| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 2hr seminars |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 2 X 3000 WORD ESSAYS | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit or resit failed elements and/or make good any missing elements |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the core literary texts and of appropriate critical approaches to the study of those texts;
demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts in which the set material was produced;
write about the set material in a well-structured and well-argued way;
illustrate their knowledge and views by drawing upon appropriate literary, historical and critical sources beyond the core literary texts;
demonstrate developing skills in critical analysis;
demonstrate developing skills in oral presentation, both individually and in small group presentations.
This module provides students with the opportunity to study six major works of American fiction from the nineteenth century. It seeks to establish a thorough understanding of the core literary texts and of the historical context in which they were written. Building on the study of literature and literary analysis in Part One, the module encourages students to develop and hone the skills needed to critique the nineteenth-century American novel in particular and literature in general.
This module is at CQFW Level 6