ENGL342 Perspectives on Shakespeare

Updated: 21 May 2012

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	ENGL101 or ENGL102 or ENCO102
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	ENGL542
Notes	None
Combined Units	ENGL542 - Perspectives on Shakespeare
Coordinator(s)	Louise Noble (lnoble2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This English literature unit introduces students to the plays of William Shakespeare within the context of the cultural, literary, and political environment of early modern England. We will consider the plays from the perspectives of their literary production and genre (comedy, history, tragedy and romance) in light of the important events of the day. Through this approach, students can develop the analytical tools for interpreting a range of Shakespeare's plays, as well as for situating this analysis within the context of writing and publishing and questions of authorship, past and present. The unit will give equal emphasis to the development of analytical skills and to the acquisition of a working knowledge of Shakespeare the author and his literary world.
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Assessment

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Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

analyse Shakespeare's plays in terms of their historical context and literary production;
analyse Shakespeare's plays in relation to the development of writing, publishing and genre in the age;
apply skills in the research and analysis of primary and secondary sources relating to Shakespeare's plays;
demonstrate competencies in written and verbal expression and collaborative enterprise;
proceed to further work in English studies with a firm grounding in methods for reading, researching, analysing and discussing literature; and
discuss the legacy of Shakespeare as seen in contemporary modes of cultural production.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will understand the unique literary characteristics and cultural significance of Shakespeare's plays.
2	Communication Skills These skills will be taught, assessed and practised for on-campus students through written assessment and structured in-class exercises, and for off-campus students through written assessment and the online discussion board.
3	Global Perspectives Taught and practised through the learning activities of the unit and the unit content which situates Shakespeare's plays within their own historical context and its relations with and attitudes towards other cultures.
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.
5	Life-Long Learning Taught and practised in the development of important and transferable skills such as reading research, analysis, oral communication and writing.
6	Problem Solving Taught, assessed and practised through written exercises, examinations and questions posed in relation to the texts being studied.
7	Social Responsibility Taught, practised and assessed in discussions of the ethical and moral positions revealed in many of the texts studied.
8	Team Work Taught and practised through collaborative in-class and online exercises and sharing research ideas and discoveries.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2013