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 | WAYS OF READING | ||
Code | ENGL113 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr MA Raines English M.A.Raines@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 4 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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1. To allow students to consider the ways in which we read and write about literary texts in different contexts (political, historical, theoretical and aesthetic). 2. To encourage students to consider how different methods of reading and interpretation improve understanding and analysis of literary texts. 3. To introduce students to critical issues related the creation and reception of literary texts. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(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. |
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(LO2) Students will gain 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. |
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(LO3) Students will gain awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use. |
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(LO4) Students will understand and apply critical, cultural and literary theory. |
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(S1) Students will gain the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically. |
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(S2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in both written and spoken forms. |
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(S3) Students will gain the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology. |
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(S4) Students will gain the ability to make use of digital media to present ideas. |
Syllabus |
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Topics are typically taken from the following: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Narratology, Critical Race Theory, Queer Theory, Environmental Humanities, Posthumanism, Marxist Critical Theory, New Historicism, Structuralism. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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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. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
11 |
22 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 128 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Not scheduled by SAS, 48 hours duration, re-sit opportunity, anonymous. | Students will have 4 | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Version of video submitted for feedback | Minutes 5 minimum - | 0 | ||||
Video and accompanying write-up. This is not an anonymous assessment and there is an opportunity to resit. A single mark is given for both. | 5-7 mins and 900-110 | 40 |
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. |