Together with Academic Writing and Rhetoric I (EN208E), Introduction to English Grammar (EN221E) and Phonetics (EN220E), the course constitutes the level 1-30 within the main subject of English.
The course overlaps with English I (EN101E).
Reading and Responding is an introduction to the analysis of literature in English.
Knowledge and understanding
After finishing the module, the student:
1. recognises and understands conventional terminology employed in the analysis of literature in English, and
2. has some understanding of literary genre and history.
Skills and ability
After finishing the module, the student:
3. can employ conventional terminology in the analysis of literature in English
4. demonstrates ability to work to agreed timetables, manage workloads, and meet deadline
Critical skills and approach
After finishing the module, the student:
5. is critically aware of his or her own cultural standpoint in literary analysis.
The course will contain a series of lectures, and seminars in which students will apply concepts to the reading of a substantial number of literary texts. Students will also respond to texts in writing.
Reading and Responding is examined by a written exam (5 credits) and a portfolio (2.5 credits).
The portfolio assesses learning outcomes 3 and 4. The exam assesses learning outcomes 1-5.
Please note that the literature may be changed up to eight weeks before the course starts.
- Brontë, Emily, and Ian Jack. 2009. Wuthering Heights. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Robinson, Marilynne. 2005. Housekeeping. London: Faber and Faber.
- Salinger, J. D. 2010. The Catcher in the Rye. London: Penguin Books.
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. 2017. Frankenstein. London: Macmillan Collector’s Library
Further material will be supplied online via Canvas.
All students are offered an opportunity to give oral and written feedback at the end of the course. A summary of the results will be made available in the school's web-pages.
Student participation takes place through the course council.