 1

Monday: 11.45-13.15 room -23, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Thursday: 11.45-13.15 room 34, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Option 2

Monday: 13.30-15, room -23, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Thursday:13.30-15, room 34, Charlie Ivamy, MA

Option 3

Monday: 11.45-13.15, room 0.42, Dr Olga Trendak

Thursday: 10-11.30, room 0.42, Dr Olga Trendak


B2 descriptors in the CEFR

Students are capable of oral and written expression as described by B2 level

in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts as described by B2 level in the

CEFR














and in writing.




Module 3 is available to students close to B1+ descriptor of the CEFR,

following the I.A. Placement test (online from 10.2012) or successful




Success and Achievement

Hobbies and Leisure

Health and Fitness

Issues and Concerns

Education and Schooling

Appearance and Fashion

Technology and Science

Shopping and Economy


Haines and Stewart, FC Masterclass, OUP

Evans and Dooley, Upstream Intermediate, Express Publishing

Evans and Obee, Upstream Upper-Intermediate, Express Publishing

Cotton, Falvey and Kent, Language Leader Upper Intermediate,

Pearson_Longman





Cambridge books for Cambridge Exams: FC in English 1, Official

Examination papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, CUP






Language English

Semester Winter




Level BA



[email protected]


Monday: 11.45- 13.15, room. 2.53 Mr Maciej Grabski

Thursday: 11.45- 13.15, room -05, Mr Maciej Grabski

Option 2

Monday: 13.30-15, room. 0.06, Mr Maciej Grabski

Thursday: 10-11.30, room -05, Mr Maciej Grabski


B2+ descriptors in the CEFR

Students are capable of oral and written expression as described by B2+ level

in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts as described by B2+ level in

the CEFR

The student:

Assumes a pro-active approach to acquiring new aspects of language and in

particular, plans, monitors and evaluates own learning and knowledge.

Articulates and registers emotions connected with learning and attempts to

reduce stress and language anxiety. Develops self-confidence and attempts

objective and positive evaluation of own progress.

Actively determines the roles of the teacher, peers and the environment in the

learning process: poses questions, engages in various forms of cooperation

with other persons in class and outside school, develops empathy and is open

towards the language and accompanying culture.





and in writing.




Module 4 is available to students fitting a minimum B2 descriptor of the





Professions and the job market

Education and Employment

Travel and tourism

International relations

Health and care



Consumerism

Technology and change

People and ideas


Evans and Obee, Upstream Upper-Intermediate, Express Publishing

Cotton, Falvey and Kent, Language Leader Upper-Intermediate,

Pearson_Longman

Cotton, Falvey, Kent, Lebeau and Rees, Language Leader Advanced,

Pearson_Longman






Cambridge books for Cambridge Exams: CAE in English 1, Official









Language English

Semester Winter




Level BA



[email protected]

[email protected]

Time and room

Option 1

Monday: 13.30-15 room 2.20 , Dr Adam Sumera

Thursday: 11.45 – 13.15, room 0.06, Ms. Joanna Kosmalska

Option 2

Monday: 11.45-13.15, room 2.20 , Dr Adam Sumera

Thursday: 10-11.30, room 0.06, Ms. Joanna Kosmalska

Option 3

Monday: 11.45-13.15 room 2.04, Dr Ewa Wiśniewska

Thursday: 11.45-13.15 room 2. 21, Mr Piotr Maszewski


C1 descriptors in the CEFR




Students are capable of oral and written expression as described by C1 level

in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts as described by C1 level in the

CEFR

The student:














and in writing.




Module 5 is available to students fitting a minimum B2+ descriptor of the





Communication

Travel and Tourism

Media and Advertising

Professions and Occupations

Affect and Emotions

Entertainment and Leisure

Environmentalism

Education and Learning

Literature Thematically selected materials from coursebooks:

Cotton, Falvey, Kent, Lebeau and Rees, Language Leader Advanced,

Pearson_Longman

Stanton and Morris, Fast Track to CAE, Longman

Evans, Upstream Advanced, Express Publishing













Language English

Semester Winter


ECTS 4 ECTS (per semester for both A and B course) +1 ECTS for exam


Level BA




Monday: 13.30-15 room 2.07 , Mr Piotr Maszewski

Thursday: 13.30-15 room -05 , Ms. Joanna Kosmalska

Option 2

Monday: 10-11.30 room 0.33 , Kevin King, MA

Thursday: 10-11.30 room 0.33 , Kevin King, MA


C1+ descriptors in the CEFR

Students are capable of oral and written expression as described by C1+ level

in the CEFR

Students comprehend written and spoken texts as described by C1+ level in

the CEFR

The student:














and in writing.





Module 6 is available to students fitting a minimum C1 descriptor of the





Science and Technology

Health, Fitness and Well-being

Achievement and Success

Visual Arts

People and Family

Travelling and Sightseeing

Sports and Games

Environment and Nature

Literature Thematically selected materials from coursebooks:

Evans, Upstream Advanced, Express Publishing

Evans, Successful Writing Proficiency, Express Publishing

Morris and Stanton, The Nelson Proficiency Workbook, Longman

Stephens, New Proficiency Reading-Longman Exam Skills, Longman






Jakeman and Kenny, Proficiency Practice tests Plus, Longman

Harrison, Proficiency Testbuilder, Macmillan





Course title INTEGRATED SKILLS - MODULE 7

Language English

Semester Winter




Level BA




Monday: 11.45-13.15, room 0.33, Kevin King, MA

Thursday: 11.45-13.15, room 0.33, Kevin King, MA

Option 2

Monday:13.30-15, room 0.33, Kevin King, MA

Thursday: 13.30-15, room 0.33, Kevin King, MA


Course title PHONETICS

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 2 ECTS


Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name dr Anna Cichosz

mgr Michał Adamczyk

dr Przemysław Ostalski

mgr Paulina Rybińska


Time and room

Choose any (ONLY ONE) of the groups

Monday, 10.45-10.1, room 0.33, Mr Michał Adamczyk

Thursday, 10.-11.30, room 2.20, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Thursday, 11.45-13.15, room 2.20, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Thursday, 13.30-15, room 2.20, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Friday, 10—11.30. room -04. dr Anna Cichosz

Friday, 10—11.30. room -05. Ms Paulina Rybińska

Friday, 17-18.30. room 0.05. Ms Anna Jarosz

Learning outcomes Upon completion of this course the student:

1. Recognises and reproduces individual sounds (mainly vowels)

2. Recognises, reproduces and transcribes word stress

3. Uses phonetic symbols to read and transcribe sounds, words and short

phrases

4. Produces phonemic contrasts and uses word stress to recognise and convey

meaning

5. Finds relevant information and pronunciation practice materials

6. The student works in pairs and groups

7. Recognises the need to work independently in order to improve his/her

perception and production of sounds

8. Uses the newly gained knowledge and skills in the process of

communication.

