English text editing and typography 2500-OG-BK-ETET

The course comprises exercises which aim at gaining knowledge and skills concerning the use of editing and typography in English texts. The subjects comprise basic typesetting work with layout software designed for text work.

Content distribution:
- Introduction and requirements
- Preparing a document with word processing tools: vocabulary
- Preparing a document with word processing tools: advanced practice
- Test and assignment 1
- Book structure
- British and American classics in various editions and book formats
- Preparing a book for the editorial process
- Typesetting literary works: introduction
- Typesetting literary works: a case study
- Individual project
- Feedback

Term 2024/25L:

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Term 2025/26L:

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Total student workload

Contact hours with the teacher: - participation in classes - 30 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for classes - 20 hrs Altogether: 50 hrs. (2 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

N/A

Learning outcomes - skills

The student U1: can typeset a literary book-form text ready for publication, with the proper care of source use, editing and typography, and by means of specialist DTP software (K_U04).

Learning outcomes - social competencies

The student K1: is aware of the importance of editing and typographical principles in the philological and publishing contexts (K_K04).

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - discussion Exploratory teaching methods: - project work - laboratory

Prerequisites

This course is part of the module Editing in Practice / Edytorstwo w praktyce

Course coordinators

Mirosława Buchholtz
Grzegorz Koneczniak

Assessment criteria

A graded credit on the basis of the test, assignment and project assessing the level of achieving particular learning outcomes
Test and assignment – U1, K1
Editing project – U1, K1
Assessment criteria:
fail – 0-59 %
satisfactory – 60-69 %
satisfactory plus – 70-75 %
good – 76-85 %
good plus – 86-90 %
very good – 91-100 %

Practical placement

N/A

Bibliography

Required reading:
Lupton, Ellen. 2010. Thinking with Type. A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Sullivan, K.D. 2006. The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders. New York: McGraw-Hill.
James, Henry. The Turn of the Screw (any edition).

Additional reading:
Felici, James. 2012. The Complete Manual of Typography (Second Edition). Barkeley: Peachpit (selected chapters).

Term 2024/25L:

As in "General information on the course".

Term 2025/26L:

As in "General information on the course".

Notes

Term 2024/25L:

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Term 2025/26L:

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Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2500-OG-BK-ETET in USOSweb