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ENGL341 Renaissance Matters

Updated: 28 March 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ENGL101 or ENGL102 or ENGL100
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENGL441 or ENGL541
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units ENGL541 - Renaissance Matters
Coordinator(s) Louise Noble (lnoble2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit offers an introduction to the rich diversity of early modern English poetry, prose and drama. We will examine a variety of texts in terms of the major literary themes and concerns and the powerful social and political currents within which they were produced. Students have the opportunity to: (1) develop their close reading skills and research and writing skills; (2) acquire expertise in using context as an analytical device; (3) gain an understanding of the unique literary characteristics and cultural significance of these works.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse Early Modern English Literature and understand its relationship to English literature of other periods;
  2. discuss a variety of literary genres and the historical and political context within which this literature was produced;
  3. apply skills in the research and analysis of primary and secondary sources relating to Early Modern Literature;
  4. demonstrate competencies in written and verbal expression and collaborative enterprise; and
  5. proceed to further work in English studies with a firm grounding in methods for reading, researching, analyzing and discussing literature.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will understand the unique literary characteristics and cultural significance of early modern English Literature. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
These skills will be taught, assessed and practised for on-campus students through written assignments and in-class discussion, and for off-campus students through written assignment, including the online quiz. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Taught and practised through the learning activities of the unit and through the unit content which situate Early Modern English Literature within its own historical and cultural context and in its relation to and attitude to other cultures. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Taught, assessed and practised in written assignments that require the use of primary and secondary source research methodologies, including guided web-based research, library and archival searches. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Taught and practised in the development of important and transferable skills such as reading, research, analysis, oral communication and writing. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
These attributes will be taught, assessed and practised through written exercises and questions posed in relation to the texts being studied. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Taught, practised and assessed in discussions of the ethical and moral positions revealed in many of the texts being studied. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Taught and practised through collaborative in-class exercises and sharing research ideas and discoveries. 		True True
   

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