Undergraduate Course: Introducing Literature 1 (LLLG07026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Do you want to study literature but feel like you lack the skills? Do you need to re-master the fundamentals? Combining study skills such as note taking and essay writing with close reading, this course provides strong foundations for the further study of literature. We begin with Charles Dickens' Great Expectations before discussing some key poetry and finish with Oscar Wilde's ground-breaking play, The Importance of Being Earnest. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
22/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have acquired the skills to:
* write in a variety of ways from critical evaluations to thematic answers (students will not be allowed to write the same type of essay twice);
* confidently discuss a variety of texts and genres;
* assess literature based, to a certain extent, on their own close reading;
* place literature in its historical context;
* understand a broader notion of tragedy in literature;
* express the differences between dramatic text and dramatic performance. |
Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
WEEK 1: Introduction to Study Skills: time management, reading: close and skim
Introductory lecture followed by brainstorming: How to analyze a novel
WEEK 2: Mind-maps and note-taking
Great Expectations Lecture followed by discussion
WEEK 3: Writing a literature essay I: Preparation, planning and writing
Great Expectations
WEEK 4: Writing a literature essay II: Presentation, bibliography and using Turnitin
Great Expectations
WEEK 5: Library visit: Finding secondary source material for the essays
Poetry: Introductory lecture Brainstorming: How to study poetry
WEEK 6: Practice close reading: Poetry
Scottish Poetry
WEEK 7: Review practice essays
World War I Poetry
WEEK 8: Practice practical criticism: Drama
The Importance of Being Earnest lecture
WEEK 9: Practice practical criticism: Prose
The Importance of Being Earnest
WEEK 10: Essay planning workshop
The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Transferable skills |
* Study skills e.g. note-taking, essay writing, critical analysis
* Close reading of passages from the texts
* Small group working
* Setting literature in historical, social and political context
* Advance preparation of material for class including reading and essay work
* Wide reading |
| Reading list |
Essential
* Dickens, Charles. 1994. Great Expectations, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
* Wilde, Oscar. 2008. The Importance of Being Earnest in The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays, Oxford: Oxford World¿s Classics.
* Poetry will be provided to download via LEARN
Recommended
* Alexander, Michael. 2013. A History of English Literature, London and Basingstoke: Macmillan.
* Northedge, Andrew. 2005. The Good Study Guide, Milton Keynes: Open University. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anya Clayworth
Tel:
Email: aclaywor@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Sabine.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
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