Critical Readings in English-Language Thought (Elective) Field of study: English Studies: Literature and Culture
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025

Module name: Critical Readings in English-Language Thought (Elective)
Module code: W1-ELS1-RELTC-6
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025
Semester: summer semester 2027/2028
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
This module invites students to engage critically with selected key texts that have shaped, and continue to shape, thought and critique by English-speaking thinkers. Through a selection of readings from philosophy, cultural theory and other forms of scholarly inquiry, possibly inluding also readings in empirical sciences, the course explores how English has functioned both as a medium of communication and a site of ideological contestation. While the lectures offer an overview of selected texts, their contexts and significance, in discussion classes emphasis is placed on developing interpretive, analytical, and reflective skills, while also encouraging students to connect abstract theoretical concerns with real-world cultural and social phenomena.
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]
demonstrates readiness to participate in academic discussion, respecting the diversity of viewpoints and intellectual traditions characteristic of the anglophone cultural sphere, and understands the importance of responsible debate in the context of ideological disagreement and interpretive pluralism [K01]
 EL_K02 [4/5] EL_K04 [3/5] EL_K05 [2/5]
is able to analyze and interpret theoretical texts from various fields of the humanities in English, connect their content with socio-cultural contexts, and formulate their own logically justified positions in both spoken and written form [U01]
 EL_U05 [3/5] EL_U06 [3/5] EL_U07 [2/5] EL_U08 [2/5] EL_U12 [2/5]
is able to prepare and deliver a coherent argument in English on selected issues in anglophone thought and critique, using appropriate conceptual tools and drawing on a variety of sources [U02]
 EL_U06 [2/5] EL_U08 [2/5]
knows selected concepts and theoretical positions of anglophone authors in the fields of philosophy of language, cultural theory, and critical thought, and understands their significance for analyzing language as a tool of communication and a space of ideological contestation [W01]
 EL_W04 [4/5]
understands how the development of anglophone thought is connected to social, political, and technological transformations, and is able to identify key movements and their leading figures in this context [W02]
 EL_W01 [3/5] EL_W10 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U01 U02
lecture [W] 15 Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U01 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
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
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
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
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
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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