Professional Skills for Philologists 3020-WPF-OG

The aim of the course is to awaken the student’s sensitivity to issues of correct language usage both in oral speech and in writing, and also to inculcate the habit of checking doubtful forms as well as of paying attention to clarity of formulation at utterance and text level, logical coherence, responsible use of sources, conscientiousness in quoting, terminological consistency and typographical accuracy.
The student learns where to look for answers to his questions concerning correct usage, how to use dictionaries, language companions, internet resources and corpora to this purpose, and how to consult language helplines. Students are also instructed in the methodology of writing scholarly papers and the correct way of shaping references and bibliography.

Type of course

general courses

Course coordinators

Alicja Kitlasz
Joanna Tabor-Książyk

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student:
(KNOWLEDGE)
– is aware of publications in the domain of correct usage;
– is aware of the methodology of writing scholarly papers;
(SKILLS)
– knows where to look for answers to his/her questions concerning language usage;
– knows how to shape references and bibliographies;
– knows how to formulate his/her thoughts in short and more elaborate utterances, both spoken and written;
(AWARENESS)
– realises the importance of correct usage both in speech and in writing;
– realises the philologist’s responsibility in cultivating correct language usage.

Assessment criteria

Attendance check (the student is entitled to 2 absences per semester, each subsequent one should be credited in a manner agreed with the instructor), evaluation of active participation in class, completion of 3 stage tasks (exercise in linguistic correctness, compilation of a bibliographic inventory, 10-minute oral presentation on a selected topic).

Bibliography

1. M. Bańko, „Słownik dobrego stylu, czyli wyrazy, które się lubią”, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009.
2. A. Wolański, "Edycja tekstów", Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2008.
3. U. Eco, "Jak napisać pracę dyplomową. Poradnik dla humanistów", WUW, Warszawa 2007.
4. M. Rusinek, A. Załazińska, „Retoryka podręczna, czyli jak wnikliwie słuchać i przekonująco mówić”, Znak, Kraków 2005.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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Description of 3020-WPF-OG in USOSweb