History of British and Irish literature 3 1.S3.EP.34
Course objectives:
- familiarity with the successive stages in the history of British and Irish literature
- familiarity with major authors and works within the successive epochs
- ability to analyze and interpret literary texts – poetic, dramatic and prosaic
- ability to formulate critical judgements
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Course content:
the selection of literary works depends on the teacher's choice in a particular study cycle.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, readings, text analysis, text intepretation, discussion, ICT tools /MSTeams if needed
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Student knows and understands:
1. selected facts, objects and phenomena and relevant methods explaining the British and Irish literature of the 20th century: from modernism, through war poetry and angry young men prose to postmodernist texts (k_W11/P6S_WG)
2. theories as well as advanced terminology of literature, such as stream of consciousness, Bloomsbury Group, epiphany, dystopia, personal shadow and others (k_W02/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
3. formulate and analyse research problems, choose methods and tools for solving them, synthesize various ideas and viewpoints using knowledge of the British and Irish literature of the 20th century (k_U06/ P6S_UW)
4. communicate on topics undertaken by the 20th century literature with different groups of recipients (k_U03/P6S_UW)
5. conduct a debate on literature linking the historical facts with the contemporary problems (k_U04/P6S_UK)
Social competences
Student is ready to:
6. participate in cultural life and use its various forms (k_K04/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Informed participation in classes - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. One written test – 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
3. Two take-home essays - 30 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Criteria of evaluation
- informed participation in classes – 2 pluses: 3,0; 3-4 pluses: 3,5; 5-6 pluses: 4,0; 7-8 pluses: 4,5; more than 9 pluses: 5,0
- one test – 55-60%: 3,0; 61-70%: 3,5; 71-80%: 4,0; 90%: 4,5; 100%: 5,0
- two take-home essays – 55-60%: 3,0; 61-70%: 3,5; 71-80%: 4,0; 90%: 4,5; 100%: 5,0
All the effects and grades are individually discussed with the students.
Bibliography
Reading list:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
The Oxford Anthology of English Literature
Cuddon, J.A., Dictionary of Literary Terms.
Culler, J., Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction.
Daiches, D., A Critical History of English Literature.
Głowiński, M., Słownik terminów literackich.
Montgomery, M., The Ways of Reading.
Sanders, A., The Short Oxford History of English Literature.
Zbierski, H., Historia literatury angielskiej.
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