Course description The aim of the course is to raise students’ awareness of the sound system of

standard British English, introduce them to the phonetic representations of

sounds and to basic connected speech processes as well as to provide

systematic practice to help them improve their pronunciation performance and

listening comprehension skills.

Course content:

Sounds (vowels and consonants)

The basics of connected speech (sentence stress, link-up, weak and strong


forms)

Phonemic transcription of a short text or dialogue

Literature Baker, A. Ship Or Sheep, Cambridge University Press, 1977

Baker, A. Ship Or Sheep, Cambridge University Press, 2006

Bowler, B. & Cunningham, S. Headway Upper-Intermediate Pronunciation,

Oxford University Press

Bowler, B. & Cunningham, S. New Headway Upper-Intermediate

Pronunciation Course, Oxford University Press

Hancock, M. English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate, Cambridge

University Press

Hancock, M. Pronunciation Games, Cambridge University Press

Jones, D. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge University

Press

Mańkowska, A., Nowacka, M., Kłoczowska, M., How Much Wood Would a

Woodchuck Chuck? WSIiZ

Sawala, K., Szczegóła, T., Weckwerth, J., Say It Right, Multimedialny Kurs

Wymowy Angielskiej, Super Memo World

Assessment criteria At least 80% attendance and active participation in class

Tests (passing score: 65%)

Homework assignments (e.g. in the form of recordings and reading from

transcription)

Oral tests (improvement is required in the student’s pronunciation

performance)

Written test: the transcription of a short listening passage in phonemic script

(the student is required to produce a generally accurate transcription of the

text)

Course title PHONETICS 3

Language English

Semester Winter


ECTS 2 ECTS (per semester)


Level BA, 2nd year

Instructor’s name Prof. Jan Volin

Dr Anna Gralińska-Brawata

Ms. Anna Jarosz


[email protected]

Time and room

Choose any of the groups

Monday, 15.15-16.45, room -04 Ms. Anna Jarosz

Tuesday, 18.45-20.15, room 34, Prof. Jan Volin

Tuesday, 17-18.30, room 34, Prof. Jan Volin

Wednesday, 8.15-9.45, room 0.06, Prof. Jan Volin

Wednesday, 8.15-9.45, room 2.20, dr A. Gralińska Brawata

Wednesday, 11.45-13.15, room 0.33, dr A. Gralińska Brawata

Wednesday, 17-18.30, room -04, dr A. Gralińska Brawata

Learning outcomes After the course the student will be able to describe, produce and represent the

phenomena of connected speech in English with the use of phonetic



transcription, as well as will be equipped with the practical knowledge

concerning word and sentence stress in English.

Course description Course Content

1. Basic practical information concerning connected speech processes as

well as word and sentence stress in English.

2. Transcription of recorded passages of connected speech and reading

transcribed texts.

3. The improvement of students’ pronunciation in slow and fast speech

through various techniques.

4. The development of the students’ intuitions concerning word and

sentence stress in English.

Literature Hancock, M. English Pronunciation in Use – Intermediate Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press

Hewings, M. English Pronunciation in Use – Advanced Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press

Additional reading:

Sobkowiak, W. English Phonetics for Poles Poznań: Naukowa

Roach, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press

Pronunciaton dictionaries:

Wells, J.C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary

Jones, D. (edited by P. Roach) Pronouncing Dictionary, CUP.

Assessment criteria At least 80% attendance and active participation in class

Tests (passing score: 65%)

Homework assignments (e.g. in the form of recordings and reading from

transcription)

Oral tests (improvement is required in the student’s pronunciation

performance)

Written test: the transcription of a short listening passage in phonemic script

(the student is required to produce a generally accurate transcription of the

text)

Course title PRACTICAL GRAMMAR 1

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 2 ECTS


Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Mr. Krzysztof Lewoc, Ms. Aleksandra Majdzińska


Time and room

Choose any of the groups

Friday, 10-11.30, room 2.20, Ms. Anna Majdzińska

Friday, 11.45-13.15, room 2.20, Ms. Anna Majdzińska

Friday, 13.30-15, room 2.20, Ms. Anna Majdzińska

Monday, 16-17.45 room 2.20, mgr Krzysztof Lewoc

Monday, 17.45-19.30, room 2.20, mgr Krzysztof Lewoc

Tuesday, 16-17.45 room 2.55, mgr Krzysztof Lewoc

Tuesday, 18-45-20.15, room -05, mgr Krzysztof Lewoc

Monday, 18.45-20.15, room 0.06, mgr Krzysztof Lewoc


Learning outcomes Knowledge

The student has orderly knowledge of English grammar, i.e.,

1/ they know and understand essential grammatical terms (parts of speech,

parts of sentence, types of sentences)

2/ they know rules of English grammar (both morphology and syntax)

concerning the topics covered in this course

Abilities

Upon completion of this course the student is able to:

3/ recognize and describe clauses and other structures;

4/ transform clauses into their equivalents;

5/ construct well-formed sentences and other structures;

6/ recognize and correct ill-formed (ungrammatical) sentences;

7/ apply basic grammatical terminology in the description of English

sentences.

Competences

8/ The student can identify problems and can choose and propose various

solutions

9/ The student is aware of the necessity to develop and can obtain further

knowledge of grammar from handbooks and other sources

Course description

The course will help students systematize and extend their knowledge of

English grammar (mainly syntax and morphology).

Students will also learn the skills of grammaticality judgment, syntactic

transformation and structural conversion.

1. Adjectives (attributive/predicative-only; degree)

2. Adverbs

3. Verb complementation: infinitives, -ing forms, + wh/that-clauses

4. Adverbial clauses of time, purpose, result, reason, comparison,

contrast, concession

5. Tense use for non-fact (conditionals, I wish..., subjunctive)

6. Relative clauses

7. Passive voice, pseudo-passives (causative structures)

8. Reporting speech and thought

9. Focus – cleft and pseudo-cleft sentences; fronting

10. Emphasis, inversion, substitution, ellipsis

Literature Carter R., Hughes R., McCarthy, M. Exploring Grammar in Context. CUP.

Carter, R. & McCarthy, M. Cambridge Grammar of English. CUP.

Douglas-Kozłowska, Ch. The Articles in Polish-English Translation. PWN.

Gethin, H. Grammar in Context. Longman.

Graver, B.D. Advanced English Practice, OUP.

Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press.

Leech, G &, Svartvik J. Communicative Grammar of English. Longman.

