Undergraduate Course: English Literature 1 (VS1) (ENLI08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to some of the key stylistic and conceptual aspects that are central to the study of English literature. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 Course essay (2,500 words) submitted in week 11 (50%);
Tutorial Assessment mark (10%)
Additional Essay (2,500 words) submitted in week 14 (40%)
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce critical textual analysis that demonstrates an understanding of genre, varieties of form, and literary critical terms.
- Critically evaluate how writers use literary forms for different effects by paying attention to rhetorical detail and providing textual evidence.
- Identify and explicate some of the methods used by literary or cultural critics to examine formal issues and to link a work's form to its content.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how literary texts are shaped by historical developments, and how they in turn participate in and reflect on historical change.
- Make use of a range of university study skills, including essay writing skills and responding to feedback.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms June Cahongo
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
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