ENG801 Engelskspråklig litteratur, historie og kultur 2

Upon completion of the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of English-language literature from around the world, including pre-1850, postcolonial and 21st century literature, and multimodal texts, together with their contexts.
• has more extensive knowledge of literary genres and their features
• has knowledge of literary devices and visual and multimodal expressions of meaning and form
• has knowledge of norms for written analysis and argumentation, and responsible and critical use of source material

Skills

The student

• is able to analyse English-speaking literature from various English-speaking countries
• is able to place various literary texts and other cultural expressions in their contexts
• recognise and discuss various literary devices in the texts

General competence

The student

• has the ability to plan and carry out individual assignments in accordance with ethical requirements and principles, and articulate ideas and standpoints both orally and in writing.
• has the ability to communicate orally and written in English according to context and recipient

Home exam, 5 days.

Guidelines for the home exam will be provided.

Grading scale: A-F, where F corresponds to fail.

Guidelines for the home exam will be provided in the course. Remember that you are expected to submit an independently produced text and that you are the author of your own work. You cannot use AI tools to generate paragraphs or whole texts for you.

Students should read the following pages about the use of AI in academic work at HVL: Using AI in Your Studies and Cheating policy guidelines.

The following obligatory assignments must be approved for the student to qualify for the exam:

• Portfolio assessment with 4 components

The obligatory assignments must be completed by the specified deadlines.

The obligatory assignments must be approved no later than 2 weeks before the exam. If an obligatory assignment is assessed as not approved, a reason must be given for this. Students who are not approved for an obligatory assignment will, as far as possible within the set deadlines, be given another attempt in the current semester.

Guidelines on the obligatory learning activities, including the use of AI tools, will be given in the course.

See also HVL's guidelines for use of AI: Using AI in Your Studies