552.266 (22S) Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation

Sommersemester 2022

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First course session
08.03.2022 17:00 - 19:00 Online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENL03001UL
Course title german Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation
Type Lecture
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 234
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 08.03.2022
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

Please sign up for this lecture online in the AAU's system, this is only possible until June 7th, 2022. When joining this online lecture with online exams (via Moodle) form another university (Graz, Austrian, international), please ensure yourselves that you are able to officially sign up for this class in the system. Please consult our "Studien - und Prüfungsabteilung", should you encounter problems signing up, to make sure that your University-Klagenfurt-account is fully functional and working. Only then, signing up online will work. Once you have signed up, your teacher will set your status to "admitted"/"aufgenommen" for this lecture.  

In case you were already admitted („aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at

For course details: choose the English version.

Exam dates: May 3rd; June 14th; October 18th, 2022; all 5pm-7pm.


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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Class starts on March 8th, 2022.

For course details: choose the English version.

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Bitte melden Sie sich online im System der AAU für diese Vorlesung an, die Anmeldung ist offen bis zum 7.Juni 2022, nicht länger. Wenn Sie von einer anderen Uni an dieser Online-Lehrveranstaltung mit Online-Prüfungen (über Moodle) teilnehmen (Graz, Österreich, international), bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie sich auch wirklich anmelden können und konsultieren Sie bei Problemen die Studien- und Prüfungsabteilung der AAU, damit Ihr Account voll funktionsfähig ist. Erst dann können Sie sich anmelden. Nach Ihrer Anmeldung zur Vorlesung erfolgt die Aufnahme durch die Lehrende.

Wenn Sie von der Lehrenden in den Kurs aufgenommen wurden, aber noch keinen Zugang zum Moodle-Kurs der VO haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an das e-Learning Service der AAU: elearning@aau.at

Angemeldet, aufgenommen, aber kein Zugang zu Moodle? Konsultieren Sie bitte das e-learning Team und/oder die Studienabteilung, denn das bedeutet, dass Ihr Account nicht voll funktioniert. Die Lehrperson kann Ihnen hierbei nicht helfen.

Exam dates: May 3rd; June 14th; October 18th, 2022; all 5pm-7pm.

For course details: choose the English version.

- - -

Please sign up for this lecture online in the AAU's system, this is possible until June 7th, 2022. When joining this online lecture with online exams (via Moodle) form another university (Graz, Austrian, international), please ensure yourselves that you are able to officially sign up for this class in the system. Please consult our "Studien - und Prüfungsabteilung", should you encounter problems signing up, to make sure that your University-Klagenfurt-account is fully functional and working. Only then, signing up online will work. Once you have signed up, your teacher will set your status to "admitted"/"aufgenommen" for this lecture.  

In case you were already admitted („aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at

For course details: choose the English version.

Exam dates: May 3rd; June 14th; October 18th, 2022; all 5pm-7pm.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

For course details: choose the English version.

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Course content

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Prior knowledge expected

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!

For course details: choose the English version.

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Curricular registration requirements

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!

For course details: choose the English version.

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Literature

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!

For course details: choose the English version.

Bitte wählen Sie die englischsprachige Beschreibung für Details.

Intended learning outcomes

Class starts on March 8th, 2022, via Moodle as a BigBlueButton conference; attendance is voluntary, as this is a lecture and all the material  (scripts and  slides for each lecture as PDFs plus additional links to help you study) will be provided on Moodle, too.

This lecture is intended to familiarise you with the essential terminology for your literary study programme at the department of English. Understand what it means to read texts academically and how central methodology is applied to analyse and to interpret literary works. Expand your understanding to different media formats, ranging from poetry and prose to film, videogames, and graphic novels. Practice your skills in practical application throughout the semester and explore the unique historical and sociocultural background of each discussed artwork.

At the end of the semester, you will possess an academic core vocabulary and foundational insights into the research methods of literature and culture studies to bolster yourself for subsequent courses.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Detailed instructions on how this class is going to function are going to be provided on your lecture syllabus, which will be posted on Moodle shortly before the first session.

