Reading Literature 2 (Q3279F)
Reading Literature 2
Module Q3279F
Module details for 2023/24.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)
Module Outline
The module builds on the skills developed in 'Reading Literature 1', retaining a sustained emphasis on textual analysis as a key academic skill. It adds an increased engagement with the critical context of the literary works studied; you will explore how scholars have responded to these works and develop your own critical responses to both the literary works themselves and to the critical debates they have inspired. Finally, we will consider the social, cultural, and historical fabric from which literary texts emerge and which they both respond to and shape, and interrogate the relationship of text and context.
Full Module Description
Reading Literature 2 (Spring term) explores short- and long-form prose fiction and features the work of Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Virginia Woolf and William Faulkner.
Students are taught through lectures and seminars. Students will be required to participate actively during seminars, in discussions and through making presentations on particular topics, allowing them to develop transferable communication skills. Regular formative and summative writing assignments enable them to develop their capacity for critical expression, introducing them to the range of assessment practices used on degree courses.
Module learning outcomes
Understand and apply common critical methods and basic theoretical frameworks to the analysis of literary texts.
Demonstrate an ability to identify appropriate secondary sources and apply these to construct an analysis of a literary work.
Apply appropriate academic skills to plan and construct a well-structured critical essay on a literary topic.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group written submission | T2 Week 7 (15 minutes) | 30.00% |
| Essay | A2 Week 2 | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | ONLINE LECTURE | 1 hour | 1111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 22222222222 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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