Module Details
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Title LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 2
Code ENGL385
Coordinator Professor SR Chapman
English
Src@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To combine linguistic and literary approaches to the study of literary texts.
To introduce students to linguistic methods for the analysis of literary texts.
To contest the effectiveness of different analytical approaches.
To combine theories and literary texts of your own choosing in an imaginative and original way.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students analytical skills will be sharpened.

(LO2) Students knowledge of literary-linguistic debate will be heightened.

(LO3) Students will be able to engage confidently in literary-linguistic debate in a creative, critical and well-informed manner.

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) Communication skills

(S3) Organisational skills

(S4) Adaptability

Syllabus
 

Topics covered typically include:
- Foregrounding and stylistic analysis
- Focalisation and point of view in narrative texts
- Politeness and dramatic dialogue
- Metaphor and other figures of speech
- The logical status of literary texts
- Speech, writing and thought presentation
- Implicature and inference in literary texts

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Lectures will introduce theories, explain difficulties and demonstrate analytical techniques. You will be given detailed suggestions and advice on how the theories might be approached in the coursework assignment.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Seminar discussions will centre around an exercise sheet which will (1) help you to practice the analytical techniques introduced during the lectures (2) provide you with a sense of the kinds of texts that you might discuss in your coursework and (3) draw your attention to some of the more complex and challenging aspects of different theories. You will also be encouraged to debate the advantages of as well as problematic issues surrounding different theories. In weeks 6 and 11, you will have an individual meeting with your tutor to discuss the coursework assignment.
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method 3 - One-to-one meeting
Descript ion: Two meetings for students to discuss coursework with tutor.
Attendance Recorded: No
Notes: Students are advised to plan the topic of their coursework essays before attending this meeting.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

 16

 .33000001311302185

       28.33000001311302185
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 121.66999816894531
TOTAL HOURS 149.99999818205833185

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
4000-word essay Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  0    100       

Recommended Texts
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