Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Kamila Walker
Contact via 02 9850 7014
W6A.322
Thursdays 12:00pm to 13:00pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PLH312
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This distance education unit is designed for students with an intermediate level of Polish language skills who have completed PLH221 and/or PLH312, or who have a sufficient knowledge of Polish grammar and a rich enough linguistic repertoire to read and write about Polish short literary texts and newspaper press. A small collection of short stories, on different topics and in different literary styles, are used to enhance students’ competence in Polish and to develop skills in critical reading and textual analysis, and more broadly to equip them for further studies in Polish. The unit focusses on intensive vocabulary development based on the prescribed texts, the study of word derivation, as well as the syntax of compound and complex sentences. The texts’ themes include: patriotism, personal integrity, sense of duty, friendship, family relationships, and sacrifice.
The unit uses a variety of delivery modes with a view to encouraging the students to take a proactive role in their learning. The delivery modes include:
• online copies of prescribed texts,
• online audio readings of selected texts (mp3 format),
• scheduled Skype sessions,
• on-campus session (voluntary course revision),
• online course revision material, and
• online mediated communications (Discussion Forum and Coffee Lounge).
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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:
Detailed grading standards (such as rubrics) and indicative examples of tasks are provided in the iLearn unit.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Assignment 3 | 20% | No | Week 10 |
Oral Test | 20% | No | Week 11 |
Portfolio | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 1
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 2
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 3
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 20%
Oral Test
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Portfolio
The short stories are:
1. Maria Konopnicka, 'Dym' (1893)
2. Henryk Sienkiewicz, 'Latarnik' or 'The Lighthouse Keeper of Aspinwall' (1881)
3. Bolesław Prus, 'Katarynka' (1880)
4. Jerzy Szaniawski, 'O trudzie daremnym' (in Profesor Tutka – Nowe opowiadania, 1962)
5. Adolf Rudnicki, 'Buty' (1966)
6. Jan Józef Szczepański, 'Yrraimph' (in Motyl, 1962)
7. Miłka O. Malzahn, 'Piękne sny' (in 2014 Antologia współczesnych polskich opowiadań, 2014)
All short stories are available online in iLearn.
You may purchase a copy of Fifteen Modern Polish Short Stories: An Annotated Reader and a Glossary, ed. Alexander M. Schenker (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1970) which includes the short stories 4, 5 and 6 above from the University Co-op Bookshop, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109,(www.coop.com.au).
Apart from the prescribed texts, it is recommended that students either purchase from The University Co-op Bookshop or borrow from Macquarie Library the following texts:
1. PWN Oxford Polish-English-English Polish Dictionary (2 vols.).
2. K. Janecki, 301 Polish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in all the Tenses in a New Easy-to-Learn Format, Alphabetically Arranged, 2nd ed. (Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, 2000).
3. D. Bielec, Polish: An Essential Grammar, 2nd ed. (London and New York: Routledge, 2012).
4. L. Madelska and G. Schwartz, Discovering Polish: A Learner’s Grammar (Kraków: Prolog, 2010).
5. Czesław Miłosz, The History of Polish Literature, 2nd ed. (1969: repr. Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1983).
6. Edward J. Czerwiński, ed. Dictionary of Polish Literature (Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1994).
7. Henryk Markiewicz, Pozytywizm (Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2015).
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.
On-line materials include:
Student Handbook, Study Plan Schedule, Study Materials, Short Stories, Audio Recordings (short stories 4, 5 and 6), Assignments 1-3 and Portfolio, Instructions for Oral Test, Review On Campus, and Polish Educational Scholarship Forms.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
A recommended study plan including assignment/test due dates called Study Plan Schedule can be located in your online unit.
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_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
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/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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