British literature 2510-f1ENG2W-BL-T

https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=1268

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. Introduction; Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles (selected fragments)
2. Oscar Wilde, The Portrait of Dorian Gray
3. Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
4. Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"; Plain Tales from the Hills (two stories: “His Chance in Life” and “Lispeth”)
5. Joseph Conrad, The Heart of Darkness
6. E.M. Forster, A Room with a View (novel or film adaptation)
7. D. H. Lawrence, selected short stories and poems
8. World War I poetry: Wilfred Owen, “Arms and the Boy”, “Anthem for Doomed Youth;” Isaac Rosenberg, “Returning, We Hear the Larks;” Edward Thomas, “Liberty,” “The Owl”
9. James Joyce, A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man; Dubliners (selected short stories)
10. Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway
11. William Butler Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”; Cathleen ni Houlihan
12. T.S. Eliot, “The Waste Land” (fragments), “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
13. Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (novel or film adaptation)
14. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
15. Post-war poetry: selected poems by Philip Larkin, Dylan Thomas and W.H. Auden

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 late nineteenth and twentieth century. (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

- discussion
- description

Exploratory teaching methods

- project work
- practical
- brainstorming
- biographical

Online teaching methods

- evaluative methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
- cooperation-based methods
- exchange and discussion methods

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-f1ENG2W-BL-T in USOSweb