BAZERMAN, Charles. The Informed Writer: Using Sources in the Disciplines. 3rd edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. ISBN 0-395-36901-0.
BLAIR, Lorrie. Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation [online]. Brill, 2016. Dostupné na: EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=1171828&lang=sk&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
LICHNEROVÁ, Lucia. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác: vysokoškolské skriptá
pre študentov Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave [online]. Bratislava: Stimul, 2016. Dostupné na: stella.uniba.sk/texty/LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prac.pdf
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
WHITE, Barry. Mapping Your Thesis [online]. Camberwell, Vic: ACER Press, 2011. ISBN 9780864318237. Dostupné na: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=384475&lang=sk&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
All matters pertaining to state examination are set out in Article 14 of the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts.
In the master’s study programmes, the state examination consists only of the defence of the Master’s thesis. The student chooses the department as a training centre which corresponds to the discipline within which he/she wants to write the final thesis. He/she reports this choice by the deadline set by the department, provided that he/she is able to find a supervisor and a suitable topic in the relevant department.
For the successful defence of the Master’s thesis as the subject of the state examination in the master’s degree programmes conducted at the Department of British and American Studies, students will receive credits according to the current study plan (currently 15 credits).
Requirements for the admission to the defence are as follows:
- fulfillment of the requirements of the study plan concerning the prescribed composition of courses and their credit value so that after awarding the credits for the state examination the student obtains the required number of credits for the master’s degree;
- submission of the Master’s thesis (electronically via the academic information system AIS) by the thesis submission deadline corresponding to the relevant state examination period according to the academic year schedule set by the faculty.
The thesis is evaluated by the standard grading scale (0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A) by the supervisor of the thesis and the designated opponent in the assessment reports, which are available to the student no later than 3 working days before the state examination.
The supervisor's report shall also include the percentage of compliance results from the originality check protocols (CRZP, Theses), which must be explicitly evaluated by the supervisor with the wording "the thesis shows/does not show signs of plagiarism".
The Master’s thesis will take the following form:
The defence will consist of a thesis presentation (the student chooses the form of the defence, the PPT format can also be used) and the student’s response to a broader theoretical question, which is assigned to the student by the supervisor upon the Master’s thesis submission. The supervisor will include this question in the assessment report as one of the points of discussion for the defence; it will also be included in the defence report.
The thesis presentation must:
- Include a clearly articulated thesis statement,
- have a clear and logical structure of argumentation and findings,
- reflect a new perspective on the issue as a result of adequate and appropriate work with the findings gained through own research, the conclusions of which the student is able to present and formulate.
The criteria for the evaluation (of the defence) of the Master’s thesis at the Department of British and American Studies are as follows:
- Quality of the Master’s thesis (originality, significance of the analysis, clear formulation of the scientific problem and hypotheses under study, scope of the professional and scientific literature used),
- the adequacy of the methodological approach to the topic under study, the analysis logically and coherently answers the research questions,
- systematic and logical summary of the results of the analysis,
- compliance with citation standards (MLA...),
- language level of the presentation (academic language at least at B2 level),
- quality of the presentation and communication skills.
The evaluation of the thesis will include the areas below with the corresponding weighting (out of 100):
PART A: CONTENT
• Overall structure and organization (adequacy, scope, objectivity, coherence, cohesion) 15
• Theoretical knowledge related to the research topic 15
• Methodology (identifying concepts, research problems, aims, tasks, choosing adequate methods) 15
• Analysis (quality, depth, complexity) 15
• Originality and contribution (degree of originality, own contribution to knowledge) 10
PART B: FORM
• Adequate work with information sources (extent, structure, reliability, adequacy, compliance with a citation style) 15
• Language and style 10
• Typography and layout 5
Students must be proficient to at least CEFR level C1 to attend the Master’s thesis defence.
1. The student presents the Master’s thesis in front of the state examination committee, the supervisor and the opponent of the Master’s thesis, and those present.
2. The student responds to the comments and questions in the assessments.
3. The student responds to the questions of the state examination committee or the questions in a broader debate.
4. A closed vote of the state examination committee on the evaluation of the Master’s thesis defence.
5. Announcement of the evaluation (of the thesis defence) of the Master’s thesis.
0/100 (%)
• Upon successful completion of the defence, students will be familiar with the basic requirements for academic writing and with the rules of academic integrity.
• They will have mastered the theory of working with sources and have the skills to compile correct bibliographic entries.
• They will have understood the principles of writing a Master’s thesis, both in terms of form and content, as laid out by the university's regulations.
• They will have understood the causes of plagiarism, they will be able to recognize its types and know how to avoid it.
• They will have sufficient research skills to obtain, process, and interpret sources.
