Prospective students
Prospective students English Studies (BA Program)
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Introduction to Linguistics (B.A. level 1st year)
Lecture, 5 ECTS, Winter semester, CREDIT: EXAM Survey of fundamental knowledge about language and linguistic methods. The topics discussed include: Subfields of linguistics. The origins of language. The development of writing. Communicative and informative signs. Language and the brain. Language, society and culture. Sociolinguistics. Language history and change. Language and machines. Descriptive Grammar I: Phonetics and Phonology (B.A. level 1st year) The course presents the mechanism of the articulation of English consonants and vowels. This knowledge should contribute to the perfection of English pronunciation. The topics discussed include: the organs of speech, place and manner of articulation, state of the vocal cords, position of the tongue, allophones, cardinal vowels, intonation, basic syllable structure and contrastive phonology.
Descriptive Grammar II: Morphology and Syntax (B.A. level 1st year) Introduction to morphological and syntactic analysis. The topics discussed include: Words and morphemes. Word formation processes. Syntactic categories. Phrasal categories. Phrase structure rules. Universal Grammar.
British Literature I (B.A. level 1st year) The aim of the course is to present the canonical works of British literature (from the Middle Ages to the 17th century); the course focuses on the characteristic features of literary epochs, presents the works of literature against the wider background of the historical/cultural evolution.
History of Britain (B.A. level 1st year) General introduction to the history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The topics discussed include: Roman & Anglo-Saxon England. Government, Law & Economy in the Middle Ages. 100 Years War. Wars of the Roses. Tudor England. The English Revolution and the Restoration. Social and Parliamentary Reform: from the early 18th century to Victorian England. 20th Century.
History of the USA (B.A. level 1st year) The purpose of the course is to offer the students a survey of the political, social and cultural history of the United States from its colonial beginnings to most recent time. Students should become aware of the most important facts, processes and trends in the history of the U.S., as well as of the complexity and multiplicity of possible historical perspectives and interpretations of the American past.
Information Technologies (B.A. level 1st year) During the course students will become familiar with the computer as a tool used during their studies. The course focuses on Microsoft Office and corresponding Open Source applications. It also deals with the Internet resources and tools used during the didactic process at SWPS. After the course students should be able to: participate in e-learning classes conducted at SWPS; edit texts according to established standards; create multimedia presentations; work on research results in Excel.
Communication Skills I (B.A. level 1st year) Objectives of the Course: to develop the student's ability to comprehend different levels of native formal and informal speech in a variety of accents; to encourage natural intonation, rhythm and patterns of speech in informal discourse; to expand the student's vocabulary on selected topics.
Reading and Vocabulary I & II (B.A. level 1st year) Objectives of the course: to broaden and systematize the student's general vocabulary; to sensitize the student to shades of meanings and subtle differences in the register of words; to train the student in perceptive reading of authentic English texts.
Practical Grammar I & II (B.A. level 1st year) Objectives of the course: to broaden and systematize the student's knowledge of the key areas of English grammar; to raise awareness of the differences between the grammatical system of English and Polish for pedagogical and translation purposes.
Writing I & II (B.A. level 1st year) Objectives of the course: to develop competence in academic writing sufficient to complete, in the final year of studies, a successful Bachelor's thesis. Examining the writing process: brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and editing. Paragraph development: paragraph structure, the importance of topic sentences, paragraph unity and coherence. Examining different types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex) and their punctuation.
Pronunciation (B.A. level 1st year) Objectives of the course: the course is meant as a guide to a better English pronunciation. Students focus on suprasegments, such as word stress, sentence stress, stress shift, linking and intonation. Rules that are frequently subject to negative transfer by learners of English, such as vowel reduction and final devoicing, are also discussed. Finally, consonants and vowels that are specific to English are examined in greater detail.
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