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Program(s) |
Course Type(s) |
Seminar |
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| Module Group | English Literature |
Duration |
two-semester module, starting each fall |
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Assessment |
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Language of Instruction |
English |
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Prerequisites
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Students are required to have passed an introductory module in literature at Bachelor-level. The level of English language skills required for this course should correspond to the level achieved on successful completion of the Language Skills and Culture introductory module. |
| Content | This module will introduce students to literary texts - as well as the relevant generic, cultural, and historical contexts - from the Renaissance and/or the early modern period (c. 1550-1789; e.g. Shakespeare, early modern drama, metaphysical poetry, Milton and the English civil war, early American literature, the novel in the eighteenth century, etc.). |
| Learning outcomes | Students will be able to: (a) outline the key historical facts relevant to the topic of their course; (b) explain the interrelationship between this historical context and the primary texts discussed in class; (c) formulate sustained literary critical arguments that take into account the cultural and generic conventions of the time; (d) write mid-length literary critical essays; (e) present the findings of their literary critical and historical research in other formats (e.g. short input papers, posters, visual essays, short presentations, leading a class discussion, etc.); (f) engage in open and constructive academic debates with their peers; (g) list a number of useful techniques to read and understand difficult secondary texts. |