Quirk, R. and Greenbaum, S. A Concise Grammar of Contemporary English.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.

Swan, M. Practical English Usage, OUP.

Thomson, A.J. & Martinet, A.V. A Practical English Grammar. Oxford.

Vince, M. Advanced English Practice, Heinemann.

Assessment criteria Written midterm test and end-of-term test.

To obtain a passing grade student should achieve an average of 60% on both

tests.

Course title BRITISH HISTORY AND CULTURE

Language English

Semester Winter


ECTS 2 ECTS

Course type Lecture

Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Dr Adam Sumera


Time and room

Wednesday, 17-17.45, room A1

Learning outcomes Upon completion of this course the student is able to:

1. present the most important historical events on the British Isles

2. define historical epochs The student can

3. relate, and select historical facts.

4. distinguish and present the basic characteristics of various historical

events

5. display the ability to search for additional information concerning

historical personas and their achievements and analyse and use this

information.

6. display a high degree of openness towards other cultures and their

heritage

7. display a high degree of responsibility for the preservation of cultural

heritage

Course description The goal of the course is to increase the students’ familiarity with the most

important elements of the history of the British isles, development of

nationality and to emphasise the role of social and cultural changes in the

shaping of British consciousness.

Course content:

1. History of Britain from pre-historic times to the present; Roman invasion;

Anglo-Saxon invasions; christianisation; Viking invasions; Norman

Conquest; medieval England; Tudor England; colonial expansion;

Commonwealth; Restauration; Victorian era; world wars; the downfall of the

Empire

2. ethnic/cultural invasion and integration, the conflict of the Crown and

parliaments, religion and nationhood and the birth of national identities

Literature 1.David McDowall, An Illustrated History of Britain, London: Longman,

1989

2.K.O.Morgan, The Oxford History of Britain, Oxford, 1984

3. Norman Davies, The Isles, 2004.

4. Esa Briggs, The Social History of England, Weidenfield Nicolson, London,

1983.

5.G.M. Trevelyan, A Shortebned History of England, Penguin, 1983.

Assessment criteria Final exam

Comments: IMPORTANT: FOR THIS COURSE YOU NEED TO ATTEND BOTH

LECTURE AND TUTORIAL


Course title BRITISH HISTORY AND CULTURE

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 15

ECTS 2 ECTS


Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Dr. Katarzyna Poloczek

Dr. Joanna Kruczkowska

Dr Agnieszka Łowczanin-Łaszkiewicz

Dr Adam Sumera


Time and room CHOOSE ANY OF THE GROUPS

Monday, 15.15-16, room 2.20, dr Adam Sumera

Tuesday 11.45-12.30, room 0.15, dr Agnieszka Łowczanin-Łaszkiewicz

Tuesday 13.30-14.15, room 0.06, dr Agnieszka Łowczanin-Łaszkiewicz

Tuesday 14.15-15, room 0.06, dr Agnieszka Łowczanin-Łaszkiewicz

Tuesday 14.15-15, room 0.05, dr Katarzyna Poloczek

Friday, 13.30-14.15, room 0.06 dr Joanna Kruczkowska

Friday, 14.15-15 room 0.06 dr Joanna Kruczkowska


1. can recall facts which are crucial to the understanding of the political and

economic position of the UK in the European Union

2. identifies the notions relating to the cultural context and can define the

political and historical background of the changes taking place in

contemporary British society

3. student follows changes taking place in contemporary British society and

can formulate his own opinions

Course description The purpose of the classes is to acquaint the students with the features of

contemporary multicultural society of the UK in political and historical

context

Course content:

1. English regionalism: North / South divide; the notions of a nation and a

state

2. political position of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; historical

connections with England; devolution and formation of Parliaments; cultural

and institutional autonomy

3. political institutions; reform of the House of Lords; devolution; the role of

the Prime Minister; main political parties; position of women in political life;

the role of monarchy in the 21st century; Commonwealth in post-imperial era

4. educational system; types of schools; admission services; financing of

higher education; challenges of the educational system in the era of

multiculturalism

5. the role of mass media in the 21st century; local and national media; the

role of Tv in the process of homeginising of the British society

6. religion and its place

7. the arts: painting and architecture; main museums and art galleries

8. class system in the 21st century

Literature 1.David P. Christopher, British Culture: An Introduction. London: Routledge,

2006.


2.D. Morley, K. Robins, eds., British Cultural Studies. Geography,

Nationality and Identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

3.David McDowall, Britain in Close-Up, Harlow: Longman, 2003.

4.John Oakland, Contemporary Britain. A Survey with Texts. London:

Routledge, 2008.

5.Mike Storry, Peter Childs, eds., British Cultural Identities. 2002.

Assessment criteria Active participation in the classes; presentation on a given topic; test

Course title BRITISH LITERATURE 1

Language English

Semester winter

Number of hours 15 (lecture) + 45 (tutorial)

ECTS 6 ECTS

Course type lecture and tutorial

Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Prof. Andrzej Wicher

Prof. Jadwiga Uchman

Dr Wit Pietrzak


Time and room Please, note you need to attend the lecture and tutorial. For tutorial choose

one of the groups below.

Wednesday, 16.00-16.45 A1, Prof. Andrzej Wicher (lecture)

Tuesday 10-11.30-, room 0.05 Dr Magdalena Cieślak + Wednesday 10.45-

11.30, room -23, Dr Magdalena Cieślak

Tuesday 15.15-17.45, room 2.20, Ms Joanna Matyjasczyk

Wednesday 11.45—14.15, room 2.57, Prof. Andrzej Wicher

Tuesday, 16-17.45, room 0.06. dr A. Łowczanin-Łaszkiewicz+Thursday, 9-

9.45, room 2.07

Tuesday, 10-12.30 room 2.20, Prof. Jerzy Jarniewicz

Tuesday, 12.30-15.00 room 2.20, Prof. Jerzy Jarniewicz

Course title AMERICAN LITERATURE 1

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 15 (lecture)

ECTS 2 ECTS

Course type lecture


Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Prof. Zbigniew Maszewski


Time and room

Tuesday 17.45-18.30, room A1, Prof. Zbigniew Maszewski (lecture)

Learning outcomes preparation for the exam

familiarity with the selected works

ability to identify interconnections between the studied works

ability to express thoughts on literature in speech and writing

Course description Course Content

1. The imagist poem: selected poems by Ezra Pound, W.C. Williams,

H.D. and early Wallace Stevens; Pound’s “A Retrospect”

2. Ernest Hemingway In Our Time and The Sun Also Rises, or A

Farewell to Arms

3. F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby and Babylon Revisited

4. William Faulkner (possibly two sessions) “The Bear” and “Delta

Autumn” or one of the great novels (The Sound and the Fury, As I

Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom, Light in August)

5. Poetry of Mid-century: Roethke, Lowell, Bishop, Ginsberg and the

Beats, New York School

6.7 Novel of the 50s: Rabbit Run or Adventures of Augie March or

Catcher in the Rye or Invisible Man, stories (or novels) to illustrate

the rise of ethnic (Black, Jewish, possibly Native American)

literatures

8. John Barth/Donald Barthelme

9. a selection of texts representative of developments in the fiction of the

80s and 90s (e.g.: Don DeLillo, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, L.

