Diploma Module: Module 2 – M.A. Thesis Seminar 2 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021

Module name: Diploma Module: Module 2 – M.A. Thesis Seminar 2
Module code: W1-FA-AKM-S2-SM2-2
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
  • summer semester 2022/2023
  • summer semester 2021/2022
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 9
Description:
M.A. seminars are an integral part of M.A. programs. The central objective of each M.A. seminar is to guide the student toward his or her M.A. dissertation documenting his or her own research and argumentative skillks. The seminar is designed to aid the student in his or her efforts to develop skills in the area of independent research work. Equipped with proper intellectual tools, in the course of the seminar the student learns to professionally address problems of their interest within the limits of the expertise demarcated by the syllabi of all courses within the M.A. program. As a result, the student gains the capability to efficiently employ both his or her overall academic knowledge and his or her skills in using English for academic writing toward the production of a dissertation meeting globally accepted standards of academic writing and sound in terms of the methodology of academic research.
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of Diploma Module: Module 1.
Key reading:
Specified in the syllabus
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]
is aware of the broader context of the research conducted as well as the issue explored; understands the need to expand the knowledge acquired and master the possessed skills [KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_1]
 FA2_K01 [2/5]
makes use of the acquired skills and knowledge to critically evaluate various cultural phenomena s/he observes and to creatively participate in the cultural life of the community. [KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_2]
 FA2_K03 [3/5] FA2_K04 [2/5]
can work unassisted in order to analyze critically and creatively a selected problem from the field of culture and literature of anglophone countries, media studies, and translation studies, with the use of acquired skills from the Practical English subjects. [KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_1]
 FA2_U02 [2/5] FA2_U03 [2/5] FA2_U05 [3/5] FA2_U06 [3/5] FA2_U07 [3/5]
can present in a written and/or oral form the problem s/he analyzed by him/herself, in accordance with the principles of English academic discourse, current principles of the preparation of diploma dissertation, the objectivity principles and the academic style. [KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_2]
 FA2_U01 [2/5] FA2_U07 [3/5] FA2_U09 [3/5]
has a broader knowledge of the selected problem related to culture and literature of anglophone countries, media studies, and translation studies. [KX-S2-PD2-SM_W_1]
 FA2_W01 [2/5] FA2_W02 [2/5] FA2_W03 [2/5] FA2_W08 [3/5]
is familiar with the methodology of conducting research pertinent to literary studies, media studies, and translation studies. The student knows and understands theories, contemporary trends and schools that represent relevant fields of the humanities. [KX-S2-PD2-SM_W_2]
 FA2_W01 [2/5] FA2_W04 [2/5] FA2_W05 [2/5] FA2_W06 [2/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Written assignments [KX-S2-PD2-SM_w_1]
The student is evaluated on the basis of the completed components of the master thesis.
 KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_2 KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_2 KX-S2-PD2-SM_W_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_W_2
Discussion and/or student presentation [KX-S2-PD2-SM_w_2]
The student is evaluated on the basis of his/her participation in seminar discussions and/or the student’s presentation.
 KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_K_2 KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_U_2 KX-S2-PD2-SM_W_1 KX-S2-PD2-SM_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
seminar [KX-S2-PD2-SM_fs_1]
The supervisor's verbal instruction aiming to familiarize students with the rules of preparing master theses. Seminars are organized with an intention to analyze critical texts selected by the supervisor. They focus on students' theses to make the students familiar with the stages of research work. Individual consultations aim to upgrade and correct the student's thesis according to the supervisor's guidelines.
 30
Familiarization with the obligatory research literature; the search for, evaluation and analysis of sources; writing and submission of the successive parts of the diploma paper. Correcting the diploma paper following the supervisor's guidelines. Participation in individual consultations. Preparation for the seminar discussions
 195 Written assignments [KX-S2-PD2-SM_w_1] Discussion and/or student presentation [KX-S2-PD2-SM_w_2]
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