552.030 (16W) Introduction to Literary Studies I a

Wintersemester 2016/17

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First course session
03.10.2016 10:00 - 12:00 HS 7 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENK01001UL
Course title german Introduction to Literary Studies I a
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 26 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction no language of instruction was specified
Course begins on 17.10.2016
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

(1) Basic familiarity with critical approaches to literature;

(2) Basic familiarity with some key traditions in Anglophone literatures;

(3) Basic familiarity with critical terminology;

(4) Basic familiarity with basic literary genres. 

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

(1) Discussion of selected texts in class;

(2) The course is interactive in orientation !!! In other words, students are helped to constructively engage with literary texts.

Course content

(1) Key approaches to literature: liberal-humanist, gender-related, marxist and post-colonial perspectives;

(2) How does literature work as a system? The Sonnet tradition in British literature;

(3) Romanticism, modernism and post-modernism;

(4) The power of literature: Our discussion will build around the film Dead Poets Society.

(5) Critical terminology.

Literature

Nünning, Vera & Nünning, Ansgar. (2004). An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Stuttgart: Klett.

All the texts to be discussed will be included in the course reader.

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

(1) Two written exams.

(2) Writing a critical essay (800-1000 words, on topics related to the texts discussed in class; deadline for pepars: 15 February 2017).

Examination topic(s)

(1) Texts discussed in class;

(2) Critical terminology;

(3) Basic ideas informing approaches to literature.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

(1) Basic familiarity with crutical terminology and key approaches to literature;

(2) Familiarity with all the texts discussed in class;

(3) Ability to apply crititical terminology to selected primary sources.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies I: Introduction (Compulsory subject)
      • ENK.001 Introduction to Literary Studies I ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.030 Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage one
      • Subject: Introduction to English and American Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Introduction to Theory and Methodology in Culture Studies II ( 2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.030 Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3) part of STEOP (Introductory & Orientation Period)
    • Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (Compulsory subject)
      • 1.3 Introduction to Literary Studies I ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.030 Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (Compulsory subject)
      • Introduction to Literature ( 2.0h PK / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 552.030 Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024
  • 552.030 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2023/24
  • 552.030 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2023
  • 552.030 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2022
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2021
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.033 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.030 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.031 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.032 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.033 PS Introduction to Literary Studies I d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2014
  • 551.021 PK Introduction to Literature a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
  • 551.022 PK Introduction to Literature b (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 551.021 PK Introduction to Literature a (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2013
  • 551.021 PK Introduction to Literature a (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
  • 551.022 PK Introduction to Literature b (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)