EL20510 - EXTENDED ESSAY MODULE

Module Identifier	EL20510
Module Title	EXTENDED ESSAY MODULE
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	To Be Arranged
Semester	Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite	The module to which the essay is related
Course delivery	Other	Contact Hours. 3 hours of one-to-one or small group contact
Assessment	Semester Assessment	Essay: One essay of 4000 words	100%

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, students should be able to show:

a capacity for semi-independent (i.e. independent but guided) work on a given topic
a developed capacity for information retrieval in both print and electronic media
a better awareness of both the general area of study and of the specific subject-matter of the essay
(in the case of students taking this module across two languages) an awareness of the relationship of the two languages, cultures or literatures being compared
an ability to present work in a satisfactorily scholarly manner

Brief description

This is a thin module available subject to the regulations below (a) to Single Honours students; (b) to Joint Honours or Major/Minor students of two languages; (c) to Joint Honours students of a language plus another subject outside the Department; (d) to Major students of a language plus a Minor subject outside the Department.

Joint Honours and Major/Minor students of two languages will have to show how the subject of the essay spans both languages.

Joint Honours and Major/Minor students of of a language plus a Minor subject outside the Department will have to show how the subject of the essay concerns both their language subject and their non-language subject.

The module is not available to students only taking a language as a Minor subject when their Major subject is outside the Department.

Students will only be allowed to write one essay per annum.