• They will have mastered the basics for writing a Master’s thesis.
• They will have a deep knowledge of the thesis topic and will be able to approach it both critically and creatively.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Available at: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Available at: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Available at: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske- studium/zaverecne-prace/
Depends on the topic of the master`s thesis.
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0 – 59%: FX, 60 – 67%: E, 68 – 75%: D, 76 – 83%: C, 84 – 91%: B, 92 – 100%: A.
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
Slovak
1. The student presents the master`s thesis for the commission for the state examinations, oponent and the others present.
2. The student reacts to the assessments; comments on remarks and answers questions.
3. A discussion takes place, in which the student answers questions of the commission for the state examinations and the others present.
0/100.
Students can create an academically ethical and contributive scientific study with a rich bibliography. They know a lot about the scrutinized field, they are familiar with the existing literature on the topic and they can react and reason promptly to questions and remarks related to it. They are skilled in processing and interpreting information, on the basis of which they are able to formulate their own hypotheses and deduce conclusions, as well as use them to solve potential practical problems.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Available at://stella.uniba.sk/texty/
LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,
2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Available at: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/
as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit.
2021-08-09]. Available at: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterskestudium/zaverecne-prace/
Literature according to the topic of the thesis.
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee. Violation of academic ethics will be punished, and the student will lose all the received points in the relevant part of the assessment.
Slovak and Bulgarian, or additionally also another language of the cultural area under study.
1. Student presents the bachelor's thesis (app. 10 minutes) in front of the committee for state exams. A ppt presentation can be prepared, which is not necessary.
2. Presentation of the main points of the supervisor´s and oponent´s reviews, possibly also the questions questions arising from them.
3. The student´s respond to comments and questions in the reviews.
4. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/
LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
• Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,
2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/
as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
• Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit.
2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterskestudium/ zaverecne-prace/
Submission of the thesis by the deadline specified in the timetable of the current academic year for the respective date of the state examination. The diploma thesis is submitted in an electronic version via AIS. The thesis must comply with the parameters specified by the internal quality system of Charles University. At the assessment of the thesis shall be subject to the provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation No 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University). The thesis supervisor and the thesis opponent shall draw up a thesis report and propose an evaluation of the thesis. A-FX grading scale, which shall be available to the student at least 3 working days before the defence. Thesis evaluation criteria: 1. The contribution of the thesis, fulfillment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment and fulfillment of the requirements for the content of the thesis. The thesis must meet the requirements of the thesis content and the requirements of the internal quality system of the University of Applied Sciences. It is assessed whether the student has treated the chosen topic at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to to work creatively in the field of study, reflecting the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of of the thesis topic; 2. Originality of the thesis (the thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the author's rights of other authors), the documentation for the defence of the thesis includes protocols The thesis thesis supervision and the thesis opponent comment on the results of the thesis in their reports; 3. Correctness and correctness of citation of used information sources, research results of other of other authors and authors' teams, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors the correctness of the methods used by other authors or author teams; 4. Compliance of the structure of the thesis with the prescribed structure defined by the internal quality of UK. 5. Compliance with the recommended scope of the thesis (recommended scope of the thesis is usually 50 to 70 standard pages - 90,000 to 126,000 characters including spaces), the adequacy of the thesis scope is assessed by the supervisor; 6. The linguistic and stylistic level of the thesis and formal editing. The student orally presents the content, achieved objectives and conclusions of the thesis and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. Committee comprehensively evaluate the quality of the thesis, assess the manner and form of the defence and the ability to the student's ability to respond adequately to the comments and questions in the thesis supervisor's evaluations and the opponent. The evaluation will be achieved from the arithmetic average of the evaluations of the thesis supervisor, the thesis opponent and the evaluation of the examination committee.
French language, Slovak language
1. Presentation of the diploma thesis to students before the state examination committee, opponent
the thesis and those present.
2. Student's response to the reviews - comments and questions.
3. Student's response to questions from the State Examination Committee, or in a wider discussion.
Continuous/final evaluation scale: 0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a professional text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. He/she knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to process the chosen topic of the diploma thesis at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of professional literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect and justify his/her research plan. He/she understands the context of the problem addressed, can clearly formulate research conclusions, conceive his/her own positions and propose recommendations. Can argue flexibly respond to questions about the research topic, its methodology and conclusions.
• LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf • Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf • Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterskestudium/zaverecne-prace/ • Literature recommended for compulsory and optional subjects and specialized literature on the topic of the master thesis.
Depends on the topic of the master`s thesis.
