552.270 (23W) Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America

Wintersemester 2023/24

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First course session
11.10.2023 12:30 - 14:00 HS 1 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Tutor/Tutors
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENL02001UL
Course title german Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America
Type Lecture
Course model Attendance-based course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 174
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 11.10.2023
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

After successfully completing this survey, students will

  • have gained a basic understanding and overview of major developments in U.S. literary history
  • have the ability to differentiate major literary genres in terms of their development
  • be able to reflect critically about canon formation
  • have a sense of the breadth of (ethnic) voices that shape literature in the United States
  • be prepared for the further study of American literature in later classes



Teaching methodology

Lecture; occasionally short in-class discussion of selected material; final written exam.

The course is designed as in-person lecture and will take place on campus (including the final exam).



Course content

This lecture course introduces students to the literary history of the United States. It provides an overview of the main periods and developments of American literary history from the colonial period to the present day and introduces key concepts and debates in the academic study of these periods and developments. The lectures critically engage with the notion of canon formation and discuss major works (including narrative, drama, poetry) of American literature as well as more marginal(ized) literary voices.



Literature

Many of the texts discussed in the lectures can be found in The Norton Anthology of American Literature (any edition). All primary texts and relevant literature will be made available via Moodle on a weekly basis.

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

Final exam

  • written (on campus)
  • 90 minutes
  • without materials

There will be four sittings of the exam.

1st sitting:  January 31, 2023, 12:00 - 13:30 on campus in HS 1

Dates and rooms of the other sittings of the exam will soon be announced in class and through Moodle.

Students must register for the exam on ZEUS!



Examination topic(s)

Exam consists of

  • 10 multiple-choice questions
  • 5 open-answer questions
  • 1 contextualization (200 words) of a primary text discussed in class (of your own choice)

You need 51 of 100 points to pass the exam.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Passing of written exam (51 of 100 points)

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.002 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.270 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (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.002 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.270 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. 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.002 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.270 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Extension programme (UG §54a) Encounters in English (SKZ: 020, Version: 23W.1)
    • Subject: Stage One (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Electives
        • 1.9 Survey of Anglophone Literature: Focus America ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.270 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Literature (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Aufbaustudium Literature
        • 5.4 Survey of Anglophone Literatures – Focus America ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.270 Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.270 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures: Focus America (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2015
  • 551.217 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures b (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 551.216 VO Survey of Anglophone Literatures (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2013
  • 551.216 KU Survey of Anglophone Literatures (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)