Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| History of English Literature 2 | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Marc Delrez | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course presents a survey of English literature from the 17th to the 19th century. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Show students how and why literary genres (e.g. the novel) and movements (Classicism, Romanticism) appeared and developed in English literature, from the 17th to the 19th century, in connection with the historical situation (social, economic and philosophical context). | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| A good command of English. It may help to be familiar with the first part of the course (from the Anglo-Saxon origins to the Renaissance). | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A syllabus will be made available, both in booklet form and on-line. Further reading (optional): David McDowell, An Illustrated History of Britain (Longman, 1989); Martin Gray, A Dictionary of Literary Terms (York Handbooks, 1992); Robert Barnard, A Short History of English Literature (Blackwell, 1995); Adrian Kempton, Survey of English Literature, vol.2, Dunod, 1992; Adrian Mathews, Survey of English Literature, vol.3, Dunod, 1992. | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course will be organized in the first term (Mondays 2-4h pm). | ||
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Contacts :
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| Marc DELREZ 04 366 54 60 - fax 04 366 57 21 E-mail Marc.Delrez@ulg.ac.be | ||