Students will develop different ways of reading and interpreting both older and contemporary texts and will expand their knowledge of and ability to analyse different text genres. In addition, students will develop their own writing towards an increasing breadth of genre, as well as their knowledge of reading, writing, and communication strategies for use in support of pupils’ language development.

The course provides an overview of how different literary research perspectives can be used when interpreting fiction. Key texts from the history of English literature are analysed using various critical methods and theories. Older works and genres are made accessible by being placed in their historical and aesthetic contexts, but also by being ‘translated’ into new media forms. In this context, the use of teaching materials for education in literature is also explored. The course also presents advanced research methods for finding and correctly using reference and source material in libraries and databases. Reading and discussion are combined with written, oral and mediated presentations.

On completing the course, students will be able to:

The module includes various learning activities such as seminars, lectures, self-study and group work.

Assessment is conducted in two parts:

Exam 1: Course Portfolio, 3 higher education credits, in which learning outcomes 1,2 and 3 are assessed.

Exam 2: Conference Paper Presentation, 4.5 higher education credits, in which learning outcomes 4 and 5 are assessed.

Grading criteria for the course are announced by the course coordinator at the start of the course.

Carroll, Lewis.(2018). Alice in Wonderland. London: Penguin. (200 s)

Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. London: Penguin. Senaste upplagan (100 s)

Henry, Alastair & Walker Bergström, Catharine. (2001). Texts and Events. Lund: Studentlitteratur (435 s)

Le Guin, Ursula. (2001). The Left Hand of Darkness. New York: Macmillan, (321 s)

Compendium texts will be added, as well as three longer texts that are chosen after discussion with the course coordinator (approximately 800 pp.).

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.