Module Details
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Title LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Code ENGL383
Coordinator Prof SR Chapman
English
Src@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 30

Aims

To combine linguistic and literary approaches to the study of literary texts. To introduce you to linguistic methods for the analysis of literary texts. To contest the effectiveness of different analytical approaches. To combine theories and literary texts of your own choosing in an imaginative and original way.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Your analytical skills will be sharpened.

(LO2) Your knowledge of literary-linguistic debate will be heightened.

(LO3) You will be able to engage confidently in literary-linguistic debate in a creative, critical and well-informed manner.

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S2) Information skills - Critical reading

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S5) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking

(S6) Information skills - Information accessing:[Locating relevant information] [Identifying and evaluating information sources]

(S7) Critical thinking and problem solving - Evaluation

(S8) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

Syllabus
 

Topics covered typically include:
- Foregrounding and stylistic analysis
- Focalisation and point of view in narrative texts
- Politeness and dramatic dialogue
- Metaphor and other figures of speech
- The logical status of literary texts
- Speech, writing and thought presentation
- Implicature and inference in literary texts

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1: session

Attendance recorded: yes

1 x synchronous, small-group session of 1 hour (synchronous)

2 x whole-cohort sessions of 1 hour (synchronous or asynchronous, as can be accommodated)

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

24

 36
Timetable (if known)           60 mins X 1 totaling 12
60 mins X 2 totaling 24
  		 
Private Study 264
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  4000 words    50       
Assessment 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  4000 words    50       

Recommended Texts
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