M. Silko or Louise Erdrich, Paul Auster, Tim O’Brien, B. A. Mason, Ann

Tyler, Cormac MacCarthy)

10-11 American Drama: O’Neill, Williams, Miller

Literature Basic textbook: The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Nina Baym,

ed., fifth edition, vol. I & II (New York: Norton, 1989).

Other texts will be provided or indicated.

Assessment criteria The course ends with a written examination after each semester of study.

Students’ performance is also assessed on the basis of their regular

attendance, active class participation, individual and group presentations,

written assignments and tests.

Course title DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR 1

Language English

Semester Winter


ECTS 4 ECTS (per semester)

Course type lecture + tutorial

Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Prof. Ewa Waniek-Klimczak

Dr. Anna Cichosz




Time and room Please, note you need to attend the lecture and tutorial. For tutorial choose

one of the groups below.

Wednesday, 15.15-16 , room A1, Prof. Ewa Waniek-Klimczak(lecture)

Wednesday, 8.15-9.45, room 0.05, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Wednesday, 11.45013.15, room 2.55, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Wednesday, 18.45-20.15, room 0.33, Mr Michał Adamczyk

Thursday, 8.15-9.45, room 2.20, dr Przemysław Ostalski

Friday, 11.45-13.15, room -05, Ms Paulina Rybińska

Friday, 11.45-13.15, room -04, Dr Anna Cichosz

Friday, 15.15-16.45, room 0.05, ms Anna Jarosz


Describes the articulation of sounds

Classifies the place and manner of articulation of sounds

Analyzes (slow and fast) connected speech processes

Analyzes stress-assignment in words, phrases and sentences

Course description Students are familiarized with the sound system of English at segmental and

suprasegmental level

Course content:

1. Major accents of English

2. Phonetic transcription

3. Organs of speech

4. Speech mechanism

5. Classification of consonants

6. Description of vowels

7. Syllabification

8. Word-stress

9. Strong and weak forms

10. Allophones of vowels and consonants

11. Connected speech (slow and fast)

12. Stress, rhythm and intonation

Literature Sobkowiak, W. English Phonetics for Poles Poznań: Naukowa

Gimson, A. C. An introduction to the pronunciation of English lub

Crutttenden, A. (1994) Gimson’s Pronunciation of English, London: Edward

Arnold.

Roach, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press

Collins, B., Mees, I.M. Practical Phonetics and Phonology. London and New

York: Routledge

Szpyra-Kozłowska, J., Sobkowiak, W. Workbook in English Phonetics .

Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMC-S

Giegerich, H. The phonology of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press.

Dictionaries:

Wells, J.C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary

Jones, D. (edited by P. Roach) Pronouncing Dictionary, CUP.

Assessment criteria Discussions

Groupwork

Quiz/quizzes

Final exam

Course title WRITING AND TEXT ANALYSIS I

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 2 ECTS


Level BA, 1st year

Instructor’s name Dr. Łukasz Salski (course coordinator)


Time and room Choose any of the groups

Thursday, 17-18.30, room 0.33, Ms Magdalena Szuster

Wednesday, 9-10.45, rooms -25, 2.49, Ms Iza Molińska

Tuesday, 18.45-20.15, room -04, Ms Magdalena Szuster

Friday, 10-11.30, room 0.33. Ms Olga Majchrzak

Friday, 11.45-13.15, room 0.33. Ms Olga Majchrzak

Friday, 13.30-15, room 0.33. Ms Olga Majchrzak

Wednesday, 11.45-13.15, room 2.21, Dr Łukasz Salski


1. knows the basic characteristic features of the English written text

2. has basic knowledge of a system of documentation (MLA lub APA)

3. knows the principles of academic honesty

4. appreciates the role of writer’s reader awareness for the effectiveness of

written communication

5. knows strategies of efficient writing, mainly pre-writing and editing

6. can use source texts to support his/her reasoning in a text

7. can identify the most important information in a text, as well as summarize

and paraphrase it

8. can make appropriate references to sources in his/her text, using a

documentation system (MLA or APA)

9. can make a correct list of Works Cited/References

10. can respond to reader expectations in his/her text

11. can enter writing process efficiently, and quite efficiently edit his/her text

12. understands the meaning and intentions of a read text

13. uses English quite efficiently and correctly to express his/her ideas in

writing

14. appreciates the role of writing in information transfer.

15. understands the author’s responsibility for the conveyed information and

is ready to accept it

16. develops a positive attitude to writing as a mental and cognitive activity

Course description The course introduces students to systematic practice of writing in English. It

also presents basic principles of English academic writing and academic

honesty.


Writing as a language skill and a cognitive activity. Writing process. Pre-

writing, editing. Text genres. Description. Narration. Language devices. The

paragraph, its elements and qualities, coherence, development, unity

Literature Dollahite, N. and Haun, J. 2012. Sourcework. Academic Writing from

Sources. Boston: Heinle.

VanderMey R., Meyer, V., Van Rys, J., Kemper, D., Sebranek, P. 2007. The

College Writer. A Guide to Thinking, Writing, and Researching. Boston:

Houghton Mifflin Company.

Reid, J. Writing Myths. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Assessment criteria Short and longer assignments – in class and home (30%)

Research paper (40%)

Active class participation (30%)

Course title WRITING AND TEXT ANALYSIS III

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 2 ECTS


Level BA, 2nd year

Instructor’s name Dr. Łukasz Salski (course coordinator)



Thursday, 13.30-15, room 0.06, dr Krzysztof Majer

Thursday, 13.30-15, room -04, dr Alicja Piechucka

Thursday, 13.30-15, room 2.44, dr Alexander Ramon

Thursday, 15.15-16.45, room 0.33, dr Alexander Ramon

Thursday, 17.45-18.30, room 0.05, dr Alexander Ramon

Thursday, 13.30-15, room 2.07, Prof. Zbigniew Maszewski

Tuesday 17-18.30, room -05, Mark Tardi

Course title Academic Writing and Understanding Academic Texts

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 2 ECTS

Course type Writing

Level 3rd

BA

Instructor’s name


[email protected]


Wednesday, 10-11.30, room 34, dr Małgorzata Myk




Wednesday, 13.30-15, room 0.05, dr Alexander Ramon

Tuesday 10-11.30, room 0.06, dr Martin Hinton

Tuesday, 15.15016.45, room -23, Mr Marek Molenda

Course description Learning how to write academically for the purpose of BA thesis

writing

Literature James D. Lester. Writing Academic Papers: A Complete Guide

Assessment criteria Based on the following written assignments: a paragraph, an outline of a

research paper, first draft of research paper, final draft of research paper.