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis. The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence. Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A Master’s thesis evaluation criteria: 1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected. 2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations. 3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors. 4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. 5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor. 6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments. The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
Slovak, Ancient Greek (English, German)
1. The student presents the master’s thesis in front of the committee for state exams, the opponent of the bachelor's thesis, and those present. 2. The student responds to the evaluations – comments and questions. 3. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
0/100%
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions. The student has developed practical language skills and is generally familiar with theoretical knowledge about the Greek language, ancient culture and its tradition.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf.
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dhttps://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf.
Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske- studium/zaverecne-prace/
Submission of the thesis by the deadline specified in the timetable of the current academic year for the respective date of the state examination. The thesis is submitted in an electronic version via AIS. The thesis must comply with the parameters specified by the internal quality system of Charles University. The provisions of Article 14 of the Internal Regulation No. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University) apply to the evaluation of the thesis. The thesis supervisor and the thesis opponent will prepare a thesis report and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which will be available to the student at least 3 working days before the defence.
Thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the thesis, fulfillment of the thesis objectives in its assignment and the requirements for the content of the thesis given by the internal quality system of the University of Applied Sciences. It is assessed whether the student has treated the chosen topic at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the field of study is assessed, and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the thesis topic is reflected.
2. Originality of the thesis (the thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors), the documentation for the defence of the thesis includes originality protocols from the CRZP and Theses, the results of which are commented on by the supervisor of the thesis and the opponent in their judgements.
3. Correctness and correctness of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and author teams, correctness of description of methods and working procedures of other authors or author teams.
4. Compliance of the structure of the thesis with the prescribed structure defined by the internal quality system of Charles University.
5. Compliance with the recommended scope of the thesis (thesis 50 to 70 standard pages = 90 000 to 126 000 characters including spaces), the adequacy of the scope of the thesis is assessed by the supervisor.
6. The language and stylistic level of the thesis and formal editing. The student orally presents the content, achieved objectives and conclusions of the thesis and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the thesis, assess the manner and form of the defence and the student's ability to respond adequately to the comments and questions in the thesis supervisor's and opponent's evaluations. The evaluation will be obtained from the arithmetic average of the evaluations from the thesis supervisor's, the thesis advisor's and the examination committee's evaluation.
Dutch (C1/C2), Slovak (C1/C2)
1. Presentation of the diploma thesis to the students before the state examination committee, the opponent of the diploma thesis and the attendees.
2. Student's response to the reviews - comments and questions.
3. Student's response to questions from the State Examination Committee, or in a wider discussion.
0/100
The student has mastered the requirements of writing a professional text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. He/she knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to elaborate the chosen topic of the diploma thesis at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect and justify his/her research plan. He/she understands the context of the problem addressed, can clearly formulate research conclusions, conceive his/her own positions and propose recommendations. Can respond flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology and conclusions.
• LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Available at: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
• Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,
2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Available at: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
• Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Available at: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske- studium/zaverecne-prace/
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
Hungarian (C2)
1. The student presents the master’s thesis in front of the committee for state exams, the opponent of the bachelor's thesis, and those present.
2. The student responds to the evaluations – comments and questions.
3. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf. Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf. Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske- studium/zaverecne-prace/
Submission of the thesis by the deadline specified in the timetable of the current academic year for the respective date of the state examination. The thesis is submitted in an electronic version via AIS. The thesis must comply with the parameters specified by the internal quality system of Charles University. The provisions of Article 14 of the Internal Regulation No. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University) shall apply to the evaluation of the thesis. The thesis supervisor and the thesis opponent will prepare a thesis report and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which will be available to the student at least 3 working days before the defence. 1. Contribution of the thesis, fulfillment of the thesis objectives in its assignment and fulfillment of the requirements for the content of the thesis given by the internal quality system of Charles University. It is assessed whether the student has treated the chosen topic at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the field of study is evaluated, the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the thesis topic is reflected; 2. Originality of the thesis (the thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors), the documentation for the defence of the thesis includes originality protocols from the CRZP and Theses, the results of which are commented on by the supervisor of the thesis and the opponent in their opinions; 3. Correctness and correctness of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and author teams, correctness of description of methods and working procedures of other authors or author teams; 4. Compliance of the structure of the thesis with the prescribed structure defined by the internal quality system of Charles University; 5. Respect for the recommended scope of the thesis (thesis 50 to 70 standard pages
(90,000 to 126,000 characters including spaces)), the adequacy of the thesis scope is assessed by the supervisor; 6. The linguistic and stylistic level of the thesis and formal editing. The student orally presents the content, achieved objectives and conclusions of the thesis and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the thesis, assess the manner and form of the defence and the student's ability to respond adequately to the comments and questions in the thesis supervisor's and opponent's evaluations. The evaluation will be obtained from the arithmetic average of the evaluations from the thesis supervisor's, the thesis advisor's and the examination committee's evaluation.
german level C1/C2, slovak
1. Presentation of the diploma thesis to the students before the state examination committee, the opponent of the diploma thesis and the attendees. 2. Student's response to the reviews - comments and questions. 3. Student's response to questions from the State Examination Committee, or in a wider discussion.
