ENG4562 - Words On the Page

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

(1) demonstrate understanding of the use of the following terms in the study of narrative; fantasy, fabulation, romance, realism, metafiction, history;
(2) demonstrate understanding of features that contribute to significant interaction between form and content, including: plot, characterisation, voice, and symbol; rhythm, metre, figurative devices, syntax and diction;
(3) draw upon their common experience of a range of narrative and poetic texts, relating their work appropriately to cultural and social contexts;
(4) discuss specific poems on the basis of an accurate and sensive reading;
(5) apply an understanding of a range of reading strategies, including recognition of genre, and of 'voice' in poetry.

Content:

In Semester 1, students will focus on narrative and critical selections from the module anthology Elements of Literature. Their tasks will raise and clarify questions concerning the relations between narration, form, authorship and audience in narrative texts chosen from a range of periods and cultures.

In Semester 2, students will make a close study of the selected works of a group of poets from the early twentieth century, paying attention to the interaction of form and content, innovations in technique, and aspects of each poet's vision and interpretation of human experience, and issues raised by the 'modernist' debate. Concurrently, students will explore aspects of the poet's craft through a series of group exercises drawing on particular poems from various periods.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops will combine tutor input, supported by handouts, with learning activities involving small-group discussion followed by feedback to the whole group.
The maximum number of students in each workshop group will be 30.

Workshops
Contact hours 40
Number of groups 2

Assessment:

001 Portfolio 1 x 1000 words (sem 1) 20%
002 Essay 1 x 1000 words (end of sem 1) 30%
003 Portfolio 1 x 1000 words (sem 2) 20%
004 Unseen paper 1 x 1 hour (end of sem 2) 30%


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