Course title THEORY OF TRANSLATION

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 15

ECTS 2 ECTS

Course type Lecture

Level BA, 2nd

year

Instructor’s name Prof. Łukasz Bogucki

Instructor’s e-mail

Time and room Tuesday 14.15-15, A2

Course title COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN TRANSLATION AND CAT II

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 30

ECTS 3 ECTS


Level BA, 2nd

year

Instructor’s name Mgr Michał Kornacki

Instructor’s e-mail

Time and room Choose one of the groups:

Monday, 8.15-9.45, room -25, mr Michał Kornacki

Monday, 10-11.30, room -25, mr Michał Kornacki

Monday, 13.30-15, room -25 mr Michał Kornacki

Monday, 11.45-13.15, room -25, mr Michał Kornacki

Komentarz [MK1]: Knowledge of

Polish required but you can negotiate with the lecturer

Tuesday, 17-18.30, room 0.15, dr Piotr Pęzik

Tuesday, 18.45-20.15, room 0.15, dr Piotr Pęzik

Course title AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Language English

Semester Winter


ECTS 4 ECTS

*student’s additional work

Course type lecture + tutorial

Level BA, 2nd

year

Instructor’s name Dr. Alicja Piechucka


Thursday, 17-17.45, room A1, dr Alicja Piechucka (lecture)

Tuesday, 17-17.45, room -04, Ms Magdalena Szuster

Wednesday, 13.30-14.15 , room 0.06, dr Alicja Piechucka

Wednesday, 14.15-15 , room 0.06, dr Alicja Piechucka

Wednesday, 15.15-16 , room 0.06, dr Alicja Piechucka

Tuesday, 17.45 – 18.40, room -04, Ms Magdalena Szuster

Thursday, 15.15-16 , room -04, dr Alicja Piechucka

Thursday, 16-16.45 , room -04, dr Alicja Piechucka

You need to attend both lecture and tutorial

Learning outcomes Students will become familiar with major topics and themes in United States

history, including issues of culture, government, politics, economics, and

identity.

Course description The course covers the history of the United States from the settlement of

North America to current times. Topics include the colonization of America,

the struggle for independence, forming a new nations, the development of

democracy, the Civil War, the frontier and movement west, the growth of

industry and capitalism, U.S. colonialism, the Progressive Movement, World

War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, civil rights, and the

contemporary role of American in the world.

Literature A History of the American People. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.

America in Close-Up

Making America. The Society and Culture of the United States. Ed. Luther S.

Luedtke

Nickel and Dimed. Barbara Ehrenreich.

America Now. Short Readings from Recent Periodicals. Robert Atwan

American Voices. Culture and Community. Dolores LaGuardia and Hans P. Guth

Stalking the Elephant. My Discovery of America. James Laxer

In Search of America. Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster

Assessment criteria The course ends with a written examination after each semester of study.

Students’ performance is also assessed on the basis of their regular

attendance, active class participation, individual and group presentations,

written assignments and tests.


Course title DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR 3

Language English

Semester Winter

Number of hours 15

ECTS 4 ECTS

Course type Lecture + tutorial

Level BA, 2nd year

Instructor’s name Prof. Krzysztof Kosecki


Monday, 17.45-18.30 , room A2 Prof. Krzysztof Kosecki (lecture)

10X, 17X, 7XI, 21XI,5XII, 19XII, 9I

Tuesday, 15.15-16.45 room 2.53, mr Ryszard Rasiński

Tuesday, 18.45-20.15 room 2.53, mr Ryszard Rasiński

Tuesday, 17-18.30 room 2.53, mr Ryszard Rasiński

Wednesday, 17-18.30, room -05, dr Wiktor Pskit

Wednesday, 18.54-20.15, room -05, dr Wiktor Pskit

Thursday, 17.45-19.30, room -05, dr Wiktor Pskit

Thursday, 13.30-15, room 2.55, dr Wiktor Pskit

Learning outcomes Upon completion of this course the student is able to:

recognize and classify parts of speech;

identify simple and complex sentences and describe their structure;

classify types of dependent clauses;

distinguish possibilities of creating passive constructions;

interpret functional aspects of English sentence;

explain major stages in the development of English syntax;

recognize syntactic constructions typical of of various world Englishes;

use grammatical terminology for description of all aspects of English syntax;

explain elements of English syntax;

identify difficulties in description of English syntax;

discuss and demonstrate elements of English syntax.

Course description Detailed description of elements of English syntax: parts of speech and their

functions; structure of simple sentence; structure and typology of complex

sentences; apposition; adverbials; active voice and passive voice; functional

analysis of selected syntactic constructions; history of English syntax;

syntactic constructions typical of world Englishes.


1. Parts of speech.

2. Parts of sentence.

3. Simple sentence.

4. Complex sentence.

5. Passive voice.

6. Adjuncts, disjuncts, conjuncts.

7. Premodification and postmodification.

8. Theme and rheme.

9. Cleft sentences and extraposition.

10. Ellipsis and substitution.

11. Existential sentences.

12. Negation, assertive and non-assertive forms.

13. Questions.

14. Imperatives and exclamations.

15. Development of English syntax and syntax in Word Englishes.

Literature Algeo, John. 1974. Exercises in Contemporary English. New York: Harcourt,

Brace, Jovanovich.

Downing, Angela and Philip Locke. 1992. A University Course in English

Grammar. New York: Prentice Hall.

Downing, Angela and Philip Locke. 2006. English Grammar: A University

Course. London: Routledge.

Evans, Vyvyan and Melanie Green. 2006. Cognitive Linguistics: An

Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum. 1977. A University Grammar of

English. London: Longman.

Close, R. A. 1993. A University Grammar of English: Workbook. London:

Longman.

Assessment criteria Participation in lectures, discussion of issues in English syntax, and a written

test at the end of the semester. At least 60% of answers must be correct in

order pass the test.

