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ENGL102 Reading and Thinking about Literature

Updated: 06 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
17 September 2010 19 September 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENGL100
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jennifer McDonell (jmcdonel@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on prose and poetry written in English. It aims to equip students with the skills necessary for reading, understanding and analysing literature. It also aims to give students the ability to understand the way in which literary texts engage with the social and political forces at work in the cultures they represent.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Heart of Darkness
ISBN: 9780141441672
Conrad, J., Penguin Classics
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Seven Centuries of Poetry in English
ISBN: 9780195514209
Leonard, J. (ed), OUP 5th ed. 2003
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Things Fall Apart
ISBN: 9780393932195
Achebe, C., WW Norton and Co. Norton Critical Edition 2009
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Wuthering Heights
ISBN: 9780199541898
Bronte, E., Oxford
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
ISBN: 9780631225690
Bennett, T., Grossman, L. and Morris, M. (eds), Wiley-Blackwell revised ed. 2005
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Class activities 10% On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5 GA: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
Expository Essay 40% Off Campus 1800
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-6
Expository Essay 30% On Campus 1800
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-6
Online Test 1 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
10 quiz questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3 GA: 1, 4, 6
Online Test 2 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
10 quiz questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1, 6
Take Home Exam 40% On/Off Campus 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the multiple ways in which texts produce meaning;
  2. understand and use key literary terms;
  3. understand and use key critical concepts;
  4. show a critical awareness of the complex ways in which literary texts engage with their cultural contexts;
  5. communicate effectively their understanding of critical concepts and issues in a selection of literary texts.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit introduces students to the close reading and analysis of literary texts 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The skills of written communication and formal argument are both taught and assessed in this unit. In addition to the writing guides supplied and recommended, students receive written feedback on their reasoning and writing skills. Internal students have the opportunity to practice oral communication skills in seminar presentations. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit introduces students to writing in a range of genres. While it does not explicitly teach comparative cultural studies, students will have the opportunity to explore the ways in which writers from various cultures have dealt with a range of issues in a variety of literary forms. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students in this unit practise skills in acquiring information through print-based and electronic research tools and are assessed on the organization and presentation of high quality evidence in assignments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit allows students to practice a range of academic skills which facilitate independent learning. Guides to 'learning how to learn' are supplied in teaching materials (notes on critical reading, note-taking, essay-writing, examination skills etc). The unit also aims to foster a life-long love of literature. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The expository research essay and learning activities supplied with teaching material encourage students to identify critical issues in the discipline and the professional area of English Studies. Students are encouraged to conceptualise problems and to collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem-solving within the discipline. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of a range of texts from the 19th to the 20th centuries encourages students to recognise social issues relevant to their discipline and professional area. 		True True
8 Team Work
In the small-group discussion format, the norm for on-campus teaching, students have the opportunity to negotiate, assert their own values, question those values and to respect the contributions of others. Off-campus students are often 'on their own', although there will be opportunity for discussion and debate at the September Intensive School. Also, in some centres small study groups can be formed. 		True True
   

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