Undergraduate Course: Modernist Fiction 2 (LLLG07035)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
This course focuses on some of the most exciting developments in early Twentieth Century writing. It explores works by modernist authors such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Jean Rhys, who developed radical new styles, challenging formal and social conventions, and creating innovative works that reshaped our understanding of literature. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 16 |
Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 3 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2000 word essay submitted after the course finishes, worth 100% of the total course mark. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. |
Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
* read actively rather than passively;
* demonstrate a working knowledge of the vocabulary of literary analysis;
* explain and apply correctly terms such as ¿modern¿ and postmodern¿;
* assess and account for the form, structure and content of the texts studied.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Rachael King
Tel:
Email: Rachael.King@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Zofia Guertin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Zofia.Guertin@ed.ac.uk |
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