552.030 (17W) Introduction to Literary Studies I a
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 27 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction Englisch
- Course begins on 17.10.2017
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
(1) What is Literature? Literature as a developing field of discourse;
(2) Gaining familiarity with theoretical approaches to literary studies;
(3) Gaining familiarity with the major literary genres;
(4) Literature as aesthetic discourse;
(5) Film and literature;
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
(1) In-depth discussion of texts in class;
(2) Teacher-led projects;
Course content
(1) What is literature?
(2) The Sonnet tradition in anglophone literatures;
(3) Versions of Romanticism;
(4) Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes;
(5) Critical approaches to literature;
(6) Case study: Dead Poerts Society;
(7) Introduction to the analysis of narrative texts;
(8) Realism and modernism: James Joyce (Dubliners)
(9) Postmodernism and beyond: Julian Barnes, Doreen Baingana, Chitra Banerjee Divakuruni;
Prior knowledge expected
This is a course for first semester students of English.
Literature
All the texts to be discussed will be included in the course reader.
Nünning, Vera & Nünning, Ansgar. (2004). An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Klett: Stuttgart.
Examination information
Examination methodology
(1) Regular attendance;
(2) Active participation (students need to come well prepared for all the sessions);
(3) One or two written exams;
(4) Writing a critical essay (800-1000) words;
Examination topic(s)
See "Inhalte" under "LV Beschreibung".
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
(1) Active participation in discussions;
(2) Familiarity with the topics covered in class;
(3) Writing a well-structured critical essay;
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies I: Introduction
(Compulsory subject)
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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
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ENK.001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies I: Introduction
(Compulsory subject)
- 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
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ENK.001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (
2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Anglophone Literary Studies I: Introduction
(Compulsory subject)
- Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation)
(SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
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Stage one
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Subject: Introduction to English and American Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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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)
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Introduction to Theory and Methodology in Culture Studies II (
2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Introduction to English and American Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Stage one
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
part of STEOP (Introductory & Orientation Period)
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Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase
(Compulsory subject)
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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
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1.3 Introduction to Literary Studies I (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
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Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase
(Compulsory subject)
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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
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Introduction to Literature (
2.0h PK / 5.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)
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Module: Literature (ab 11W)
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Introduction to Literature (
2.0h PK / 5.0 ECTS)
- 552.030 Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
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Introduction to Literature (
2.0h PK / 5.0 ECTS)
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Module: Literature (ab 11W)
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Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W)
(Compulsory subject)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
- Sommersemester 2024
- Wintersemester 2023/24
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Sommersemester 2023
- 552.030 PS STEOP/BA: Introduction to Literary Studies I a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2022/23
- Sommersemester 2022
- Wintersemester 2021/22
- Sommersemester 2021
- Wintersemester 2020/21
- Sommersemester 2020
- Wintersemester 2019/20
- Sommersemester 2019
- Wintersemester 2018/19
- Sommersemester 2018
- Wintersemester 2017/18
- Sommersemester 2017
- Wintersemester 2016/17
- Sommersemester 2016
- Wintersemester 2015/16
- Sommersemester 2014
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Wintersemester 2013/14
- 551.021 PK Introduction to Literature a (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2013