Reading Literature 2 (Q3279F)
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Reading Literature 2
Module Q3279F
Module details for 2024/25.
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
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.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate appropriate skills to research and present a critical project on a literary topic
Understand and apply common critical methods and basic theoretical frameworks to the analysis of literary texts.
Apply appropriate academic skills to research, plan and write a well-structured essay on a literary topic
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 11 (20 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 |
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| Spring Semester | ONLINE LECTURE | 1 hour | 1111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| 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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