7340.16 - Literature in Context and as a Tool in Language Teaching


Course number
7340.16
Title
Literature in Context and as a Tool in Language Teaching
ECTS
10
Purpose
To give an overview of the different genres of English literature, and apply the major approaches of literary criticism in literary analysis within literature as a language learning tool.
Content
• A history of English literature • The major approaches to literary criticism • Analysis of literary texts using the tenets and tools of literary analysis • Language through literature-design tasks for the four skills
Learning and teaching approaches
Lectures, projects, mock-teaching sessions and pair/group work
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, learners must: • Identify the various periods in the history of English literature and recognize the various literary genres. • Describe the different approaches to literary criticism and critically apply them in the context of literary analysis. • Demonstrate the validity of using English literature to teach the English language.
Assessment method
Writing a synopsis for an individual presentation of a lesson to demonstrate understanding of a literary analytical approach to two texts of varying genres and provide rubrics for assessment. This will be presented at the examination. A single grade to be awarded.
Examination
External
Marking scale
7-