Last updated by kprzemek on 2018-02-25. Originally submitted by grzegorz on 2017-09-14.
List of 2BA proseminars sorted by teachers' surnames
[The ECTS / USOS codes for 2BA winter term proseminars are listed HERE.]
Prof. Christopher Joby
dr hab. Janusz Kaźmierczak
dr hab. Paweł Scheffler, prof. UAM
dr Joanna Śmiecińska
prof. zw. dr hab. Jacek Witkoś
Lokaal: Chem. 230
Tijd: 09.45-11.15
Week
1 Inleiding
2 Rotterdam
3 Amsterdam
4 Utrecht
5 Den Haag
6 Leiden
7 Eindhoven en Maastricht
8 (24/11) Vlaanderen: Een inleiding en Antwerpen
9 (1/12) Norwich
10 (8/12) Gent
11 (15/12) Brussel & Leuven Toets en presentaties van studenten
13 (12/1/18) Brugge en Ieper (ingehaald van 5 januari)
14 (12/1/18) Nederlandse steden in Nederlands Oost-Indië: Batavia/Djakarta, Bandung, Bogor
15 (19/1/18) Nederlanders in Taiwan (Fort Zeelandia/Anping) en Japan: (Hirado en Nagasaki)
16 (26/1/18) Toets en presentaties van studenten
Cursusdoel: Aan het einde van deze cursus zullen de studenten meer weten over de geografie; de culturele, sociale, politische, economische en bouwkundige geschiedenis; en de huidige situatie van de grotere steden in het Nederlandse taalgebied. Overigens zullen ze meer weten over het reizen in dit gebied. Ze zullen ook hun grammatica versterken, hun woordenschat verrijken en hun betoogkracht ontwikkelen.
Beoordeling: De studenten zullen worden beoordeeld op basis van hun aanwezigheid tijdens de lessen, de manier waarop ze deelnemen aan de lessen, huiswerktaken, toetsen en presentaties.
We live in a mediatized world. It is hoped that a seminar introducing students to various ways of analysing the media will help them better to use the media, and, especially, to develop a critical attitude towards them. During the first part of the course the participants will discuss a number of theoretical approaches to media analysis, as well as acquaint themselves with examples of practical applications of these theories to media analysis. In the second part of the course the students will have a chance to present their own analyses of selected media, using elements of the discussed theories. Assessment will be based on continuous evaluation, student presentations, and a final test.
Bibliography:
Berger, Arthur Asa. 2011. Media analysis techniques. (4th edition.) Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Silverstone, Roger. 1999. Why study the media? London: Sage Publications.
Storey, John. 1993. An introductory guide to cultural theory and popular culture. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
There are a number of different ways in which we can approach the study of grammar. Grammar can be prescriptive, descriptive, practical, theoretical, pedagogical, structural and generative. In this proseminar, we will briefly describe each of those approaches and then follow the structural approach to look at some of the more interesting aspects of modern English grammar. We will focus on verbal and nominal categories and we will look at cases which are particularly difficult to analyse and classify in the structural approach. In the process, we will generally deal with data which comes from real life language use and which often differs from what English learners are exposed to in pedagogical grammar books.
Credits will be given on the basis of a written test.
Biological and evolutionary roots of language
dr Joanna Śmiecińska
The proseminar will look at language from a biological perspective. We will discuss aspects of human evolution pertaining to language, as well as basic facts regarding first language acquisition and the neurobiology of language. All the three areas – the phylogeny, the ontogeny, and the neurobiology of language would suffice for separate seminar themes, however it is their combination that makes the study of language as a biological phenomenon so fascinating. The students will be asked to read, watch and discuss a wealth of interesting materials. Credit requirements include active participation in the course, preparing one presentation, and completing an end of term test.
This course introduces its participants to some aspects of phrase and clause structure in the grammar of human language in a friendly manner. Many run-of-the mill constructions in English show interesting constituent content which can be tested empirically. Course participants will be given a tour of different approaches to constituent structure throughout the history of formal and generative grammar. The class content meshes in with course material in the course of English syntax and morphology and helps the participants consolidate their familiarity with this demanding subject area. Frequent references to multiple aspects of the grammar of Polish will lead the participants to develop a competence in comparative linguistic studies, a genuine bonus for apprentice linguists.Credit requirements include a regular and near-perfect attendance record and active participation in class discussion and problem solving.