0/100
The student has mastered the requirements of writing a professional text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. He/she knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to elaborate the chosen topic of the diploma thesis at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect and justify his/her research plan. He/she understands the context of the problem addressed, can clearly formulate research conclusions, conceive his/her own positions and propose recommendations. Can respond flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology and conclusions.
According to the headings of questions announced by the chairman of the State Final Examination Board.
Demonstration of translation competence (specialized and literary translation), contextual and linguistic analysis on the example of translated texts.
A student may take the state examination
a) after obtaining at least the number of credits necessary for the proper completion of studies after obtaining credits for successful completion of state examinations,
b) after successful completion of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses and elective
courses in the composition determined by the study programme,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from Section 71 (3) (b) of the Higher Education Act,
d) if there are no disciplinary proceedings against him/her.
Successful completion of the subject of the state examination is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study programme. The subject of the state examination shall be evaluated by the State Examination Board with the classification grades A to FX. The grading of the state examination or part of it is decided by the examination board by consensus. If the Board of Examiners fails to reach a consensus, the marking of the State examination or its component shall be decided by vote.
In accordance with the wording of the Faculty's study regulations, the framework dates of the state
examinations shall be set by the Dean and with the Faculty's timetable of studies. Departments are obliged to publish their dates of state examinations on the website at least 5 weeks before they are held. A student shall register for the state examination via the academic information system at least three weeks before the date of the examination.
A student is entitled to one regular and two make-up examination dates. The regular examination date is the one for which the student first applied on the date set for the national examinations. If a student has been awarded a grade of FX on the regular state examination date, the make-up state examination dates may be taken by the student a) on the following state examination dates in the relevant academic year or
b) on the state examination dates in any of the following academic years in accordance with section 65, subsection 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If a student is unable, for serious reasons, to attend a state examination date for which he or she has registered, is obliged to apologise in writing to the chair of the examination board in advance or, at the latest, within three working days after the date of the state examination or part thereof, if there were serious obstacles which prevented him or her from excusing himself or herself in advance. If the student fails to appear for the state examination or part thereof on the specified date without an excuse, or if the chairman of the examination board does not accept the student's excuse, the student shall be marked with a grade of FX for that date of the state examination.
Content requirements for passing the course: demonstration of translation (professional and artistic translation) competence, demonstration of the ability to contextualise the work being translated, the ability to identify translation problems and reflect on the translation solutions implemented.
Translation of a selected artistic text within the scope of one standard page (from Russian into Slovak). Translation of a selected professional text of one standard page from Slovak into Russian and of a selected professional text of one standard page from Russian into Slovak. Asking questions in relation to the translated professional and artistic texts. Preparation of an oral answer to the question. Presentation of the answer to the question before the examination board and answer to supplementary questions. The decision of the Board of Examiners on the results of the state examinations, which will take place in a closed session of the Board of Examiners. The conduct of the State examination and the announcement of its results shall be public.
0/100
The student is able to demonstrate competence in translation (professional and artistic translation). The student is able to contextualize the translated text, identify translation problems, find translation solutions and reflect on them.
According to the headings of questions announced by the chairman of the State Final Examination Board.
Demonstration of interpreting competence (consecutive and simultaneous interpreting) .
A student may take the state examination:
a) after obtaining at least the number of credits required so that, upon earning the credits for successfully passing the state examinations, the student reaches the total number of credits necessary for the proper completion of the study program,
b) after successfully completing the compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses, and elective courses in the structure determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student’s obligations under § 71, Section 3, Letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary proceedings are being conducted against the student.
Successful completion of a state examination course is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The state examination course is assessed by the state examination board using grading levels from A to FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination board by consensus. If the examination board does not reach a consensus, the evaluation is decided by voting.
In accordance with the study regulations of the faculty (VP 5/2020, Article 15), the dean sets the general dates for state examinations in line with the faculty’s academic calendar. Departments are required to publish their state examination dates on the website no later than 5 weeks before they are held. Students must register for the state examination through the academic information system at least three weeks before the examination date.
