Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Andrew Siedlecki
Contact via andrew.siedlecki@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp in units at 200 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit examines several contemporary plays as examples of the diversity of writing styles in Polish theatre. Plays by I.S. Witkiewicz, W. Gombrowicz, S. Mrożek and T. Różewicz will be studied in Polish or English. A voluntary on-campus session will give students the opportunity to meet their lecturer and fellow students, as well as practice speaking skills and pronunciation. All students will also have an opportunity to discuss course materials with the lecturer.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Essay plan 1 | 10% | 17 August |
Essay 1 | 40% | 4 September |
Essay plan 2 | 10% | 19 October |
Essay 2 | 40% | 9 November |
Due: 17 August
Weighting: 10%
An essay plan is intended to assist students in developing relevant ideas to the topic of the essay.
Due: 4 September
Weighting: 40%
2250 words
Due: 19 October
Weighting: 10%
An essay plan is intended to assist the student to develop relevant ideas to the topic of the essay.
Due: 9 November
Weighting: 40%
2250 words
The plays recommended below by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy), Witold Gombrowicz, Sławomir Mrożek, Tadeusz Różewicz are available from the University Co-op Bookshop, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, (www.coop-bookshp.com.au). In order to obtain them in time for the beginning of the course, you should contact by phone: (02)-8986-4000), fax: (02) 8986-4099 or e-mail: macquarie@mail.coop-bookshop.com.au or borrow them from the MQ University library (see the resources in this Study Guide). Please also check other libraries.
Please note that delivery time, from the moment you request the book from MQU Library can be from 3 days to 1 month. If you order from the Bookshop you could receive it in 3 days to one week. So act quickly!
The following combination of the plays is recommended:
Country House(Country Manor) by S.I. Witkiewicz and Marriage Blanc by T.Różewicz
The Shoemakers by S I. Witkiewicz and The Witnesses by T. Różewicz
Princess Ivona by W. Gombrowicz and Tango by S.Mrożek
The Marriage by W.Gombrowicz and The Emigrants or The Police by S. Mrożek
The books on the history of Polish theatre are available at MQU library or at the University Co-op Bookshop, or possibly at the other libraries. You may also find additional material about Polish theatre and the playwrights mentioned above on the various Internet resources (www.culture.pl).
The following books on the Polish theatre are recommended:
A history of Polish Theatre, 1939-1989 by Kazimierz Braun-
20 Century Polish Theatre by Bohdan Drozdowski
Contemporary Polish Theater and Drama, 1956-1975 by E.J. Czerwiński-
Polish Theatre Today, Author's Agency, Warsaw (1978)
Theatre Notebook, 1947-1967, Jan Kott, translated from Polish by B. Taborski
The History of Polish Literature by Czeslaw Milosz
The full list of resources you will find in your on line unit- in iLearn.
We recommend to you to order Wielki Słownik Polsko-Angielski-Angielsko-Polski published by PWN Oxford. This dictionary is available from the Co-op Bookshop at Macquarie University.
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.
The on-line component includes: Important information about assignments, Residential School and Polish Educational Scholarship Forms.
Link for Polish Studies website.
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
All information regarding the unit schedule can be found on the ilearn site.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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