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Lithuanian Philology and Publishing
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Summary of the Profile
Objective(s) of a study programme are: to prepare qualified specialists in Lithuanian Philology who have a solid foundation in language and literature, publishing technologies, who have profound knowledge in the interdisciplinary inquiries between language and literature, who are able to apply linguistic and literary knowledge and methods to other research fields, who are able to use not only the most up-to-date methods of applied linguistics, literary analysis, but also the methods of other research fields (sociology, psychology, history, art, computational science), and who have academic, research, professional, and creative skills.
Learning outcomes:
1. To define main theories and methods of modern linguistics and literary study, and relate them to the practical work of a professional working in humanities.
2. To define the main publishing processes and to apply publishing and media tools in practice.
3. To apply the knowledge and research methods of language, literature, publishing and media technologies in other fields.
4. To classify and analyze the research/information sources, to make justified conclusions relying on modern linguistics and literary study research methods.
5. To prepare and to present (orally) academic paper following academic and professional discourse requirements.
6. To define the norms of the spoken and written standard language; to use them when preparing, editing, translating general or specialized (literary, academic, advertising, legal, media) texts.
7. To define literature as a phenomenon and a process encompassing social and cultural conditions for production, reception, circulation and use of literature, production of texts and development of genres.
8. To retrieve, classify, interpret, evaluate and to foresee the application possibilities of relevant information sources using the most up-to-date tools and technologies of language and literary analysis, processing, storage, language editing, publishing technologies, and other different resources (archives, libraries, etc.).
9. To define language and literature as an aggregate encompassing all levels and as a social and informational phenomenon that reflects and shapes national and individual mentality.
10. To plan daily activities and work schedule while working independently and in team.
11. To relate theoretical and practical knowledge while communicating and co-operating (orally and in written) with specialists and non-specialists in different working environments.
12. To argue logically, critically, and creatively; to justify one’s own opinion; to solve real-world problems from different perspectives.
13. To demonstrate flexibility in the professional workplace context.
14. To study and to plan learning process independently.
Activities of teaching and learning: lectures, seminars, working in groups, case analysis, e-learning, individual work, self-directed learning, project-based learning, etc.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Studies of all the subjects of the programme finish with evaluation of students’ knowledge and skills on a 10-pont grading system. Student’s achievements are evaluated on the basis of the results of the midterm tests, evaluation of other works (homework, individual tasks, and quizzes) and the exam. The final grade is calculated by summing up the grades of the midterm test, the exam and other tasks that had been evaluated by giving a grade.
Specialisations: This study programme has no specialisations.
Optional courses:
Vytautas Magnus university is unique in Lithuania for its liberal study system and academic freedom which allows students to decide when and what subjects to take. Students are also provided with the opportunity to receive a certificate for a minor field of study together with their main diploma.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
1. Applied nature. This study programme blends the study of Lithuanian philology with the core modules and the essential grounding publishing.
2. Attention to social challenges. Study programme pays great attention to social and cultural challenges such as a) emigration and rapidly emerging new Lithuanian diaspora; b) the need to disseminate Lithuanian studies under conditions of globalization; c) technological development, new media and publishing forms; d) traditional and modern research methods of applied linguistics; e) broader understanding of language, literature and publishing; f) parallels between European literature and culture.