A student is entitled to one regular and two resit dates for the state examination. The regular date is the one the student registers for the first time within the scheduled period for state examinations. If a student receives a grade of FX in the regular state examination, they may retake the exam:
a) on one of the following scheduled dates for state examinations in the same academic year, or
b) on scheduled dates for state examinations in one of the following academic years, in accordance with § 65, Section 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If a student is unable to attend the registered state examination for serious reasons, they are required to submit a written apology to the chair of the examination board in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles preventing them from apologizing beforehand. If a student fails to attend the state examination or its part without an excuse on the scheduled date, or if the chair of the examination board does not accept their excuse, the student will receive a grade of FX for that examination date.
Content requirements for passing the course: demonstration of interpreting competence (consecutive and simultaneous interpreting).
Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting of the topics covered (from Russian to Slovak, from Slovak to Russian).
0/100
he student is able to demonstrate interpreting competence (consecutive and simultaneous interpreting)
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Available at: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf.
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Available at: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf.
Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Available at: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske- studium/zaverecne-prace/
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
Slovak, Russian
1. The student presents the master’s thesis in front of the committee for state exams, the opponent of the bachelor's thesis, and those present.
2. The student responds to the evaluations – comments and questions.
3. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Available at: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/ LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Available at: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/ as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit. 2021-08-09]. Available at: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterske studium/zaverecne-prace/
Additional literature depends on the master’s thesis specialization.
Submission of the master's thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The thesis must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of the Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of the Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University) apply to the master’s thesis evaluation.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare assessments of the master's thesis and propose an evaluation in the A-FX grading scale, which the student has at his/her disposal min. 3 working days before the defence. Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
2. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis and the requirements for the content of the master’s thesis given by the internal quality system of the Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has developed a chosen subject at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of professional literature, with appropriately selected scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the field of study is also assessed, and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the master's thesis is reflected.
3. Originality of the thesis (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master's thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their assessments.
4. Correctness of citing the selected information sources, research results of other authors and author's collectives, correctness of description of methods and working procedures of other authors or author's collectives.
5. Compliance of the structure of the master's thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of the Comenius University.
6. Respecting the recommended range of the master's thesis (the recommended range of the master's thesis is usually 50 - 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the range of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
7. Linguistic and stylistic level of the thesis and formal layout.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals and conclusions of the master's thesis and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination board. The commission will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master's thesis, assess the method and form of the defence and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions in the assessments of the thesis supervisor and of the opponent. The final evaluation will consider the evaluations from the supervisor's and opponent's assessment, the evaluation of the final thesis defence by the commission.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
slovak
1. Presentation of the master's thesis to students with the commission for state exams, opponents of the master's thesis and others present.
2. Student’s response to the assessments – comments and questions.
3. Student’s response to the commission's questions or questions in the discussion.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a professional text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. He/she knows the methods used in his/her study field, is able to compose the selected subject of the master’s thesis on a scientific study level, with a representative selection of professional literature, with appropriately selected scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master's thesis, the student can project, implement, critically reflect on and justify his/her research goal. He/she understands the contexts of the problem to be solved, he/she can clarify his/her research outcomes, form his/her own opinions and suggest recommendations. He/she can argumentatively and promptly react to questions concerning the subject, its methodology and conclusions.
STAHL, Jaroslav. Čo sa odohráva v hlave tlmočníka? simultánne tlmočenie - teoretické otázky a praktické odpovede. Bratislava: Iris, 2013. ISBN: 978-80-89238-98-9. ŠTUBŇA, Pavol. Základy simultánneho tlmočenia. Bratislava: UK, 2015. ISBN: 978-80-223-3943-8. ŠVEDA, Pavol. Vybrané kapitoly z didaktiky simultánneho tlmočenia. Bratislava: UK, 2016. ISBN: 978-80-223-4069-4 . MAKAROVÁ, Viera. Tlmočenie. Hraničná oblasť medzi vedou, skúsenosťou a umením možného, Bratislava: Stimul, 2004. ISBN 80-88982-81-2. ŠVEDA, Pavol a DJOVČOŠ, Martin. Didaktika prekladu a tlmočenia na Slovensku. Bratislava: Veda, 2017. ISBN 978-80-224-1566-8. VERTÁNOVÁ, Silvia. Tezaurus tlmočníka z / do španielčiny. Bratislava: UK, 2017. ISBN 978-80-223-4318-3. MÜGLOVÁ, Daniela. Komunikácia tlmočenie preklad, alebo, Prečo spadla Babylonská veža? Nitra : Enigma, 2009. ISBN 978-80-89132-82-9.
The student can take the state exam
a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state exams, they achieve the necessary number of credits for the proper completion of studies,
b) after successful completion of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, and elective subjects in the composition determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary action is taken against them.
Successful completion of the state exam is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the state exam is evaluated by the committee for state exams using the grading scale A-FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination committee by consensus. If the examination committee does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.