For the subjects in blue, please contact Dr Anna Parr-Modrzejewska

[email protected]

(2ECTS) - TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS

(5ECTS) - LOWER PRIMARY CLASSROOM OBSERVATION

(15ECTS) LANGUAGE TEACHING PRACTICE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

ELECTIVE COURSES (BA), each 5 ECTS

Dr M. Kopytowska, Language in the media (5 ECTS)

The course focuses on the language used in the media. We will venture into numerous public spaces,

genres and contexts in order to see how media (including New Media) “create pictures in our minds”,

how identities are constructed, and power negotiated and challenged. We will examine the interface

between media and society, and analyse various forms and strategies of communication across

different genres, including Twitter, Facebook and blogs. We will also try to discover how persuasion


and manipulation work and how a given medium, for instance the Internet, shapes communicative

practices.

Thursday 15.15-16.45, room 2.20

Instructor’s email: [email protected]

There will be no class on 20 October

Documentary and Literary Non-Fiction Writing*

Dr Michał Lachman

Winter 2016, Tuesday 10-11.30, room 2.39

Course description:

- The course aims at presenting and analysing ways in which facts can be reported in its basic

documentary form and in a more elaborate literary way. We will be looking and discussing

fact reporting and presentation from the documentary writing to some highly artistic and

openly literary forms of literary non-fiction and novelistic writing. Film documentary will also

be part of our consideration both in theory and in the context of popular culture.

Course objectives:

- To be able recognise different styles, genres and forms of documentary/literary writing.

- To be able to analyse form and composition of documentary writing and literary non-fiction

writing.

- To be able to present views and analytical opinions concerning documentary writing in a clear

and concise way.

- To be able to compose an analytical essay on a chosen topic connected with the subject of the

course.

Names and themes to be discussed:

E. Hemingway(The Fith Column, Butterfly and the Tank) , G. Orwell (Homage to Catalonia)

T. Capote, H. Miller, R. Kapuściński, A. Os, A. Spiegelman, Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir), Leni

Riefenstahl.

Documentary fiction, reporter as artist, alternative narratives, film documentary.

- Two absences allowed

- Grading: 50% - presence + in-class participation / 40% - written assignment / 10%

presentation


- Suggested Reading:

Keeble, Richard, The Newspapers Handbook, Routledge, London 2004.

Weber, Ronald, The Reporter as Artist: a Look at the New Journalism Controversy, Hastings

House, 1974.

Pages, N.C. ed., Riefenstahl Screened. An Anthology of New Criticism, Continuum, London

2008.

Bruzzi, Stella, New Documentary: A Critical Introduction, Routledge, London 2000.

*Places available

Aspects of Popular and Mass Culture (6 ECTS), dr Agnieszka Łowczanin Łaskiewicz, Thursday,

10-11.30, room 2.07

Film culture, dr Agnieszka Rasmus, (6 ECTS), Wednesday 13.30-15, room 2.07

The culture component in language pedagogy (6 ECTS), Ms. Joanna Duda, Tuesday 13.30-15,

room -04

Courses in green – there is still space (for sure)

Dr Anna Wieczorek Meaning and persuasion in politics and media

The purpose of the seminar is to acquaint students with the main semantic, pragmatic and cognitive

studies of meaning and persuasion, as well as with Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), an approach to

the study of language as a social and political tool. This course will familiarise students with current

trends in semantic, pragmatic and cognitive studies of language and main tools of linguistic analysis of

media and political discourse. We will cover the following topics: Semantics and semantic relations,

Pragmatics (speech acts, presupposition, implicature), Cognitive linguistics (conceptual metaphor,

conceptual mapping), Critical Discourse Analysis, Persuasion and manipulation in political and media

discourse.

Wednesday, 10-11.30, room 2.57

Prof. W. Pietrzak: Modern(ist) English Literature

Wednesday 11.45-13.15, room 0.05

Dr M. Kocot: Revolutionary Minds (from William Blake to Jim Morrison)

Wednesday 11.45-13.15, room 0.06

Dr J. Fruzińska: American Short Story

Wednesday 11.45-13.15, room -04

M. Tardi: In Modernism’s Shadow: Innovative Women of Contemporary American Literature


Prof. Z. Maszewski: The American Southwest in Literature, Fine Arts and Film

Tuesday, 15.15-16.45, room 0.05

Dr K Bartczak The Minimalist Aesthetics and Minimalist Styles In American Literature, From

Modernism Till Now

Tuesday, 15.15-16.45, room -05

Dr M. Cieslak Ambiguities, Innuendoes, Double Meanings in English Medieval and Renaissance

Literature

Tuesday, 15.15-16.45, room -04

Dr P. Spyra: Religion and Literature (A Survey of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature)

Tuesday, 15.15-16.45, room -25

Dr T. Dobrogoszcz: Postmodernism in British fiction and film

Thursday, 15.15-16.45, room 34

Dr W. Pskit: Basic Issues in English Linguistics: Morphology and Syntax

Wednesday, 15.15-16.45, room -05

Dr W. Pskit: Word-formation across languages, Wednesday 13.30-15.00, room 34

Prof. J. Uchman: British Representatives of the Theatre of the Absurd and Their Antitotalitarian

Plays

Wednesday, 15.15-16.45, room 2.07

Dr Ł. Salski: Writing – more than a language skill

The course looks at composition and reception of written texts in L1 and L2 from the perspective of

psycholinguistics, composition studies, foreign language teaching, and intercultural rhetoric. It deals

with practical aspects of writing and writing instruction as well as with the basics of the theory and

research in composition studies and foreign language writing. Thus, it can be seen both as support for

students’ writing skills development and as introduction to a potential field of BA or MA thesis.

Wednesday, 15.15-16.45, room 0.05

Prof. Marta Dynel Issues in sociolinguistics and pragmatics

course covers a selection of issues: First names, Brand names, Doublespeak, Propaganda, Persuasion,

Buzzwords, Political correctness, Swearing, Sexism in language, Language and gender, Issues in

humour studies, Humour and its types, Recognising the presence of humour, Humour in sitcoms,

Humour in drama. The weekly meetings will centre on in-group discussions (supervised by the

teacher), based on the materials (short articles or tasks prepared by the teacher). Topics: Introduction:

basic notions, Visual and verbal explicitness vs. implicitness in films, Film discourse vs. real-life

discourse, Viewer as a distinct hearer type, Participation framework in film and other media genres,

Impoliteness as entertainment, Deception in film, (Un)truth and fiction, Metaphor and irony in film

talk, Humour in comedy discourse, Humour in dramatic discourse, Taboo words in film discourse.

Trolling.

Wednesday 10-11.30, room -04

Dr Przemysław Ostalski: Varieties of English

The course analyzes varieties of English used around the world with the primary emphasis on native

types. The analysis covers major kinds of differences in terms of pronunciation (accents), grammar

and lexicon (dialects). Additionally, sociolinguistic variation is considered in relation to the concepts

of standard, non-standard and substandard varieties.

