English Studies

G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S
Supplementary
reading
Teaching
methods
Assessment
methods
Language of
instruction
Quality
assurance
methods
Seminars on rhetorical forms and structures / Practical sessions – student
centred critical analysis of rhetorical techniques in written arguments and
the construction of spoken arguments / Advisory hours / Independent
research and study – production of written essays and preparation of a
spoken debate lecture.
Course title Media Culture
Course code
Type of course
Level of course
The assessment of student knowledge/performance will be based on the
following:
1. Continuous assessment: independent homework/project tasks (written
responses to various assignments), observation of the quality and
frequency of the student’s participation in critical analyses.
2. Production of two research tasks: a research essay on student selected
argument topic, and a literary topic as assigned by the lecturer.
3. The presentation of a spoken argument on a student selected debate topic.
4. Exam: a written response to a specified rhetorical debate.
English.
1. Student feedback via questionnaires and surveys.
2. Occasional class observations and appraisal by colleagues.
HZE706
Seminar /Advisory hours
Elective Module
Advanced level course
Year of study First Semester Two
ECTS
(Number of
credits allocated)
Name of
lecturer
Learning
outcomes and
competences
Prerequisites
3 ECTS
Contact hours (25 seminars + 5 advisory hours) = 0.75 credits.
Student study time (67.5 hours) = 2.25 credits.
Mr. sc. Jurica Pavičić, Senior Lecturer
Brian Willems, Assistant
After the completion of the course, the student will have developed and
applied an in-depth understanding of a number of theoretical and practical
approaches in the field of media culture. This will have involved a
discussion of today’s media theory, practice, and criticism via contemporary
thinkers in philosophy and other disciplines.
Overall English language competence at C2 level.
Course contents Students will examine a number of contemporary issues including: creative
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