Course syllabus autumn 2015
Course syllabus autumn 2015
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
2015-05-27
Syllabus valid from
2015-08-31
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.
Learning outcomes
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.
Learning activities
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.
Assessment
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.
Course literature and other study material
Achebe, Chinua, and Abiola. Irele. Things Fall Apart : Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism.
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2009.
Conrad, Joseph, and Paul B. Armstrong. Heart of Darkness : Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and
Contexts, Criticism. New York ; W.W. Norton, 2006.
Milton, John, and Scott Elledge. Paradise Lost : An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources,
Criticism. New York: Norton, 1993. Available at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/
pl/book_1/text.shtml
Palgrave, Francis Turner, and Christopher Ricks. The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1991. Available at http://www.bartleby.com/106/
Peck, John, and Martin Coyle. A Brief History of English Literature. 2 Rev ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2013.
Shakespeare, William, and Roma. Gill. Macbeth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, and J. Paul Hunter. Frankenstein : The 1818 Text, Contexts, Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.
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.