Elective courses

for students of
English Philology and English in Public Communication
winter semester 2016-2017

1.2.5-EC-BEP British English pronunciation practical classes

1.2.5-EC-GLT Germanic laws and traditions
1.2.5-EC-CT Cultural tourism: Asia
1.2.5-EC-SGE Strangers at the Gates of Europe: Migration Studies
1.2.5-EC-AHDII Anglo-hispanos discursos e imgenes en Internet
1.2.5-EC-CT Cultures of thinking
1.2.5-EC-MVT Medical vocabulary and translations
1.2.5-EC-CT Creativity training
1.2.5-EC-HPYP How (not) to prove your point?
1.2.5-EC-GP Gender pendulum
1.2.5-EC-PRLTM Psychological realism in literature, theatre and movie

30 hrs 2ECT
30 hrs 2ECT
30 hrs 2ECTS
30 hrs 2ECTS
30 hrs 2ECT
30 hrs 2 ECTS
30 hrs 2 ECTS
30 hrs 2 ECTS
30 hrs 2 ECTS
30 hrs 2 ECTS
30 hrs 2 ECTS

dr Katarzyna Buczek
dr Katarzyna Buczek
dr Agata Strzdaa
dr Agata Strzdaa
dr hab. Krzysztof Skowroski
mgr Stephen Dewsbury
dr Tomasz Lebiecki
dr Magorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
dr hab. Anna Pietryga
dr hab. Anna Pietryga
dr Wacaw Grzybowski

Liczebno grupy 20 osb

Kursy z puli IFA dla studentw English Philology i English in Public Communication rok 2 sem 3 i rok 3 sem 5
Bramki otwarte I termin: 12.09-16.09.2016; II termin: 19.09-22.09.2016, zajcia zaczn si od 03.10.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW

Dr Katarzyna Buczek
1.2.5-EC-BEP British English pronunciation practical classes
The goal of the classes is to improve students understanding of Standard British English and its production. The course will help
students speak more clearly and confidently, and be understood more easily by others. The classes will include work on a selection
of the pronunciation skills. Students will practice pronouncing British vowels and consonants. This will help them become fluent in
the use of these sounds. Students will also learn the way sounds and words are linked together in connected speech, and how some
sounds disappear while others become more emphasised. This will increase students confidence in their ability to speak English.
dr Katarzyna Buczek
1.2.5-EC-GLT Germanic laws and traditions
Germanic laws focused mainly on community and kinship ties. People of the time perceived the notion of the law as something
hereditary. In their belief, the law was not to be perceived as a product of the times, it was passed on from generation to generation
and conveyed the wisdom of the elder. Germanic laws were executed by the judges who formed a thing, an assembly of free men
during which various crimes and offences were tried. Every crime against another person or their property, independently weather it
concerned the family laws, the laws of property or other, had to be compensated in accordance with the customary rules as well as
the social status of the aggrieved. Since the law did not require investigation, and an oath determined the proof, it was very
important for both the accused and the victim to have support of the family and community they lived in. The series of lectures will
familiarize students with legal customs of not only Anglo-Saxon England but also the whole Germanic Europe.
dr Agata Strzdaa
1.2.5-EC-CT Cultural tourism: Asia
This is an introductory survey of the cultural tourism and its social, ecological and economic aspects. This course focuses on the
selected Asian countries, including their historical, cultural and religious background. The purpose of this course is to introduce
students to the cultural diversity and the cultural heritage of Asia.
dr Agata Strzdaa
1.2.5-EC-SGE Strangers at the gates of Europe: Migration Studies
This course focuses on the political, economic as well as social and religious causes of migrations. Moreover, it provides students
with knowledge about the different models of the relation between migrants and receiving countries. Migrations are not a new
phenomenon therefore this course includes elements of the history of human migration.

dr hab. Krzysztof Skowroski

1.2.5-EC-AHDII Anglo-hispanos discursos e imgenes en Internet
The main task of the course is to make it possible for the students to take a look at and discuss some of the mechanisms that
structure the images, discourses, and narratives in the mass media, especially on the Internet, especially in the Anglo-Hispanic
world. Among such mechanisms one can find 'the Discourses of Hate and Violence' and 'the Discourses of Solidarity' both on the
example of Hispanic Americans as presented in the mass media in the US, especially during the presidential campaign
mgr Stephen Dewsbury
1.2.5-EC-CT Cultures of thinking
This elective course examines the processes needed to build dynamic learning communities that engage students, promote deep
understanding and sustain a lifetime of inquiry. The course is based on the notion that "enculturation" is the key to deep learning, to
the development of the habits of the mind and to the dispositions needed in a changing world. The process of creating dynamic
learning communities is identified and how to propagate and manage strong group culture. This course is suitable for aspiring
educators and anyone interested in fostering group learning.
dr Tomasz Lebiecki
1.2.5-EC-MVT Medical vocabulary and translations
This is primarily a course in translation and vocabulary building that focuses on human anatomy, physiology and pathology. It is
structured around major human systems and corresponding organs as well as medical issues connected.
Prerequisites: fluent command of both Polish and English
dr Magorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
1.2.5-EC-CT Creativity training
The course aims at giving students an opportunity to stimulate their creative thinking by being engaged in a variety of creative
training activities.

dr hab. Anna Pietryga

1.2.5-EC-HPYP How (not) to prove your point?
The main task of the course is to help students realize the methods of proving ones point and the difference between fair and unfair
argumentations, between logically valid and logically invalid reasoning. Another task is to improve their English in all the four skills.
At the same time students knowledge and awareness of British and US culture and society is expanded by reading/listening
examples of political speeches.
dr hab. Anna Pietryga
1.2.5-EC-GP Gender pendulum
The main task of the course is to help students realize the handicaps women and sexual minorities have still been experiencing in
recent history, that is in the 20th and 21st c. and improve their fluency and competency skills in the English language by using
original texts and filmed materials. At the same time students knowledge and awareness of British and US culture and society is
expanded
dr Wacaw Grzybowski
1.2.5-EC-PRLTM Psychological realism in literature, theatre and movie
This course focuses on the ability of intelligent reading and interpretation of works of literature, theatrical plays and movies from
the psychological and anthropological point of view.