British literature 2510-f1ENG2S-BL-T

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The course focuses on presenting literary texts forming the canon of British literature in their historical and theoretical contexts. During the course the students will learn how to analyse and interpret selected works of poetry, fiction, and drama, using basic literary concepts and referring to biographical and historical sources.

Content distribution:
1. Martian poetry: selected poems by Craig Raine and Christopher Reid
2. George Orwell, 1984
3. Wiliam Golding, Lord of the Flies
4. Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
5. John Osborne, Look Back in Anger
6. Contemporary poetry: selected poems by Ted Hughes, Stevie Smith, and Tony Harrison
7. Anthony Burgess, Clockwork Orange
8. Irish and Scottish poetry: selected poems by Edwin Morgan and Seamus Heaney
9. Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead
10. Fay Weldon, Cloning of Joanna May
11. Queer fiction: Jeanette Winterson and Alan Hollinghurst
12. P.D. James, Children of Men
13. 21st-century poetry: selected poems by Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage
14. Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, "Family Supper"
15. Postcolonial poetry: selected poems by Sarah Howe, Patience Agbabi, Warsan Shire and Imtaiz Dharker

Total student workload

Contact hours: - participation in tutorials – 30 hours - consultations – 15 hours Individual work: - reading texts – 30 hours - preparing for class discussion – 10 hours - test preparation – 10 hours - preparing a presentation – 5 hours

Learning outcomes - knowledge

The student W1: has advanced knowledge of British literature and of such aspects as periodisation, genres and forms, and works by selected authors. (K_W04) W2: has advanced knowledge of literary studies. (K_W05) W3: has advanced knowledge of selected historical, social, religious, philosophical and political issues determining the development of British literature in the twentieth and twenty-firstcentury. (K_W07)

Learning outcomes - skills

The student U1: is able to read and comprehend texts in English. (K_U02) U2: is able to place the studied works in a general historical and cultural context. (K_U11) U3: is able to recognise literary genres and conventions of British works of literature. (K_U12) U4: is able to analyse and interpret literary texts with the use of basic terminology and appropriate methods. (K_U13)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

The student K1: appreciates the British traditions and cultural heritage and is aware of their responsibility for preserving them. (K_K03) K2: participates in activities for promoting British traditions and cultural heritage. (K_K04)

Teaching methods

- seminar discussion - presentation - demonstration - biography - graded discussion - brainstorming On-line teaching methods: - evaluative methods - cooperation-based methods - content-presentation-oriented methods - exchange and discussion methods

Expository teaching methods

- description
- discussion

Exploratory teaching methods

- brainstorming
- biographical
- practical
- project work

Type of course

compulsory course

Course coordinators

Joanna Antoniak

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- final test – W1, W2, W3, U4
- presentation – W1, U1, I2, I4, K1, K2
- participation in discussion and Moodle assignments – W1, U1, U3, U4, K1, K2

Assessment criteria:
The final mark consists of
- final test – 50% of the final grade
- presentation – 20% of the final grade
- participation in discussion and completion of Moodle assignments – 30% of the final grade

fail – 0-59%
satisfactory – 60-69%
satisfactory plus – 70-75%
good – 76-85%
good plus – 86-90%
very good – 91-100%

Number of unexcused absences per semester: 1

If the number of unexcused absences exceeds the allowed number, the student can make up the missed classes. In order to do so, the student should consult the supervisor. However, upon student's failure to make up for the missed classes, the grade will be lowered; in case of a large number of absences (especially unexplained ones), the student may not be permitted to take the final test.

Practical placement

N/A

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2510-f1ENG2S-BL-T in USOSweb