Lecture sessions will be complemented by (online) discussions and analytical, interpretative exercises, some of them taking the form of brief home assignments (open-book,  students are required to the cite sources consulted; thus same format as the final exam);

-- Material (PPT, script etc.) compiled and authored by Felix Schniz, additions by Miriam Auer;

Course content

This lecture provides an overview of core texts and theories relevant to Anglophone literary studies. It focuses on the following cultural artefacts and the respective terminology necessary for their interpretation:

  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Prose
  • Short Stories
  • Graphic Novels
  • Film
  • Episodic TV Formats
  • Videogames

On a theoretical level, it introduces the most important names and most important basics of:

  • Reading Strategies
  • Structuralism
  • The Birmingham School
  • Feminist Criticism
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Marxist Criticism
  • Modernism
  • The Frankfurt School
  • The Visual Turn
  • Poststructuralism
  • Postmodernism
  • Genre Theory
  • Post-Postmodernism

Prior knowledge expected

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!
Please sign up for this lecture online in the AAU's system, this is possible until June 7th, 2022, no exceptions. When joining this online lecture with online exams (viaMoodle) form another university (Graz, Austrian, international), please ensure yourselves that you are able to officially sign up for this class in the system. Please consult our "Studien - und Prüfungsabteilung", should you encounter problems signing up, to make sure that yourUniversity-Klagenfurt-account is fully functional and working. Only then, signing up online will work. Once you have signed up, your teacher will set your status to "admitted"/"aufgenommen" for this lecture.  

In case you were already admitted(„aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at

In case you were able to sign in yourself, were afterwards already admitted („aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at and/or our Studienabteilung, because this means that you AAU-account is not fully functional. (The teacher cannot help you with this then.)

Exam dates: May 3rd; June 14th; October 18th, 2022; all 5pm-7pm.

Curricular registration requirements

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!


Please sign up for this lecture online in the AAU's system, if you want to take the exam, as all dates will be held as an online-exam via Moodle.

This is possible until June 7th, 2022, no exceptions. When joining this online lecture with online exams (viaMoodle) form another university (Graz, Austrian, international), please ensure yourselves that you are able to officially sign up for this class in the system. Please consult our "Studien - und Prüfungsabteilung", should you encounter problems signing up, to make sure that yourUniversity-Klagenfurt-account is fully functional and working. Only then, signing up online will work. Once you have signed up, your teacher will set your status to "admitted"/"aufgenommen" for this lecture.  

In case you were already admitted(„aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at

In case you were able to sign in yourself, were afterwards already admitted („aufgenommen“) by the teacher, but cannot access the lecture's Moodle class yet, please consult AAU‘s e-Learning Service: elearning@aau.at and/or our Studienabteilung, because this means that you AAU-account is not fully functional. (The teacher cannot help you with this then.)

Exam dates: May 3rd; June 14th; October 18th, 2022; all 5pm-7pm.

Literature

Please consider that there will be no exceptions: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE LECTURE UNTIL JUNE 7th, 23:59 o’clock WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO SIGNING UP FOR THE EXAM ON October 18th! No exceptions!
This lecture draws its content and definitions from various core authors, texts and academic dictionaries. The primary works to be discussed are meant to represent a broad array of fields that are culturally relevant to the seminar.

Shorter texts, such as poems, short stories, and secondary sources are provided on Moodle. However, certain artworks cannot be provided via Moodle and must either be purchased, retrieved from a library. However, crucial brief excerpts  will be made available to you as well. It is expected that students access these works and familiarise themselves with them. THESE TEXTS AND ARTWORKS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO YOU AHEAD OF TIME and introduced as abstracts on Moodle. 

Students are expected to have read, watched, or played these primary works prior to their respective lecture session. They will be frequently referred to during their respective lecture sessions and be central to questions of the final exam, specifically the essay questions.

A full overview of all primary works and the dates of their respective lecture session is going to be provided via a syllabus on Moodle as soon as class begins, to give everyone the opportunity to access them on time.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Für Details wählen Sie bitte die englischsprachige Kursbeschreibung.

Online-Prüfungen via Moodle zur Auswahl werden ausschließlich zu folgenden Terminen abgehalten: 

am 3.Mai, 14. Juni, und 18. Oktober 2022, jeweils von 17 bis 19 Uhr;

Angemeldet, aufgenommen, aber kein Zugang zu Moodle? Konsultieren Sie bitte das e-learning Team und/oder die Studienabteilung, denn das bedeutet, dass Ihr Account nicht voll funktioniert. Die Lehrperson kann Ihnen hierbei nicht helfen.