Wednesday 10-11.30, room 0.05

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (5 ECTS for lecture and tutorial)

Instructor’s email: [email protected]

The objective of the course is to familiarize the students with the principles and the dynamics of

intercultural communication, in its both interpersonal and institutional dimension. Drawing on various

theories discussing language and communication in the context of culture, the course explores verbal

and non-verbal, implicit and explicit ways of coding, communicating and negotiating cultural

meanings. Its scope of interest will thus include issues of cultural identity, collectivist vs. individualist

societies, communication/negotiation styles, politeness and indirectness in communication,

conceptualization of time and space, linguistic manifestations of power, nonverbal communication,

etc.

Lecture: Thursday 17.18.30, room A2

Choose one of the groups:

Wednesday 17-17.45, room 34

Wednesday 17.45-18.30, room 34


Thursday, 18.45-19.30, room 34

Thursday, 19.30-20.15 room 34

There will be no class on 20 and 21 October

Introduction to research methods in applied linguistics (5 ECTS), Mr. Marek Molenda, Tuesday

11.45013.15, room -23

Dr M. Kocot: Revolutionary Minds (from William Blake to Jim Morrison), (5 ECTS), Tuesday

15.15-16.45, room 0.33

BA seminars 5 ECTS each (provided lecturers agree)

You can find descriptions of courses here:

http://anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/seminaria_licencjackie_r_akad_201617

Teaching English as a Foreign Language, dr Weronika Szubko-Sitarek, Wednesday 10-11.30,

room 1.19

Analysing spoken English, dr Anna Gralińska-Brawata, Wednesday 15.15-16.45, room -04

Continuations of modernism in American prose – 20/21st centuries, dr Kacper Bartczak, Tuesday

11.45-13.15, room -05

American Women Writers of the 20th and 21st Century, prof. Jadwiga Maszewska, Tuesday

11.45-13.15, room 2.39

“The people of today and the world around them” as reflected in contemporary literature, film, and

art, prof. Katarzyna Poloczek, Tuesday 10-11.30, room 2.07

Theory and Practice of (Literary) Translation, dr Joanna Dyła-Urbańska, Wednesday 15.15-

16.45, room 2.57

http://anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/seminaria_licencjackie_r_akad_201617

MA Courses (GRADUATE)

It is possibe for BA students to attend these classes (except Integrated Skills and Writing

Acaemic texts – unless your placement test shows otherwise)

Integrated Skills (A+B) 8 ECTS

For INTEGRATED SKILLS MA, please do placement test http://pnja.uni.lodz.pl/placement/ and

contact Ms. Małgorzata Kurzejamska to tell you which group you should be in

[email protected]

Writing Academic Texts (2 ECTS)

Please do placement test (task on argumentative paragraph), make a printscreen and contact Prof. Paul

Wilson [email protected]

On that basis you will be assigned to the right group.

Introduction to methodology of literary studies, lecture (2 ECTS)

Tuesday, 17.45-18.30, room A2, Dr Kacper Bartczak

http://pnja.uni.lodz.pl/placement/



Introduction to methodology of linguistic studies (2 ECTS)

Tuesday, 1.30-14.15 , room A2, Prof. Łukasz Bogucki

MA ORIENTATION SEMINARS (each 6 ECTS)

Descriptions can be found here:

http://anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/oferta_proseminariow_i_konw_angl__201520

Courses in green – there is a lot of space

Prof. A. Wicher, Proseminar on English literature, Tuesday 11.45-13.15, room 2.55

Prof. J. Uchman, Film adaptations of literature, Tuesday 11.45-13.15, room 2.07

Dr A. Rasmus: Adaptation: cross-cultural and cross-media encounter, Friday 15.15-16.45, room

2.07

Dr J. Kruczkowska, Ireland and the Environment, Thursday 13.30-15, room 0.06

Dr T. Dobrogoscz: New world (dis)order – the representation of anxiety in dystopian literature

and film, Monday 13.30-15, room 0.05

Dr W. Pietrzak: Anglophone Literature, Art and Culture between High and Pop, Wednesday 10-

11.30, room 2.39

http://anglistyka.uni.lodz.pl/oferta_proseminariow_i_konw_angl__201520

Dr K. Majer: The Glass Mountain: Parody in Contemporary North American Literature,

Thursday 11.45013.15, room 0.05

Dr M. Myk: What do literary texts want from images?: Contemporary American Literature &

Visual Culture, Tuesday 10-11.30, room -23

Prof. S. Goźdź-Roszkowski, Evaluation and stance(taking) in discourse communication and

translation, Thursday 10-11.30, room 2.39

Prof. Piotr Cap: Pragmatics of public communication, Tuesday 11.45-13.15, room 2.53

Prof. M. Dynel Pragmatics and media discourse, Tuesday 10-11.30, room -05

Prof. A. Kwiatkowska: Language in communication, Wednesday 11.45-13.15, room 2.20

Prof. K. Kosecki: Language, Culture, and Communication, Monday 13.30-15, room -05

Prof. K. Ciepiela: Sociolinguistic approaches to the problem of human identity, Tuesday 15.15-

16.45, room 34

Prof. Ewa Waniek-Klimczak: Studying Language in Use with Sociolinguistics, Wednesday 11.45-

13.15, room -25

Prof. I. Witczak-Plisiecka: Semantics – analysis of natural language & linguistic interfaces,

Thursday 11.45-13.15, room -04

Prof. P. Krakowian: Understanding Language Assessment, Tuesday 15.15-16.45, room 0.15

Prof. J. Majer: Psycholinguistics and methodology, Thursday 10-11.30, room 0.05

Prof. M. Dynel: Pragmatic approaches to entertainment discourse in the media and new media,


Prof. D. Filipczak: Images of Women and Relationships in Literature in English, Friday 13.30-15,

room -04

Dr A. Rasmus: Cult British Films, Friday 13.30-15, room 2.07

Dr M. Myk: Failure & the City. Figuring citizenship beyond success stories in late 20th- & 21st-

century American literature and film, Wednesday 15.15-16.45, room 2.39

PROJECT courses (6 ECTS each) These are really advanced classes for our 2 year MA/graduate

students, you can attend them as BA student but perhaps consult the teacher earlier.

“Creative Writing for the Stage” dr Katarzyna Ojrzyńska Tuesday, 11.45-13.15 room 0.33

This course is designed to help students turn their enthusiasm for performing arts into the craft of

playwriting. Combining textual analysis and practical creative tasks, it gives them an opportunity to

examine how plays work and to develop their creative potential and independence. The focus of the

course is on the critical and practical understanding of drama. The course covers such aspects of

playwriting as: writing dialogues and monologues, using silence and music, opening a play,

developing a character, constructing a plot outline, etc. It also includes a short introduction to

contemporary methods of performance-making, such as devising. During the course, students will be

asked to complete a wide range of short writing exercises and discuss their own work and that of

others. They will also be encouraged to create their own short play.