On the basis of the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (Internal Rules and Regulations 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty's academic schedule. Departments are obliged to publish the dates of their state exams on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system (AIS) at least three weeks before it takes place.
The student is entitled to one regular and two resit attempts of the state exam. The regular attempt is the one for which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated with the FX mark on the regular attempt of the state exam, the student may take resits of the state exam
a) on the following dates assigned for state examinations in the relevant academic year
or
b) on the dates assigned for state examinations in one of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If the student is unable to come on the day of the state exam for which they have registered on serious grounds, they are obliged to apologize in writing to the chairman of the examination committee in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles that prevented them to do so in advance. If the student does not attend the state examination or its part without an excuse within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination committee does not accept their excuse, they are assessed with the FX grade from that attempt of the state exam.
Slovak, Spanish
Translation part:
The student will be given a popular-science text in Spanish of less than 1 standard page to translate into Slovak.
The examination board will give the student a reasonable amount of time to translate, roughly
60 minutes. The translation will be produced on a computer and sent via MS Teams to the Board. The use of dictionaries is allowed.
Interpreting part:
The student will interpret in both directions (ES -> SK, SK -> ES). He/she can choose for which type of interpreting they will treat Slovak as the source/target language.
1. Consecutive interpreting: 3–5-minute speech, genre: journalistic, with an emphasis on current political events. Specialised terminology used will be announced in advance.
2. Simultaneous interpreting: 10-minute speech, journalistic, with an emphasis current political
events. Specialised terminology used will be announced in advance.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
Passing the state examination confirms that the student has acquired the required level of interpreting and translating competence.
BELLINI, Guiseppe. Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid: Ed. Castalia,1986. ISBN 84-7039-757-5. GÁLVEZ, Marina. La novela hispanoamericana contemporánea. Madrid : Taurus, 1940. 978-84-30625338. SHAW, Donald. Nueva narrativa hispanoamericana. Boom, posboom, posmodernismo. Madrid: Cátedra, 1999. ISBN 978-84-376-0278-3. SÁNCHEZ FERNÁNDEZ, Juan Antonio. Španělská moderní literatura 1898-2015. Praha: Karolinum, 2017. ISBN 978-80-246-2993-3. KlÍMA, Jan: Dějiny Latinské Ameriky. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7422-368-6. Preston, La Guerra Civil Española, Madrid: Debate, 2016, SKIDMORE, Thomas a SMITH, Peter H. Historia contemporánea de América Latina, Barcelona, Crítica, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517013-9. CHALUPA, Jiří. Dějiny Španělska. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7422-525-3
The student can take the state exam
a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state exams, they achieve the necessary number of credits for the proper completion of studies,
b) after successful completion of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, and elective subjects in the composition determined by the study program,
c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,
d) if no disciplinary action is taken against them.
Successful completion of the state exam is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the state exam is evaluated by the committee for state exams using the grading scale A-FX. The evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by the examination committee by consensus. If the examination committee does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.
On the basis of the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (Internal Rules and Regulations 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty's academic schedule. Departments are obliged to publish the dates of their state exams on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system (AIS) at least three weeks before it takes place.
The student is entitled to one regular and two resit attempts of the state exam. The regular attempt is the one for which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated with the FX mark on the regular attempt of the state exam, the student may take resits of the state exam
a) on the following dates assigned for state examinations in the relevant academic year
or
b) on the dates assigned for state examinations in one of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.
If the student is unable to come on the day of the state exam for which they have registered on serious grounds, they are obliged to apologize in writing to the chairman of the examination committee in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles that prevented them to do so in advance. If the student does not attend the state examination or its part without an excuse within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination committee does not accept their excuse, they are assessed with the FX grade from that attempt of the state exam.
Slovak, Spanish
1. The student arrives on the registered date of the state exam according to the schedule set by the department.
2. The student receives a question from the subject of the state exam, which is submitted in writing and anonymously in the form of a random selection from printed questions or a generator.
3. The examination committee will give the student reasonable time to prepare an oral answer to the question.
4. The student presents the prepared answer to the question in front of the examination committee and answers the additional questions.
5. After the student finishes their answer, the examination committee decides on the results of the state exam in a closed session of the examination committee.
The course of the state exam and the announcement of its results are public.
STATE EXAM CONTENT:
Contemporary History of Spain:
1. The regime of the Restoration: the reign of Alfonso XII and the regency of María Cristina (1876-1902): Cánovas del Castillo and the Constitution of 1876. The social and economic transformations.
2. The parliamentary monarchy of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931). The crisis of the Canovist
system and the emergence of new political leaders. The nationalisms.
3. The dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1929 - 1931): Stages of the dictatorship. Fall of
Alfonso XIII.
