Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | VICTORIAN LITERATURE | ||
Code | ENGL243 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr MD Bradley English Matthew.Bradley@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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The main aims of the module are to provide intensive study of a wide range of writing between 1837 and 1901, including the development of the realist novel, the problematic status of poetry, and the rise of women writers and to provide a context for such study in the light of the social and religious changes of the period. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of Victorian works, in all their differing forms and characteristics. |
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(LO2) An ability to produce written work on the texts of the period, demonstrating analytical skill, critical and contextual awareness and awareness of good academic practice. |
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(LO3) The ability to discuss knowledgeably a period of rich diversity and change. The student will have some awareness of contextual problems of belief, identity, and social order, as well as personal, family, sexual and public relations which lie behind Victorian questioning. |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills |
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(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation |
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(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading |
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(S6) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing, including referencing skills |
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(S7) Time and project management - Personal organisation |
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(S8) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S9) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking |
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(S10) Information skills - Critical reading |
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(S11) Information skills - Information accessing:Locating relevant information and Identifying and evaluating information sources |
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(S12) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness |
Syllabus |
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Authors studied on the module could include Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, the Brownings, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Anthony Trollope, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, Wilkie Collins, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, the Brontes, George Meredith, Margaret Oliphant, Thomas Carlyle, and John Ruskin. Topics covered could include the Woman Question, realism, society and politics, science and religion, the ghost story, the sensation novel, imperialism, art and literature, the body, gender and sexuality, and the Victorian reading public. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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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 |
22 11 |
33 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 267 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 2 - Take-home Exam There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - This is an anonymous assessment. | 3 hours | 67 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 3,000 - 3,500 word e | 33 | ||||
Formative Practice Essay | 1,000 - 1,500 word e | 0 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |