PJV014 Reading and Analysing Texts about Poland and Poles

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 10:00–11:40 B2.51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop students' ability to read Polish scientific, journalistic and literary texts focusing on Poland and the Poles, to practice critical text reading, Polish vocabulary and translation.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course student will be able:
- to analyze and interpret works, texts or selected passages,
- to draw up a summary of the Polish text,
- to understand the important topics of social, political and cultural events in Poland, to discuss them using appropriate lexis,
- to exemplify selected stereotypes and autostereotypes related to Poles with appropriate Polish texts.
Syllabus
  • Topics of texts we will work with in seminars:
  • 1. Poland: Promised Land
  • 2. Polish mentality: stereotypes and auto-stereotypes in the perception of Poles
  • 3. Collective memory of the Poles
  • 4. The relations of the Poles to the neighboring nations
  • 5. Specifics of Polish cities
  • 6. Polish political scene
  • 7. Personalities of Polish popular culture
  • 8. Tastes and smells of Polish cuisine
  • 9. Catholic Church and Polish society
  • 10. Successes of the Poles
Literature
  • BIELIK-ROBSON, Agata. Kim są Polacy. Warszawa: Agora, 2013, 147 s. ISBN 9788326812255. info
  • Jak żyją Polacy. Edited by Henryk Domański - Antonina Ostrowska - Andrzej Rychard. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: IFiS PAN, 2000, 457 s. ISBN 83-87632-64-3. info
  • Polacy wśród europejczyków :wartości społeczeństwa polskiego na tle innych krajów europejskich. Edited by Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania - Mirosława Marody. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, 2002, 319 s. ISBN 83-7369-001-8. info
  • Polszczyzna a/i Polacy u schyłku XX wieku : zbiór studiów. Edited by Kwiryna Handke - Hanna Dalewska-Greň. Warszawa: Slawistyczny Ośrodek Wydawniczy, 1994, 408 s. ISBN 8386619007. info
  • DAVIES, Norman. Boże igrzysko : historia Polski. Translated by Elżbieta Tabakowska. Wyd. 7., poszerzone. Kraków: Znak, 2010, 1230 s. ISBN 9788324014231. info
  • DAVIES, Norman. Powstanie '44. Translated by Elżbieta Tabakowska. Wyd. 2. Kraków: Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak, 2006, 958 s. ISBN 9788324006625. info
  • KĄCKI, Marcin. Białystok : biała siła, czarna pamięć. Wydanie I. Wołowiec: Wydawnictwo Czarne, 2015, 284 stran. ISBN 9788380491656. info
  • KĄCKI, Marcin. Poznań : miasto grzechu. Wydanie I. Wołowiec: Czarne, 2017, 341 stran. ISBN 9788380495630. info
Teaching methods
A team analysis of the texts and a class discussion on the topics that concern them. Filling in worksheets (written answers to control questions).
Assessment methods
Student will receive a credit for regular active participation (two absences are allowed) and compulsory home preparation.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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