4. The Second Republic (1931-1936)
5. The Civil War (1936-1939): The conflict between two Spains. The international context of the Spanish Civil War. The republican exile.
6. Franco's dictatorship I: The postwar period, autarchy (1939-1950). Three pillars of the
Franco's regime: the Church, the Army and the Falange.
7. Franco's dictatorship II: The opening to the exterior (the fifties) and developmentalism (1960-1973). (1960-1973)
8. The crisis of Francoism and the death of Franco (1973-75).
9. The recovery of democracy (1975-1982): The role of King Juan Carlos in the recovery of democracy in Spain. recovery of democracy in Spain. The UCD government.
10. The 1978 Constitution and the model of the State of Autonomies. The New
democracy: Failed attempt of coup d'état (23-F).
Contemporary history of Latin America:
1. The independence of Latin American countries: its causes and development.
2. Latin American countries after independence: Caudillismo. Fragmentation. Frontier wars. Civilization versus barbarism.
3. Outward growth (1900-1930): Export economies and their crisis. Mexican Revolution.
4. Inward growth (1930-1960). Interventionism and dictatorial and
dictatorial and populist regimes. ECLAC and dependency theory.
5. The Cuban Revolution and its international consequences: The bipolar world.
U.S. policy: Alliance for Progress. Impact of the Cuban Revolution on Latin American countries. Latin American countries.
6. Dictatorial regimes (leftist and rightist) and populist regimes in Latin America (Perón's Justicialism).
7. Central American civil wars: Guatemala: the death squads; Nicaragua: the Somozas, the Sandinista revolution and the contras; El Salvador: FMLN; Panama: the importance of the canal, the military dictatorship (Torrijos, Noriega).
8. The military dictatorships of South America: the Pinochetazo (Chile) and the Argentinean military junta (1976-1983).
9. The 1990s: Latin American countries after the Cold War: Mexico and NAFTA, Chile after Pinochet, Menem's Argentina, Fujimori's Peru.
10. The phenomenon of guerrillas and drug trafficking: the FARC (Colombia), the Sendero Luminoso (Peru), the EZLN (Chiapas, Mexico), the Colombian and Mexican cartels.
Spanish and Latin American literature:
1. Modernism and the literary Generation of '98.
2. The Poetic Generation of '27
3. The Spanish post-war narrative (tremendism, the existential novel...)
4. The postwar Spanish poetry (poetry rooted and uprooted poetry...).
5. Spanish literature after 1975 (the innovative tendencies in the Spanish narrative...)
6. The Spanish literature from the 90's onwards
7. Crisis and renewal in Spanish-American narrative.
8. Spanish-American poetry of the 20th century (Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, Octavio Paz...).
9. The "boom" of Spanish-American narrative (the marvelous real, magical realism, fantastic realism and its representatives). fantastic realism and its representatives)
10. The testimonial narrative and the "postboom" (Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel, Luis Sepúlveda...)
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The examination consists of a test of knowledge of Spanish literature and culture, putting an
emphasis on the ability to creatively use the acquired theoretical knowledge while interpreting literary works and movements, searching for broader literary and historical contexts.
LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/
LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
• Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,
2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/
as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
• Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit.
2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterskestudium/zaverecne-prace/
The student must submit the master’s thesis within the deadline specified in the schedule of the current academic year for the relevant date of the state exam. The master’s thesis is submitted in electronic form via AIS. The work must meet the parameters determined by the internal quality system of Comenius University. The provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation no. 5/2020 (Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University) apply to the evaluation of the master’s thesis.
The supervisor of the final thesis and its opponent will prepare evaluations of the master’s thesis and propose a grade in the A-FX grading scale, which the student receives a minimum of three working days before the defence.
Grading scale: 0-59% -FX, 60-67% -E, 68-75% -D, 76-83% -C, 84-91% -B, 92-100% -A
Master’s thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the master's thesis, the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment, and the requirements for the content of the master's thesis given by the internal quality system of Comenius University. It is assessed whether the student has worked on the chosen topic at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the study program is evaluated and the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the diploma thesis is reflected.
2. Originality of the work (master’s thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors); the documentation for the defence of the master’s thesis also includes protocols of originality from the CRZP and Theses systems, to the results of which the thesis supervisor and the opponent express their opinions in their evaluations.
3. Correctness and accuracy of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and group authors, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors or group authors.
4. Compliance of the structure of the master’s thesis with the prescribed composition defined by the internal quality system of Comenius University.
5. Respecting the recommended length of the master’s thesis (the recommended length of the master’s thesis is usually 50 – 70 standard pages = 90,000 to 126,000 characters, including spaces), the adequacy of the length of the thesis is assessed by the thesis supervisor.
