How to talk and how to write down the conversation. Building the microarchive of the Tibetan minority in Poland.

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Course ID:	3700-KON353-AL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	How to talk and how to write down the conversation. Building the microarchive of the Tibetan minority in Poland.
Name in Polish:	Jak rozmawiać i jak zapisywać rozmowę? Zbudowanie miniarchiwum opowieści mniejszości tybetańskiej w Polsce
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	The students should take a keen interest in non-western cultures and have a good command of English.
Short description:	The course will be an attempt to look at the life of Tibetans in Tibet, their ancestry and their life here in Poland, where they live as refugees. During our course we will learn how to have a conversation and also how to conduct an interview. There are around thirty Tibetan refugees in Poland and we will reach out to at least six of them to interview them and to write down their stories.
Full description:	The classes will consist of a theoretical and a practical part. We will learn about the basics of Buddhism and Tibetan culture. In the practical part, we will focus on learning to conduct an interview. The classes will be held in groups and we shall also work on an individual level. They will take place at the university as well as outside of it.
Bibliography:	John Powers, Wprowadzenie do buddyzmu tybetańskiego, 2017; J.-F.Revel, Matthieu Ricard, Mnich I Filozof, 2000; Tybet. Stare duchy, nowe duchy, HFPC, 2000; M.T. Kapstein, Tybetanczycy, 2010; Tybet, Polskie Stow. Przyjaciół Tybetu; Tenzin Palmo, Into the Heart of Life, 2012; Tenzin Palmo, Reflections on a Mountain Lake, 2002 Skrypt autorski: Jak prowadzić i jak zapisywać rozmowę.
Learning outcomes:	Basic familiarity with the Buddhist thought and ability to conduct and transcribe an interview.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The transcribed interview will be assessed by the tutor. The student collaborates with the tutor to complete the interview assignment. The final mark is also based on the student’s in-class performance and attendance.

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