A Visual Guide to Cultural Studies 3200-L3-0WL7

KNOWLEDGE:

The student:

- has the knowledge of the language at C1 level (CEFR), understands its structure and specificity (K1_W01);

- knows morphosyntactic structures, understands oral statements at C1 level, interprets general and specialized written texts at C1 level, knows word definitions, synonyms and idioms (K1_W01);

- understands the complexity of the English language at C1 level (CEFR) (K1_W03);

- knows and understands the elements of selected English-speaking countries’ culture, understands the role of language in intercultural and cultural communication (K1_W07, K1_W10);

- knows and understands cultural differences, constituting important factors in the process of creating multicultural societies in the modern world, has a general knowledge of the reality, socio-economic and legal conditions of selected English-speaking countries (K1_W11)

SKILLS

The student:

- possesses linguistic skills at C1 level (CEFR), also in typical professional situations which require the knowledge of techniques, strategies and different communication channels (K1_U05, K1_U09);

- is able to critique cultural texts, search for, analyse, evaluate and select authentic general, specialized and academic texts in English and further develop professional skills in English (K1_U01);

- can identify characteristic cultural elements and correctly interpret phenomena regarding the English language, react properly in every communicative situation while considering the cultural context and using customary expressions (K1_U03);

- can prepare written assignments on academic level in English on discussed specialized and scientific subjects (K1_U06);

- can prepare speeches in English using properly selected scientific and academic source materials (K1_U07);

- can set priorities and plan activities in order to perform specific linguistic, communicative and academic professional tasks in English, understands the need of self-study and the necessity of continuous development of skills (K1_U12);

- can solve problems and perform linguistic tasks in English at C1 competence level in conditions which are not fully predictable, through assessing the situation and choosing appropriate methods and tools (K1_U13)

SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCIES

The student is:

- prepared to cooperate and work in a group, assume various roles and respect rules of good communication in English (K1_K06);

- prepared to identify and properly solve communicative dilemmas between English and Polish, which result from the asymmetry in linguistic systems and cultural variety (K1_K01);

- prepared to participate in cultural life in Poland and selected English-speaking countries, promote their cultures while using both traditional and modern forms of communication and media (K1_K03).

- prepared to take measures in inter-linguistic communication in order to preserve the cultural heritage of Poland and English-speaking countries (K1_K04)

The final exam is a short essay in which students study a visual-media text of their own choice in the light of methodologies presented in class and propose their own translation of a clip of the spoken part or critically examine an existing translation.

Grading criteria:

60%-70% = 3
71%-76% = 3+
77%-83% = 4
84%-89% = 4+
90%-100% = 5

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Invention Of Future Biopolitics In Snowpiercer, Elysium, And Interstellar,” The Journal Of Popular Culture 2018.
Arnold, Sarah. “Netflix and the Myth of Choice,” in Kevin McDonald, Daniel Smith-Rowsey, The Netflix Effect: Technology and Entertainment in the 21st Century, Bloomsbury Academic 2016.
Badmington, Neil. “Cultural Studies and the Posthumanities,” in Gary Hall and Clare Birchall, New Cultural Studies: Adventures in Theory 2006.
Barker, Chris. Making Sense of Cultural Studies 2002.
Bowman, Paul. “Cultural Studies and Slavoj Žižek,” in Gary Hall and Clare Birchall, New Cultural Studies: Adventures in Theory 2006.
Jones, Henry. “Mediality and Audiovisual Translation,” in Luis Pérez-González (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Audiovisual Translation, Routledge 2019.
Keightley, Emily. “Engaging with Memory,” in Michael Pickering, Research Methods for Cultural Studies, Edinburgh University Press 2008.
Lauzon, Claudette and John O’Brian, “Introduction: to See through Post-atomic Eyes,” in Claudette Lauzon and John O’Brian eds., Through Post-Atomic Eyes, McGill-Queen’s UP 2020.
Storey, John. Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture 2010.
Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: an Introduction, Pearson 2009.
Szeman, Imre, Susie O’Brien, Popular Culture: A User’s Guide, Wiley-Blackwell. 2017.

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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