Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of an appropriate range of writings in English by two specified authors.
Discuss and analyse a selection of texts by each author in relation to relevant personal, intellectual and cultural contexts and the literary conventions of the period.
Engage with recent scholarship and critical debates relevant to the specified authors.
Write critically and sensitively on topics of their choice, drawing on a wide range of reading.

Content:

This module offers students the opportunity to study the work of two authors in more detail and at greater length than the English core modules allow, drawing on the particular research interests and expertise of staff. In each semester, students will make a close study of a substantial body and range of writings by one author. They will be encouraged to examine the author's work in relation to literary and theoretical developments and to personal, socio-cultural and historical contexts, and to explore and evaluate critical debate on the work. The two authors studied may vary from year to year and will not necessarily be from the same period; the choice of authors will be determined by staff research interests and expertise.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Seminars will combine tutor contributions with small-group activities and whole-class discussions and debates. Learning will be supported by handouts, and by preparation and reading before each seminar. Students will also be encouraged and supported to use digitized texts, online research archives, and other resources, where available.

Seminars
Hours: 24
Intended Group size: 25

Guided independent study
Hours: 176

Further details relating to assessment
Assessments 1 & 2: The first essay will be on the author studied in the first part of the semester; the second on the author studied in the second part.
If a student takes this module for 20 credits over one semester, they will be required to write two essays on the author studied in that semester.

Assessment:

001 Essay 2000 words end of semester 1 50%
002 Essay 2000 words end of semester 2 50%
200 Essay 2000 words end of semester 1 - visiting students only 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Professor Jane De Gay
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL