Open Lectures for students - course requirements- Institute of English Studies

You need to participate in open lectures (from 8 to 12) organized by the University of Warsaw, an institution of higher education or a cultural institution. The lecture has to be at an academic level, which is the necessary condition for the event to be accepted.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS & INSTRUCTIONS

You do not need to choose lectures in the field of linguistics or literary studies – the idea is to develop your individual interests, so you can select a lecture in other fields as well.

What you need to do is to confirm that you have attended the lecture. In order to do this, you need to do the following:

1. Go to Moodle and find the course “Open Lectures for students of English Studies – ... (choose your field and cycle of studies)” and sign up for the course.

2. Choose a regular lecture and attend it. Listen carefully to the lecturer and take some notes. After the lecture, approach the organizer and ask him/her for a proof of attendance. It needs to appear in the relevant column of the document LECTURES LIST. The proof may be either a stamp (this is the only option if the lecture is organized by the Institute of English Studies) or a handwritten signature. Alternatively, you may choose an online lecture. Again, listen carefully and take some notes. During the lecture take a screenshot. Your name and the name/slides of the lecturer should be visible.

3. Go to Moodle and the relevant course. As you can see, there are twelve assignments waiting for you. Each assignment means one lecture. Go to the relevant assignment (lecture number) and provide a short critical summary of the content presented by the lecturer. Remember to provide the details concerning the lecture (date, title, lecturer’s name, institution, etc.). You need to write between 150 and 200 words (excluding the information about the lecture; the word limit in the assignment is 250 words). Additionally, you need to provide a proof of attendance. Depending on the type of the lecture, you have to either upload a scan or a picture of the relevant page (the whole page with your name visible) of the document LECTURES LIST with the valid proof or you have to upload the relevant screenshot.

4. Your final grade depends on the number of lectures attended and reflections submitted. In order to receive your credit you need to attend at least eight lectures. 5. There are alternative ways of completing the subject, such as publishing a paper in a

students’ journal. In the case of an article, the learning outcome is verified when the article is published.

Open Lectures for students of English Studies

Institute of English Studies

WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT OPEN LECTURES?

If you need help with finding interesting lectures, remember to regularly visit the website of the Institute of English Studies

https://ia.uw.edu.pl/aktualnosci/kalendarz

https://www.facebook.com/anglistykauw

the Facebook page of American Studies Encounters

facebook.com/american.studies.encounters

or American Studies Centre

www.facebook.com/ascuw/

You can also inform other students about interesting lectures. To this end use the Moodle forum resource “Interesting lectures”