EN-166 American and British Literature: Part 1

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course, students have knowledge of

• American and British works of literature

• American and British literary history

• American and British history and society

• selected Anglophone literature

• analytical tools and methodology used in literary studies

• the role of intertextuality in the study of literature

• prosody in the study of poetry, drama and prose

• genre classifications in literature and literary studies

Skills

Upon completion of this course, students can

• reflect on literature’s engagement with social, political and cultural movements

• apply critical analytic concepts and vocabulary in writing about literature

• identify works of literature according to generic classifications

• write a literary-critical essay featuring evidence-based argument and close textual analysis, along with paraphrasis and quotation

• integrate critical/secondary sources into essay writing

• evaluate the quality of critical-secondary sources

General competence

Upon completion of this course, students are familiar with

• critical argumentation and self-reflection

• cooperative project work

• written and oral communication in English.

The exam comes in two parts. The first part is weighted 40% and the second part is weighted 60%. Students must pass both parts to pass the entire course.

In the first part, all students sit a four-hour individual digital school examination where hard-copy resources (books and notes) are permitted. Graded assessment.

In the second part, students sit a four-hour individual digital school examination. For this written exam, students are permitted to use an English–English dictionary only. Graded assessment.