History of British and Irish literature 3

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 3

studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

Introduction to literary studies

History of British and Irish literature 1

History of British and Irish literature 2

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of ECTS: 3

1 ECTS = 30 hours participation in classes

2 ECTS = 60 hours preparation to classses (extensive reading) with direct participation of the teacher

Course decription:

The course focuses on the development of British and Irish literature in the 20th century.

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

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.

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge

The 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

The 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

The student is ready to:

6. participate in cultural life and use its various forms (k_K04/P6S_KO)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Informed participation in classes - 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

2. One final oral test – 70% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

60 -67% 3.0

68 - 75% 3.5

76 - 83% 4.0

84 - 91% 4.5

92 - 100% 5.0

All the effects and grades are individually discussed with the students.

pass at 60% of the final grade