Module Identifier | DR37030 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Module Title | AMERICAN VOICES | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2007/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Alison Forsyth | ||||||||||||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | ||||||||||||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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Problem solving | By critical engagement (verbal and written) with intellectual concepts raised by plays and their context. | ||
Research skills | By preparation for written assessment (essay and exam) and oral contribution in class. | ||
Communication | Written: clear articulation of ideas and analysis in written assessments Verbal: class contribution and interaction | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | By independent research; tutor feedback on written work and oral contribution in class; developing time/work management skills. | ||
Team work | By class presentation. | ||
Information Technology | For research purposes (for written assessments and class presentations); Use, for example of PowerPoint for class presentation. Using electronic research and bibliographic resources | ||
Application of Number | N/A | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | Personal development and career planning skills will not be explicitly developed through the module; however, many of the generic skills developed through work on this module will have significant transferability to a wide range of career contexts. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | The analysis of play-text both by classroom discussion and written assessment. A detailed knowledge of seminal contemporary American plays as text and in performance and an understanding of their social, political and cultural context. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6