Undergraduate Course: English Literature 1 (ENLI08001)
Course Outline
School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/ |
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Course description |
i) An introduction to some of the key stylistic and conceptual aspects that are central to the study of English literature.
ii) A study of the historical development of both literary theory and the concept of the 'literary' from 1300-1700. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
It is RECOMMENDED that students do NOT also take
Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. in Lecture Theatre A of the David Hume Tower. Tutorials will be assigned on the basis of a form completed at this first lecture. |
Additional information |
Plus a one-hour tutorial per week |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The principal objectives of English Literature 1 are twofold: to enable students to become fluent and confident readers of a variety of literary forms and to develop greater self-awareness in their understanding of the reading process and of critical practice. The course is divided into two sections. The first, 'Literature: Forms and Practices', concentrates on issues of genre categorisation, form, and questions historical and theoretical context; it will help students to develop close reading skills and encourage an awareness of the environments in which texts are produced. The second, 'Literature and the "literary", c. 1300-1700', introduces students to a variety of pre-modern literary and dramatic modes and examines different understandings of the literary and the function of literature during this period. |
Assessment Information
Four essays (2000 words); one close reading exercise (1,500 words); tutorial assessment. Class work 60%; degree exam 40%. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
A quota of 275, with preference given to first year students, in the following order. (1) students admitted to a degree programme including English Literature or for which English Literature 1 is a prescribed course and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) students enrolling for BA Humanities intending a treble in English Literature; students taking English Literature as the combined studies subject for Religion and Combined Studies; (3) students seeking to take English Literature 1 and 2 as a prescribed sequence of courses in another Honours programme in the humanities; (4) students making a free choice of course.
Note: (a) Directors should inform students falling into categories 3 & 4 that they must sign on a list in the English Literature departmental office (DHT 6.05) to register their wish to take the course by 5.00pm Friday 17 September. If the total number of registrations exceeds 275, a ballot will be taken after the 1st meeting of the class. |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: K.Millard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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