6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal adjustments.
The student orally presents the content, achieved goals, and conclusions of the master’s thesis, and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. The committee will comprehensively evaluate the quality of the master’s thesis, assess the method and form of defence, and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions from the evaluations of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student receives their final grade based on the average of the assessment of the thesis supervisor and opponent from their evaluations, and the assessment of the examination committee.
Slovak, Spanish
1. The student presents the master’s thesis in front of the committee for state exams, the opponent of the bachelor's thesis, and those present.
2. The student responds to the evaluations – comments and questions.
3. The student responds to the questions of the committee for state exams or the questions in a broader debate.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a scientific text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. The student knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to work on the chosen topic of the master’s thesis at the level of scientific study, with a representative selection of scientific literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the master’s thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect, and justify his research intention. The student understands the context of the problem, can clearly define research conclusions, state his positions, and make recommendations. He can respond argumentatively and flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology, and its conclusions.
• LICHNEROVÁ, L. Písanie a obhajoba záverečných prác [online]. Bratislava:
Univerzita Komenského, 2016 [cit. 2016-10-09]. Dostupné na: http://stella.uniba.sk/texty/
LL_pisanie_obhajoba_zaverecne_prace.pdf
• Vnútorný predpis č. 5/2020 [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave,
2015 [cit. 2021-09-09]. Dostupné na: https://uniba.sk/fileadmin/ruk/
as/2020/20200527/04a_Studijny_poriadok_FiF_UK.pdf
• Záverečné práce [online]. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, 2020 [cit.
2021-08-09]. Dostupné na: https://fphil.uniba.sk/studium/student/bakalarske-a-magisterskestudium/
zaverecne-prace/
Submission of the thesis by the deadline specified in the timetable of the current academic year for the respective date of the state examination. The diploma thesis is submitted in an electronic version via AIS. The thesis must comply with the parameters specified by the internal quality system of Charles University. At the assessment of the thesis shall be subject to the provisions of Article 14 of Internal Regulation No 5/2020
(Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University).
The thesis supervisor and the thesis opponent shall draw up a thesis report and propose an evaluation of the thesis.
A-FX grading scale, which shall be available to the student at least 3 working days before the defence.
Thesis evaluation criteria:
1. The contribution of the thesis, fulfillment of the objectives of the thesis in its assignment and fulfillment of the requirements for the content of the thesis. The thesis must meet the requirements of the thesis content and the requirements of the internal quality system of the University of Applied Sciences. It is assessed whether the student has treated the chosen topic
at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. Demonstration of the ability to work creatively in the field of study, reflecting the degree of demonstration of knowledge and understanding of
of the thesis topic;
2. Originality of the thesis (the thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the author's rights of other authors), the documentation for the defence of the thesis includes protocols
The thesis thesis supervision and the thesis opponent comment on the results of the thesis in their reports;
3. Correctness and correctness of citation of used information sources, research results of other of other authors and authors' teams, correctness of the description of methods and working procedures of other authors
the correctness of the methods used by other authors or author teams;
4. Compliance of the structure of the thesis with the prescribed structure defined by the internal system quality of the CU.
5. Compliance with the recommended scope of the thesis (recommended scope of the thesis is usually 50 to 70 standard pages - 90,000 to 126,000 characters including spaces), the adequacy of the thesis scope is assessed by the supervisor;
6. The linguistic and stylistic level of the thesis and formal editing.
The student orally presents the content, achieved objectives and conclusions of the thesis and answers the questions and comments of the thesis supervisor, opponent, or members of the examination committee. Committee
comprehensively evaluate the quality of the thesis, assess the manner and form of the defence and the ability to the student's ability to respond adequately to the comments and questions in the thesis supervisor's evaluations and the opponent. The evaluation will be obtained from the arithmetic average of the evaluations from the supervisor's
of the thesis supervisor, the thesis opponent and the evaluation of the examination committee.
Slovak, Italian
1. Presentation of the thesis to the students before the state examination committee, the thesis opponent and the attendees.
2. Student's response to the reviews - comments and questions.
3. Student's response to questions from the State Examination Committee, or in a wider discussion.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The student has mastered the basic requirements of writing a professional text in compliance with the rules of academic ethics. He/she knows the methods used in the field of study, is able to elaborate the chosen topic of the diploma thesis at the level of a scientific study, with a representative selection of professional literature, with appropriately chosen scientific procedures and hypotheses that can be verified. After a successful defence of the thesis, the student is able to design, implement, critically reflect and justify his/her research plan. Understands the context of the problem addressed, can clearly articulate the research conclusions, conceive own positions and propose recommendations. Can respond flexibly to questions about the research topic, its methodology and conclusions.