EN1S28 - Texts and Tools 01 Aug 2024 - 01 Aug 2028 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | EN1S28 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Texts and Tools | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Culture and Animation | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Culture | ||
| Module Leader: | Kevin Mills | ||
| Module Team: | Nicholas Dunlop | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2022 | Final Year of Intake: | 2027 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100046 - creative writing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Aug 2024 |
| Valid To | 01 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To introduce students to literary texts (poetic, dramatic and narrative) from different time periods and cultural contexts, in different expressive styles/modes, from the perspectives of both the critical and the practising writer. Teaching will address critical and secondary works from different periods of history, reflecting various critical and theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. Students will explore the chief conventions of analytical and expressive writing in engaging critically with literary texts and ideas.
Content Summary
Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles and core practices of reading and writing underpinning both creative and critical thinking and expression. We will explore, and problematise the theoretical processes and contexts – marked by history, gender, geography, ideology, language-use and culture –which complicate the production and reception of texts, their authorship and consumption.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | 84 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Seminar | 18 |
| Lecture | 18 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of texts, concepts, theories and critical conventions relating to English studies. |
| LO2 | Identify and utilise the distinctive elements of texts written in the principal literary genres, fiction, poetry and drama, and of other kinds of writing and communication. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Students select a question to answer in a critical essay | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 2 | Students select a question to answer in a critical essay | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |