World Literature and Culture up to the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries Field of study: Scientific Information and Library Science
Programme code: W1-S1BN19.2.2025

Module name: World Literature and Culture up to the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Module code: W1-BN-S1-LPKP01
Programme code: W1-S1BN19.2.2025
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module is cultural studies in nature, its aim is not to analyze literary works formally or stylistically, but to show them as carriers of values, ideas and cultural identity. Literature is treated as a testimony to worldview, religious and social transformations. The classes are designed to equip students with knowledge of the meanings and values conveyed in literary texts considered canonical for the European cultural circle. Fundamental literary and cultural phenomena - from antiquity to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries - are discussed in the context of their function in shaping the collective imagination and value systems.
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]
The student demonstrates readiness to use his knowledge of cultural heritage and literary canonical texts in educational, popularization and interpretive activities carried out in GLAM sector institutions. [LPKP01_5]
 K_K06 [5/5]
The student knows the main cultural formations and their characteristic features, understands their significance for the development of European culture, and can identify representative literary texts as testimonies of these eras. [LPKP01​_1]
 K_W08 [4/5]
The student understands the mechanisms of worldview, religious and social transformations taking place in European history and can explain how literary texts co-create these processes in a cultural context. [LPKP01​_2]
 K_W03 [4/5]
Students are able to analyze literary texts in their cultural, religious and social contexts, using tools appropriate to the cultural sciences. [LPKP01​_3]
 K_U02 [4/5]
Students are able to compare different cultural formations and identify changes in the ways in which values and ideas are expressed in literary texts throughout history. [LPKP01​_4]
 K_U04 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [LPKP01_fs_1] 15 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		exam LPKP01​_1 LPKP01​_2
practical classes [LPKP01_fs_2] 15 Description [a03] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating method – flipped classroom [b09] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work LPKP01_5 LPKP01​_2 LPKP01​_3 LPKP01​_4
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
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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Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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