Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| Introduction to Modern English Literature I | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 30h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Michel Delville | ||||||||
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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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| All year long, with partial 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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Learning unit contents :
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| This course will focus on a wide range of texts which will include novels, poems, short stories and plays. Students will learn to write clearly and efficiently and will be introduced to a wide repertoire of strategies for close reading and critical textual analysis. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| introduce students to basic methods of textual analysis; broaden their vocabulary and strengthen grammatical knowledge; stimulate their capacity to express themselves orally and in writing; encourage them to develop critical and autonomous thinking. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| a good working knowledge of spoken and written English | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A syllabus of stories and poems will be made available to students at the beginning of the year.
Recommended reading: Martin Gray, A Dictionary of Literary Terms (York Handbooks, 1992); Robert Barnard, A Short History of English Literature (Blackwell, 1995). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| At the end of the second semester, students should be capable of offering a coherent and critical synthesis of the required readings both orally and in writing.
Students should have handed in all the writing skills exercises assigned during the year in order to take the final exam http://www.ulg.ac.be/facphl/uer/d-german/remed/ The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 5% of the June final mark if > or = 10/20 (the mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20). Please note that the final exam for this course is cumulative. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Enseignant titulaire
Michel DELVILLE, professeur ordinaire
Tél. 04 366 56 69 - fax 04 366 57 21
E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be
avec la collaboration de Rebecca Romdhani - rashworth@ulg.ac.be Valérie-Anne Belleflamme - valerie-anne.belleflamme @ulg.ac.be Carole Guesse - cguesse@ulg.ac.be Geneviève Hachez - ghachez@ulg.ac.be Place Cockerill 3, Département de Langues et littératures germaniques, 4000 Liège, 6e étage |
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Items online :
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 | Online Notes Notes are available online. See link below. |
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