History of Dutch Literature 3

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Erik Spinoy

Language(s) of instruction

Dutch 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

Survey of the evolution of literary genres, study of the major authors and cultural currents in Dutch literature, from 1880 up to 1940.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Familiarizing the students with the history and context of Dutch literature since 1880. Improving the students' literary and cultural competences, and of their understanding of the mechanisms of literary evolution and historiography. Developing the students' analytical skills. Developing the students' capacities to assimilate academic presentations and texts in Dutch.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good notions of spoken and written Dutch.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Reading of representative text fragments and discussion of significant images.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Duration and period: 30h of theory in the 2nd semester.
Teaching and learning method: lectures.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Oral exam via Collaborate (eCampus)

Recommended or required readings

Workbook, available online. Lecture obligatoire:

• Louis Couperus, Eline Vere (Veen, 2020)
• Willem Elsschot, Kaas (Polis, 2017)
• Paul van Ostaijen, 'De stad der opbouwers' (available online: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/osta002verz03_01/osta002verz03_01_0003.php)

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Oral exam in the June session. Oral evaluation of the compulsory reading in April-May.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Erik SPINOY, Full Professor Dept. of Modern Languages 3, Place Cockerill B-4000 Liège tel. 0032-4-3665348 E-mail erik.spinoy@uliege.be
Marie JADOT, Assistant Department of Modern Languages 3, Place Cockerill B-4000 Liège E-mail marie.jadot@uliege.be
 

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