Cultural anthropology Field of study: Pedagogy
Programme code: W6-S2PE19.2020

Module name: Cultural anthropology
Module code: 12-PE-S2-1AK
Programme code: W6-S2PE19.2020
Semester:
  • winter semester 2022/2023
  • winter semester 2021/2022
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 4
Description:
The subject Cultural anthropology is assumed to familiarize students with the essence of anthropological thinking of the man and human culture, to shape the skill of noticing and analysing cultural variety and differences. The subject allows for learning basic theoretical and research currents in Polish, European and American anthropology and for presenting the position of cultural anthropology among humanities. It is significant to present the role of this discipline in shaping the attitudes of tolerance and openness to cultural differentiation. Students are familiarized with the mechanisms of raising and functioning of negative categorization of the Other/s. The subject matter is to stimulate students to critical reflection on problems in intercultural interactions and on the resulting educational tasks.
Prerequisites:
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Key reading:
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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]
understands the need and sense of shaping open and tolerant attitudes aiming at understanding, communication and coexistence of various human cultures and social environments [_K_1]
 K_K02 [3/5] K_K06 [2/5] K_K07 [2/5]
is aware of acquiring intercultural competences aiming at breaking the mechanisms of raising and functioning of negative categorization of the Other [_K_2]
 K_K01 [4/5] K_K03 [3/5]
is convinced of the sense, value and need of undertaking activities for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage of humanity [_K_3]
 K_K08 [2/5]
can apply basic theoretical knowledge of cultural anthropology and related disciplines in interpreting socio-cultural phenomena in their broad context, i.e. culture understood as a particular way of human life; has the skills of anthropological reasoning concerning the situation of man in the created socio-cultural reality as well as the ability to notice and think anthropologically about cultural diversification of the world [_U_1]
 K_U01 [3/5] K_U07 [5/5]
can implement the anthropological approach to cultural phenomena in regard to diagnosing and analysing particular problems of local culture, has communication skills, can talk in a clear, coherent and precise way about anthropological issues using different theoretical standpoints [_U_2]
 K_U02 [3/5] K_U03 [4/5] K_U04 [3/5] K_U08 [3/5]
knows the essence of sciences concerning culture and society – their evolution and relations to other humanistic sciences; has elementary knowledge of the origin and development of cultural anthropology and its contemporary orientations and currents [_W_1]
 K_W02 [3/5] K_W04 [5/5]
knows and understands the key notions, paradigms and research problems of cultural anthropology; distinguishes basic categories of modern humanities in the field of knowledge of culture; understands the postulate of multiparadigmatic nature of social studies [_W_2]
 K_W01 [4/5] K_W04 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
written examination [_w_1]
checking the extent of acquisition of the contents of lectures and supplementary reading
 _W_1 _W_2
presentation [_w_2]
checking team work skills and the extent to which theoretical knowledge is used to present and analyse selected problems of multicultural societies
 _U_1 _U_2 _W_2
project [_w_3]
checking if the student can present the description of activities and conditions of harmonious multiculturalism and the scope of the applicability of the principle of indispensable (in his/her opinion) tolerance for the birth of social forms of cultural pluralism
 _K_1 _K_2 _K_3 _U_1 _U_2 _W_2
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [_fs_1]
lecture on basic issues with the use of audio-visual means
 15
supplementary reading, work with the text
 30 written examination [_w_1]
practical classes [_fs_2]
project method presentations – students' presenting the effects of group work, text analysis with discussion
 15
preparing a group project on the possibility of social forms of cultural pluralism, collecting materials and preparing a presentation in groups, preparing literature for discusion
 40 written examination [_w_1] presentation [_w_2] project [_w_3]
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