Prof. Marta Dynel, Linguistic pragmatics in use, (Tuesday, 11.45-13.15 room 0.01)

This course is meant to help students appreciate the practical applicability of theories and findings

presented in the various realms of pragmatics (e.g. developmental pragmatics, experimental

pragmatics, cognitive pragmatics, the pragmatics of interaction, or philosophical pragmatics). During

the two semesters, working in pairs under the tutor’s supervision, the participants will need to

complete a research project on a topic of their choice. Each project, based on an extensive overview of

the relevant literature, will result in a non-academic brochure addressed to a target audience (e.g.

parents, cross-cultural couples, teachers, politicians, spin doctors, copyrighters, comedy writers, etc.).

Each brochure will familiarise its audience with the workings of a chosen communicative/linguistic

phenomenon (e.g. irony, humour, deception, (im)politeness, persuasion, etc.). The prospective topics

include: “Irony comprehension and production in children”, “The persuasive function of humour in

political discourse”, or “The (im)politeness of requests in British English in everyday conversation”.

Dr Piotr Pęzik, Corpus tools and resources for the analysis of naturally-occuring discourse,

(Tuesday, 11.45-13.15 room -25)

This course introduces a number of corpus-based tools and resources for the analysis and exploration

of naturally-occurring English discourse. Students will use dedicated corpus search engines and corpus

annotation software to raise their awareness of and to gain insights into the use of discourse relating

devices and phraseological units. The following corpus-based project choices will be offered:

a) Conduct and report a corpus study of conventionality and idiomaticity in samples of non-native

spoken English. Students will first record and time-align spontaneous interviews with non-native

speakers of English. These transcriptions will then be annotated for native and non-native usages of

discourse relating devices and phraseological units. The annotations will be verified against reference

corpora of Polish learner and native English. The results will be reported as in-class presentations.

b) Conduct and report a corpus study of conventionality and idiomaticity in samples of native spoken

English. Students will be required to transcribe samples of native English spoken discourse. They will

then annotate the transcriptions examples for usages of conventionalized discourse relating devices

and phraseological units. The annotations will be verified against reference corpora English. The

results will be reported as in-class presentations.

c) Conduct and report a snapshot analysis of news values in a large corpus of Polish and English-

language news reports. Students will use open-ended monitor corpus search engines to identify and

classify newsworthiness criteria which account for the observed popularity of certain news stories. The

results will be reported as in-class presentations.

Language and communicationprof. Alina Kwiatkowska Tuesday, 11.45-13.15 room 0.06

Project work is work which focuses on completing a task. The course is designed for the students to

work as a team. They are meant to generate, develop and evaluate ideas and information to apply them

to the project task, and in this process they will hopefully acquire the skills of effective collaboration

and communication. The project should result in a material end-product.

The project should be basically related to language and communication. Though I am willing to let the

students have a say in proposing a topic, I also have three proposals of my own to choose from. One is

very practical (we truly need this): (1) preparing an information brochure for our foreign students, with

partly serious and partly lighter content. The two other topics involve original research and may result

in (serious or lighter) research reports or multimodal presentations. They are: (2) the study of the

inscriptions and slogans on the T-shirts and other clothes you can buy in Łódź, and (3) the study of all

occurrences of English you can see in Łódź in the form of signs, inscriptions, instructions,

shop/restaurant names, billboards, etc. In the second semester the class is set to be taken over by Dr

Martin Hinton, who is interested in conducting a project in the domain of advertising.

Other courses:

Collective memory in Poland

•From Oct. 27th; Thursdays at 10-11.30, room 2.56, Philological Faculty

•Traditional lectures & study trips to museums and places of memory in Łódź and possibly Warsaw

•reading and analysis of

–historical films

–museums

–monuments

•Lecturer: Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska, Ph.D.

•[email protected]

Culture Studies courses

Collective memory in Poland

PhD. Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska [email protected]

Thursday 10.00-11.30 since 27. Octobre 2016 Room 2.56.

Science fiction anad fantasy- literature, Cinema and culture

PhD. Natalia Lemann [email protected]

Wensday 17-18.30, Room 1.07

Introduction to Cultural Perfomance

Prof. Mariusz Bartosiak [email protected]

Thursday 11:45-13:15, Room 2.03.

Gothic in Modern Culture

Prof. Agnieszka Izdebska

Tuesday 11.45-13.15 (since 11. Octobre 2016) Room 2.03





Please contact [email protected]

The Jewish Lodz, from the beginning till today. Through literature, culture and memories

Joanna Podolska

Please contact [email protected]

"Stories in sounds. Radio analysis" 21.11.2016 - time: 13.30-16.45 pm (13.30 - 15.00 pm - classroom no. 2.48; 15.15 - 16.45 - classroom no. 1.29) 22.11. 2016 - time: 17.00-20.00 pm (classroom no. 2.47) 28.112016 - time: 13.30-16.45 pm (13.30 - 15.00 pm - classroom no. 2.48; 15.15 - 16.45 - classroom no. 1.29) 29.11.2016 - time: 17.00-20.00 pm (classroom no. 2.47) 5.12.2016 - time: 13.30-16.45 pm (classroom no. 2.47) 6.12.2016 - time: 17.00-20.00 pm(13.30 - 15.00 pm - classroom no. 2.48; 15.15 - 16.45 - classroom no. 1.29) lecturer: Natalia Kowalska ([email protected])

Languages (begin.) * the medium of instruction Iss basically Polish so you need to talk with

lecturers

Practical German, dr M. Milczarek, Thursday, 15.15-16.45, room 1.02 + Friday 15.15-16.45, room

0.11

Practical French, dr Alicja Sobczak – Wednesday 8.15-9.45, room 2.40 + Ms. Ewa Shiller, Thursday

15.15.16.45, room 2.41

Practical Spanish, Mr Witold Sobczak, Monday 15.15-16.45, room 0.06 + Wednesday, 10-11.30,

room 2.07

Practical Spanish, Mr Witold Sobczak, Monday 17-18.30 room 0.06 + Wednesday, 11.45-13.15 room

2.39

Practical Italian, Ms Marta Sterna, Monday 11.45-13.15, room 1.47 +Ms. Dorota Kaszak, Tuesday 10-

11.30, room 1.48

Latin, dr Anna Maciejewska, Monday 15.15-16.45, room -05 + dr Anna Maciejewska, Monday 15.15-

16.45, room -05


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