Examination topic(s)

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In the first half of the exam, students are expected to correctly recall, contextualise, and to elaborate on key terms and concepts that were explored during the lecture. In the second half of the exam, students are expected to show the capability to provide an independent, methodically sound interpretation of a cultural artefact in shape of an essay.

For this essay, students may freely choose from a selection of three topics. Each topic provides an excerpt, derived from one of the lecture’s primary works and a guiding question, derived from one of the lecture’s theory topic fields. Any theory topic field may be assessed in connection to any of the primary texts.

When composing the essay, students need to analyse the excerpt and to interpret it along the given guiding question. Students are expected to work with proper terminology as provided by the lecture, to apply all the knowledge they have about the primary text (i.e. refer to other passages from the text as they see fit), and to follow the very basic rules of essay writing (provide an introduction, a main body of arguments, and a conclusion).

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

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The written exam tests the following key competences of students:

  • Multiple Choice (10%): Students ought to recall important key terms from the lecture.
  • Matching (20%): Students ought to contextualise central theorists, authors and artists discussed in the lecture with their respective terminology.
  • Short Answer (20%): Students ought to elaborate on general concepts of the lecture in questions that should be answered with 3-5 sentences.
  • Essay (50%): Students ought to independently interpret a short paragraph, passage, or otherwise limited work of art in a concise essay. The essay ought to reflect a student’s ability to apply key concepts, terms, and methods discussed in the lecture in new contexts, as well as to critically reflect their applicability for the given excerpt.


Examination methodology

ALL exams will be held as ONLINE-exams via Moodle: 90-minute open-book exam (online) to be taken at three exam dates to choose from (May 3rd, June 14th, October 18th 2022, 5-7 p.m. on Moodle); students are required to cite the sources  they used to answer questions; The exam’s content is explained in the section on exam topics/Prüfungsinhalte.

Examination topic(s)

In the first half of the exam, students are expected to correctly recall, contextualise, and to elaborate on key terms and concepts that were explored during the lecture. In the second half of the exam, students are expected to show the capability to provide an independent, methodically sound interpretation of a cultural artefact in shape of an essay.

For this essay, students may freely choose from a selection of three topics. Each topic provides an excerpt, derived from one of the lecture’s primary works and a guiding question, derived from one of the lecture’s theory topic fields. Any theory topic field may be assessed in connection to any of the primary texts.

When composing the essay, students need to analyse the excerpt and to interpret it along the given guiding question. Students are expected to work with proper terminology as provided by the lecture, to apply all the knowledge they have about the primary text (i.e. refer to other passages from the text as they see fit), and to follow the very basic rules of essay writing (provide an introduction, a main body of arguments, and a conclusion).

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

The written exam tests the following key competences of students:

  • Multiple Choice (10%): Students ought to recall important key terms from the lecture.
  • Matching (20%): Students ought to contextualise central theorists, authors and artists discussed in the lecture with their respective terminology.
  • Short Answer (20%): Students ought to elaborate on general concepts of the lecture in questions that should be answered with 3-5 sentences.
  • Essay (50%): Students ought to independently interpret a short paragraph, passage, or otherwise limited work of art in a concise essay. The essay ought to reflect a student’s ability to apply key concepts, terms, and methods discussed in the lecture in new contexts, as well as to critically reflect their applicability for the given excerpt.

Students are expected to submit typed answers, files converted into PDFs, no handwritten notes. Unreadable answers cannot be considered for evaluation.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (Compulsory subject)
      • ENL.003 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.266 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (Compulsory subject)
      • ENL.003 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.266 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 7., 8. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies II: Historical Surveys, Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (Compulsory subject)
      • ENL.003 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation ( 2.0h VO, FA / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.266 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Literature (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Grundstudium Literature
        • 5.2 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.266 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Game Studies and Engineering (SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Cultural and Media Skills (Compulsory subject)
      • Literary Terminology and the Practice of Interpretation for Game Studies and Engineering ( 0.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.266 Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

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Sommersemester 2023
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Wintersemester 2022/23
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Wintersemester 2021/22
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Sommersemester 2021
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Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
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Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.266 VO Literary Terminology and Practice of Interpretation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
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Sommersemester 2013
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Wintersemester 2012/13
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Wintersemester 2011/12
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