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 Reading Drama
Code ENGL119
Coordinator Dr E Miskimmin
English
Esmem@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 4 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

Students will consider, through close reading of a range of dramatic texts: a) how we set about reading dramatic text in the sense of ‘close reading’ (i.e. through detailed analysis of literary style and technique) and b) how we might approach reading a genre that is predominantly for viewing or hearing (i.e. retaining an awareness of the potential for performance as we consider page). The wider social and historical contexts of the plays covered will be discussed, as will the potential functions of drama (including, but not limited to, education, public and private entertainment, commerce, social response and political agenda).


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will acquire analytical skills and vocabulary appropriate to university-level work and be able to use them appropriately in relation to a range of sources from different historical periods and social contexts.

(LO2) Students will have the ability to construct and support argument in written or spoken forms suitable for academic work and be able to participate constructively in group discussions.

(LO3) Students will have an awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use.

(LO4) Students will have an understanding of the dramatic genre in relation to various contexts.

(S1) Students will have the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically.

(S2) Students will have the ability to relate literary texts to different kinds of context (e.g. historical, biographical, or print).

(S3) Students will have the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology.

(S4) Students will have the ability to close read dramatic texts.


Syllabus

 

The syllabus may typically include dramatic texts from a range of eras and cultures, including but not limited to:
Classical
Medieval
Early Modern
Restoration / Eighteenth Century
Nineteenth Century / Fin de Siècle
Twentieth and Twenty-First Century

The syllabus may typically cover a range of genres, including but not limited to:
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Closet drama
Melodrama
Farce
Theatre of the Absurd
Kitchen Sink
Radio and Television drama


Teaching and Learning Strategies

This module will be taught by 1 x weekly 1-hour tutorial with small group (F2F or online, as can be accommodated), and 1 x weekly 1-hour remote online workshops with whole cohort.

Schedule directed student hours: 2 hours weekly for 11 weeks = 22 hours
Unscheduled directed student hours: 104 hours
Attendance recorded: Yes
Notes:
Description of how self-directed learning hours may be used: To complete required reading for each week’s workshop and tutorial and to supplement this required reading with relevant secondary reading.


Teaching Schedule

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

    12

24
Timetable (if known)     60 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
    60 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
 
Private Study 126
TOTAL HOURS 150

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 2 Creative-critical exercise. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.  1500-2000 words    50       
Assessment 1. Essay. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.  1500-2000 words    50       
Close Reading exercise  800-1000 words         

Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.