Course syllabus autumn 2014
Course syllabus autumn 2014
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
2013-07-01
Syllabus valid from
2013-07-01
Entry requirements
English B.
Level
Basic level
Main field
English
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.
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
* recognises and can employ terminology employed in the analysis of fictional prose.
Skills and ability
After finishing the module, the student:
* can perform basic analyses of fictional prose;
* is able to read literary texts closely with a particular attention to thematic questions;
* 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; 4 edition
# ISBN-10: 0415677475
# ISBN-13: 978-0415677479
Oates, Joyce Carol (ed.): The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. 1992 Oxford University Press ISBN10: 0195092627
(or Oates, Joyce Carol (ed.): The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. 1992 Oxford University Press, 2nd edition ISBN 978-0-19-974439-8)
Further material 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.