SFE11518 English: Critical Analysis 2 (Spring 2019)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Avdeling for økonomi, språk og samfunnsfag
Course Leader:
Melanie Ruth Duckworth
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Mandatory course in the one-year English programme. May be taken in the optional 60 ECTS part of the Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture.

Recommended previous knowledge

The course builds on SFE11218 Critical analysis I (10 ECTS credits).

Teaching semester

One-year programme in English: 2nd semester (spring).
Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture: 2nd, 4th or 6th semester (spring).

Content

The course places emphasis on developing in-depth reading skills for literary texts, as well as developing efficient tools for writing about literature.

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student has:

  • knowledge of how to further develop analytical work, particularly in relation to English literature and criticism of such literature
  • knowledge of the intellectual investigation processes practised in literature studies
  • knowledge of using research components from the internet and the library to complete written assignments

Skills

The student is capable of:

  • focusing on critical reading and writing in an academic context
  • using critical material to develop his or her skills in the analysis of English literature texts 
  • using the close reading technique as an important analytical tool in the literature field 
  • preparing written assignments and taking part in discussions as part of the process of  analysing and interpreting material based on texts at the university college/university level
    -using various digital tools in academic work

 

General competence

The student is capable of

  • performing a more critical analysis of written material to understand both direct and underlying content in written texts

Teaching and learning methods

Work and learning methods include lectures, seminars, group work, supervision sessions, online work and discussions. Students are expected to be well-prepared for all seminars and to actively participate in discussions.

Workload

Approx. 280 hours.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • A portfolio containing three written assignments. 

Required coursework must be approved before the student can sit the exam.

Exam

Individual written exam (5 hours)

Permitted aids: English dictionary.
Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner or two internal examiners.

Course evaluation

Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The course is evaluated every semester.

The results are considered by/in teacher groups, the head of studies and the local programme committee.

Reading list

The reading list may be subject to change until the start of the semester.

Graff, Gerald og Cathy Birkenstein, (ed.). They Say, I Say. Second edition. W.W. Norton & Co., 2010. ISBN: 978-0-393-93361-1

Gardner, Janet E. Writing about Literature: A Portable Guide. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004. 
ISBN: 0-312-41282-7

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