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PLSH3010 – I Polish Studies 5

2021 – Session 2, Fully online/virtual

Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update

The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.

This is due to the extension of the lockdown orders and to provide certainty around arrangements for the remainder of Session 2. We hope to return to campus beyond Session 2 as soon as it is safe and appropriate to do so.

Some classes/teaching activities cannot be moved online and must be taught on campus. You should already know if you are in one of these classes/teaching activities and your unit convenor will provide you with more information via iLearn. If you want to confirm, see the list of units with mandatory on-campus classes/teaching activities.

Visit the MQ COVID-19 information page for more detail.

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor
Kamila Walker
kamila.walker@mq.edu.au
Contact via kamila.walker@mq.edu.au
External
Appointment via email
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
PLH312 or PLSH3012
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

Connect with Polish language and culture through encounters with authentic written and spoken discourses. This online unit is designed to equip students with advanced level language skills to read and write about Polish short literary texts and newspaper articles. A small collection of short stories on different topics are used to enhance students' competence in Polish, and to further develop skills in critical reading and textual analysis. The unit explores the relationship between authors and their texts, by examining the way linguistic and literary features participate in communicating ideas and constructing meaning. The texts' themes include: patriotism, personal integrity, sense of duty, friendship, family relationships and sacrifice. Students will be equipped to flexibly navigate their way through the lexical and grammatical texture of the Polish language, broadly in alignment with B2+/C1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Develop advanced level skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in the Polish language.
  • ULO2: Identify, describe and evaluate nuanced aspects of Polish-speaking cultures and societies.
  • ULO3: Identify, evaluate and deploy the grammatical structures of Polish at advanced level.
  • ULO4: Apply relevant language conventions to create meaningful intercultural encounters.
  • ULO5: Demonstrate a sophisticated awareness of language and language use, in both Polish and in English.

General Assessment Information

Please note that there are no on-campus sessions. There will be weekly Zoom tutorials every Tuesday 5pm to 7pm starting in Week 1 and running through to Week 13, excluding the mid-semester break.

Assignments 1 and 2 should be downloaded individually from the online unit, completed and submitted prior to the due date electronically for assessment through Turnitin. Instructions for submitting Turnitin assignments can be found in the online unit.

​To complete all assessment tasks, students must have access to Polish fonts on their computer.

Please note that all assessment due dates and times are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

The Oral Presentation will be conducted online via Zoom. 

Specific instructions, detailed grading standards (such as rubrics) and indicative examples of assessment tasks are provided in the iLearn unit. 

Electronic submission

Unless otherwise approved, all text-based assessment tasks will be submitted electronically using the University’s electronic learning management system.

Use of plagiarism detection software

Text-based work submitted by students for assessment will be subject to plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or similar approved software, unless otherwise approved.

Plagiarism detection methods are to be used on a routine basis to check student work or when plagiarism is suspected.

Late Assessment Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – ten (10) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Special Consideration Policy 

All assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. Students unable to meet due dates must apply for 'Special Consideration' via ask.mq.edu. 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Assignment 1 25% No 17:00 27/08/2021
Assignment 2 25% No 17:00 15/10/2021
Oral presentation 20% No 17:00 19/10/2021
Final test 30% No 09:00 - 21:00 04/11/2021

Assignment 1

Assessment Type 1: Non-academic writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: 17:00 27/08/2021
Weighting: 25%

Writing in the target language (grammar and vocabulary), submitted electronically via Turnitin.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Develop advanced level skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in the Polish language.
  • Identify, describe and evaluate nuanced aspects of Polish-speaking cultures and societies.
  • Identify, evaluate and deploy the grammatical structures of Polish at advanced level.
  • Apply relevant language conventions to create meaningful intercultural encounters.
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated awareness of language and language use, in both Polish and in English.

Assignment 2

Assessment Type 1: Non-academic writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: 17:00 15/10/2021
Weighting: 25%

Writing in the target language (grammar and vocabulary), submitted electronically via Turnitin.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Develop advanced level skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in the Polish language.
  • Identify, describe and evaluate nuanced aspects of Polish-speaking cultures and societies.
  • Identify, evaluate and deploy the grammatical structures of Polish at advanced level.
  • Apply relevant language conventions to create meaningful intercultural encounters.
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated awareness of language and language use, in both Polish and in English.

Oral presentation

Assessment Type 1: Performance
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: 17:00 19/10/2021
Weighting: 20%

A long-turn presentation of Polish news and literary texts studied, performed online via Zoom.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Develop advanced level skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in the Polish language.
  • Identify, describe and evaluate nuanced aspects of Polish-speaking cultures and societies.
  • Identify, evaluate and deploy the grammatical structures of Polish at advanced level.
  • Apply relevant language conventions to create meaningful intercultural encounters.
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated awareness of language and language use, in both Polish and in English.

Final test

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: 09:00 - 21:00 04/11/2021
Weighting: 30%

Final test submitted online.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Develop advanced level skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking in the Polish language.
  • Identify, describe and evaluate nuanced aspects of Polish-speaking cultures and societies.
  • Identify, evaluate and deploy the grammatical structures of Polish at advanced level.
  • Apply relevant language conventions to create meaningful intercultural encounters.
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated awareness of language and language use, in both Polish and in English.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Prescribed Texts

The short stories are:

1. Bolesław Prus, 'Katarynka' (1880)

2. Henryk Sienkiewicz, 'Latarnik' or 'The Lighthouse Keeper of Aspinwall' (1881)

3. Jerzy Szaniawski, 'O trudzie daremnym' (1962)

4. Maria Konopnicka, 'Dym' (1893)

5. Adolf Rudnicki, 'Buty' (1966) 

6. Miłka O. Malzahn, 'Piękne sny' (2014)

 

All short stories are available online in iLearn.

It is recommended that students acquire additional books that are also available to borrow from Macquarie Library or purchase online from Booktopia https://www.booktopia.com.au/coop

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, NY: 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).

 

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

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.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

Unit Schedule

It is important that students work regularly at home using the Course Notes and Audio Lectures in order to cope with the unit workload. There are no on-campus sessions. Whilst it is quite possible to complete the whole unit externally without any interaction with the tutor, as has been demonstrated by a number of students in the past, those students who have regular face-to-face contact with the tutor and/or other students have proved to have higher academic achievements. 

Week  Dates Weekly Activity Course Activities
1 26/07 - 01/08 Part 1: Study Material  
2 02/08 - 08/08 Katarynka  
3 9/08 - 15/08 Latarnik  
4 16/08 - 22/08 O trudzie daremnym (audio)  
5 23/08 - 29/08 Revision of texts Assignment 1 due 27/08
6 30/08 - 05/09 Part 2: Study Material  
7 06/09 - 12/09 Dym  
Mid-Semester Break 13/09 - 19/09    
20/09 - 26/09    
8 27/09 - 03/10 Buty (audio)  
9 04/10 - 10/10 Piękne sny  
10 11/10 - 17/10 Part 3: Study Material  Assignment 2 due 15/10
11 18/10 - 24/10   Oral presentation 19/10
12 25/10 - 30/10 Revision  
13 01/11 - 07/11 Revision Online quiz 04/11

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills

Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au

If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/. 

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook