ENG4003 - Writing and Expression

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Students will begin by getting to grips with how we can express thoughts and opinions in prose writing. Based on the reading of different types of writing, students will develop into skilled manipulators of style, voice, structure, editing and presentation. The emphasis will be placed upon the transferable nature of writing practices between different types of writing. The focus will then shift to Creative Writing, specifically the writing of poetry. Students will apply skills acquired earlier in the module to the writing of poetry, as well as looking at what distinguishes poetry from other genres of writing.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
Classes will include feedback on drafts and oral work by peers and tutor, which will constitute formative feedback and assessment unpacking.

Assessment will be by a portfolio of creative writing in prose or poetry, with a commentary (both portfolios). Students will complete one portfolio of prose and the other portfolio of poetry – the order will be set out in the module handbook. The topic for the work will reflect the topic covered in each semester.

Integrated Assessment will be formulated at programme level according to English and Creative Writing LOs.

Please note that if the module is taken by visiting/study abroad students then the assessment components will be as follows: Semester 1 – 1,500-word portfolio; Semester 2 – 1,500-word equivalent portfolio.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio 1; 1,500 word equiv, inc. commentary.; end of semester 1 35%
002 Portfolio 2; 60 lines of poetry plus 1,000-word equiv, plus 500-word equiv commentary; end of semester 2 35%
003 Integrated assessment; 1,000 words or equiv; end of semester 2 30%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Amina Alyal
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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