Introduction to literary theory 2510-f1ENG2S-ILT-T

The course offers an overview of selected approaches to the study of literature with the aim to supply students with the tools necessary to successfully conduct literary analysis of various types of texts. During the course the study of selected critical works is accompanied by practical analysis of poetry and fiction.
Content distribution:
- Literary genres and conventions
- Analysis of poetry, drama, and fiction
- Narratology
- Psychoanalysis
- Political criticism
- Poststructuralism (deconstruction)
- Metafiction and postmodernist fiction
- Feminist literary criticism
- Postcolonial criticism
- Ecocriticism

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in tutorials - 30 hrs. - consultations and feedback- 2 hrs. Self-study hours: - preparation for classes - 10 hrs. - preparation for the test- 8 hrs. Altogether: 50 hrs. (2 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: The student has advanced knowledge in the field of Anglophone literary and cultural studies (K_W05).

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: The student can analyse and interpret literary texts using basic terminology and appropriate methods (K_U13).

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: The student is able to critically assess their knowledge and other sources of information (K_K01).

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - participatory lecture Exploratory teaching methods: - brainstorming - case study - classic problem-solving - seminar Online teaching methods: - content-presentation-oriented methods - integrative methods

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- brainstorming
- seminar
- classic problem-solving

Online teaching methods

- content-presentation-oriented methods
- integrative methods

Prerequisites

N/A

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Więckowska

Assessment criteria

A graded credit based on:
Test – W1 (40 %)
Home assignments and quizzes –W1, U1, K1 (30%)
Activity – U1, K1 (30%)
Please note that all components must be passed.
Assessment criteria:
fail – 0-59 %
satisfactory – 60-69 %
satisfactory plus – 70-75 %
good – 76-85 %
good plus – 86-90 %
very good – 91-100 %

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-ILT-T in USOSweb