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124643 VO BEd 04.3: History of Literatures in English (2018W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 31.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course presents a survey on the history of literatures in English.

In the first part, there will be a short survey on
1) the periods of the history of British and American literature
and
2) on literatures in English which emerged in the postcolonial period.
This survey will include aspects such as socio-cultural contexts, the making of literary history, the literary canon etc.

In the second part, there will be a discussion and contextualisation of a selected text corpus relevant to be taught in the English classroom. This corpus will include texts from the periods and cultures presented in the first part of the lecture course.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be a final written test at the end of the term covering the required reading and the issues discussed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The exam consists of 2 parts (with 20 points each) which both need to be positive.
Part 1: short and precise answers to some 15 questions
Part 2: well-structured coherent essay-like text (about 450 words)
minimum score to pass: 21 out of 40 points; 10.5 in each part
1: 40 - 36
2: 35.5 - 31.5
3: 31 - 26.5
4: 26 - 21
5: 20.5 - 0

Examination topics

The required reading and the topics covered in class.

Reading list

Shorter texts (poems, short stories, etc.) will be posted on the Moodle e-learning platform. The plays and novels to be bought and prepared for the second part will be announced in the first session.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BEd 04.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4643

Last modified: We 09.09.2020 00:22