2019-2020 / LGER0044-1

US literature and civilization

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Michel Delville

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
The aim of this course is to provide students with a critical introduction to the major movements and trends in modern and contemporary American poetry.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

2nd semester

Recommended or required readings

Assigned readings: tba
Reference work: Cary Nelson, Anthology of Modern American Poetry, Vol. 1.
Website material at http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps

Assessment methods and criteria

- in-class assignments; written paper.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Michel DELVILLE, professeur ordinaire
Département de Langues et littératures germaniques
pl. Cockerill, 3
4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 69
E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Mme. Martine Delavignette

Tél. 04 366 53 96

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

oral presentations > home assignments

Assessment subjects

texts seen in class + research paper on a poet featured in the syllabus

Assessment methods

in-class presentations/home assignments + written paper

Contacts

mdelville@uliege.be
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

textes vus en classe + travail personnel sur un auteur figurant dans le syllabus
 

Assessment methods

in-class presentations/home assignments + written paper 

Contacts

mdelville@uliege.be