Module Details
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Title WAYS OF READING
Code ENGL113
Coordinator Dr MA Raines
English
M.A.Raines@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 4 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

1. To allow you to consider the ways in which we read and write about literary texts in different contexts (political, historical, and aesthetic).
2. To encourage you to consider how different methods of reading and interpretation might improve your understanding and analysis of literary texts.
3. To introduce you to critical issues related to shifts in the creation and reception of literary texts.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Interpret literary texts in relation to specific themes and issues

(LO2) Apply appropriate critical terminology and methodologies in the production of literary interpretations

(LO3) Explain different ways in which literary texts can be interpreted in diverse contexts

(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Global citizenship - Relevant economic/political understanding

Syllabus
 

Lectures are split into three topic areas:
Structure & Form, Genre & Media,
Authorship, Readership, & Identity, and
Place, History, & Culture.
Each area will consist of an introductory lecture, which outlines the main issues of the topic, followed by ‘example lectures’ drawn from the research and teaching interests of various members of the Department. These ‘example lectures’ will demonstrate in practical terms how some of the ideas within that topic might be applied to the actual practice of literary creation and interpretation. Tutorials cover a broad range of texts, in terms of genre and historical coverage, and give students the opportunity to experience reading different types of text as well as learning about different ways of reading. Tutorial texts are determined by individual tutors.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Lectures introduce key ideas and perspectives.

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

   12

       24
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 126
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :End-of-Semester 2 Examination Period  120 minutes.    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Approx. Friday of Week 11  2,500 words    50       

Recommended Texts
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