Undergraduate Course: The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature (1820-1920s) (ELCR08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The Russian literature course introduces students to a range of literary texts by the recognised literary "greats" from the nineteenth and twentieth century, such as Pushkin, Gogol, Chekhov, Bunin and others. One aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to appreciate the aesthetic and humanist qualities that have traditionally been valued in Russian literature. The social and historical context of these works will also be considered. Lectures will aim to give overviews of literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and provide close readings of texts on the syllabus.
Course aims:
To provide an introduction to the advanced study of Russian literature of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century;
To develop understanding of the key historical events and developments of the period, of the various literary genres studied;
To enable students to develop certain transferable skills:
in study and research;
in analysis, in criticism and evaluation;
in oral and written communication;
in presentation. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | texts |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 59 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
coursework - 50%
degree examination - 50%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
coursework 50%
examination 50% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
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| Academic year 2015/16, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
coursework - 50%
degree examination - 50%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
coursework 50%
examination 50% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able:
to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the literary, historical and cultural developments in Russian literature of the nineteenth - beginning of the twentieth century and of the formal and thematic issues raised by the set texts
to demonstrate familiarity with the recommended secondary material relevant to the periods and to the authors studied
to identify the literary and rhetorical techniques used in the texts studied in lectures and tutorials
to demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the texts and their socio-political context
to gather, select and apply information and concepts from a variety of primary and secondary sources
to demonstrate the acquisition of certain transferable skills, including ability to criticise, evaluate and interpret evidence, ability to consider a problem from a number of different perspectives, ability to accommodate ambiguity and advance reasonable conjectures, ability to argue cogently and persuade effectively - in oral and written form.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Julie Gifford
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: |
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