Folklore studies Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023

Module name: Folklore studies
Module code: W6-AK-S1-FN
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to present folklore studies as a science dealing with the analysis of traditional and contemporary folklore texts from an anthropological perspective. The subject of the analysis are texts belonging to the linguistic and cultural code of a specific community, which are reproduced and accepted by members of the communication community, shaping not only their sense of aesthetics, but also cognitive habits. These include both traditional texts (e.g. folk songs, fairy tales, rituals) and contemporary texts (e.g. texts in tabloids, Internet memes), provided that they have been introduced into social circulation and constitute the part of it that the community has accepted and its members repeat them. The issues discussed in the module are related to the contemporary functioning of folklore texts, the transfer of content from folklore to mass circulation and vice versa, the construction of reality in folklore texts and texts of popular culture.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
jest gotów do rozwiązywania różnorodnych problemów teoretycznych i praktycznych dotyczących współczesnego funkcjonowania tekstów folkloru [_K_1]
 K_K02 [5/5]
potrafi wykorzystać posiadaną wiedzę z zakresu folklorystyki do analizy tekstów należących do językowo-kulturowego kodu wybranych społeczności lokalnych i globalnych [_U_1]
 K_U01 [5/5]
zna i rozumie podstawowe procesy komunikowania interpersonalnego i społecznego w kontekście współczesnego funkcjonowania tekstów folkloru [_W_1]
 K_W07 [5/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [_fs_1] 15 Lecture-discussion [b02]  course work _W_1
practical classes [_fs_2] 15 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work _K_1 _U_1
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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