PJV014 Reading and Analysing Texts about Poland and Poles

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
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. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 L11, except Mon 15. 4.
Prerequisites
PJN103 Basic Polish Grammar I || PJN205 Course of Polish IV || PJN302 Course of Polish V || PJ_SLAV06 Contemporary Polish 1 || SOUHLAS
This course is designed for students just learning Polish not for native speakers!
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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, art of argumentation, Polish vocabulary and translation. This course may be a suitable complement to Polish language course.
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 (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: W przypadku mniej niż 4 zapisanych studentów wykładowca zastrzeża sobie prawo do odwołania zajęć (najpóżniej w pierwszym tygodniu semestru) lub zmiany ich częstotliwości.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2022.
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