Syllabus, valid from 2013-01-21

Title

Reading and Responding

Swedish title

Reading and Responding

Course code

EN218A

Credits

7.5 credits

Grading scale

UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)

Language of instruction

English

Decision-making body

Faculty of Culture and Society

Syllabus approval date

2012-12-07

Syllabus valid from

2013-01-21

Level

Basic level

Entry requirements

English B.

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Progression level

G1N

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

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).

Course contents

Reading and Responding is an introduction to the analysis of literature in English, literature both canonical and contemporary, but with clear focus on questions of migration, ethnic relations and gender.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

After finishing the module, the student:

* has knowledge of some of the major literary genres;

* has a basic understanding of literary form and

* knows terminology employed in the analysis of literature, in fictional prose and other genres.

Skills and ability

After finishing the module, the student:

* can perform basic analyses of fictional prose, poetry and other genres, both orally and in writing;

* is able to read literary texts closely with a particular attention to thematic questions;

* can assess others’ analyses of fictional prose and and other genres and

* demonstrates ability to work to agreed timetables, manage workloads, and meet deadlines.

Critical skills and approach

After finishing the module, the student:

* demonstrates awareness of basic critical methodology in the analysis of literature in English, and

* is critically aware of his or her own cultural standpoint in literary analysis.

Learning activities

Learning activities are lectures, seminars and self-study.

Assessment

Reading and Responding is examined by two exams and a portfolio. Students must receive a passing grade in all examination elements to pass the course.

Students who do not pass the regular course exams have the minimum of two re-sit opportunities. Re-sits follow the same form as the original exams.

Course literature and other study material

Coetzee, J. M. Disgrace. London: Vintage, 2000. ISBN: 0099284820

Montgomery, Martin, et al . Ways of Reading. Routledge; 3 edition (24 Nov 2006)

# ISBN-10: 9780415346344

# ISBN-13: 978-0415346344

Oates, Joyce Carol (ed.): The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Oxford University Press ISBN10: 0195092627

Further material, in the form of out-of-copyright poetry, will be supplied online via It's Learning.

Course evaluation

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.