Algemene informatie
Vakcode | L_ELBALES105 |
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Studiepunten | 6 EC |
Periode | P2 |
Vakniveau | 100 |
Onderwijstaal | Engels |
Faculteit | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen |
Vakcoördinator | prof. dr. D.M. Oostdijk |
Examinator | prof. dr. D.M. Oostdijk |
Docenten |
prof. dr. D.M. Oostdijk |
Praktische informatie
Voor dit vak moet je zelf intekenen.
Voor dit vak kun je last-minute intekenen.
Werkvormen | Werkcollege* |
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*Voor deze werkvorm kun je geen groep kiezen, je wordt hiervoor ingedeeld.
Doelgroepen
Dit vak is ook toegankelijk als:
Dit vak wordt in het Engels aangeboden. Omschrijvingen kunnen daardoor mogelijk alleen in het Engels worden weergegeven.
Doel vak
This course will provide a grounding in critical analysis of genre inEnglish Literature as well as provide a thorough introduction to the
concept of close reading, which will be the basis of all courses in our
program. This course examines the specificities and characteristics that
are associated with various genres of literature -- poetry, fiction, and
drama -- and guides the student through an understanding that genre and
literary form helps shape the way we look at and analyze a text.
Students will become familiar with the terminology used in literary
analysis.
Inhoud vak
This course will comprise of seminars in which students learn the skillof close reading. By means of discussions with the instructor and fellow
students, individual, group, and creative exercises, the student will
learn how to analyze a variety of literary texts, how to create their
own interpretation of that text, and how to support that interpretation
with evidence from the text.
Onderwijsvorm
2x3 hrs seminar hours each week (6 hrs in total p/w).Toetsvorm
Poetry Explication (30%)Oral Presentation (20%)
Take home exam (50%)
Students must receive a 5.0 or higher on each assignment to pass the
course (with an average of at least 5.5).
Vereiste voorkennis
Students must have taken part in the modules “Literature, Culture, andSociety” and “Literary Theory.”
Literatuur
The texts to be used in this course will be announced on Canvas ahead ofthe course.
Doelgroep
Students of the BA program Literature and Society: English.Overige informatie
Attendance in the course seminars is compulsory. If you are absent formore than 3 seminars (20%), you cannot pass the course. Exceptions may
be made in grave personal circumstances. Make sure to inform both your
lecturer and the academic advisor in such cases.