Specialisation seminar in literature: Contemporary American Literary Essay
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2510-f2ENG2W-SSLI-CA |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
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(0232) Literatura i językoznawstwo
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Specialisation seminar in literature: Contemporary American Literary Essay |
Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | 3 ECTS points = 75 hours 30 h - tutorial (contact hours) 35 h - individual work: reading and preparing for classes 10 h - writing and editing the final essay |
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | W1: The graduate has in-debth knowledge of the contemporary American literary essay and is familiar with its distinctive features (K_W04), W2: The graduate has advanced knowledge of selected historical, social, religious, philosophical and political issues determining the development the American literary essqay in the last two decades (K_W08). |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | U1: The graduate is able to place American contemporary literary essays in a general historical and cultural context (K_U09), U2: The graduate is able to analyze and interpret contemporary American literary essays with the use of basic terminology and appropriate methods (K_U11), U3: The graduate is able to recognize the literary conventions of the contemporary American literary essay (K_U10). |
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | K1: The graduate is able to work and assume various roles in a team whilst analyzing a selection of contemporary American literary essays (K_K02), K2: The graduate appreciates the tradition and cultural heritage of the United States of America and is aware of their responsibility for preserving them (K_K05). |
Metody dydaktyczne: | Expository teaching methods: - description - discussion Exploratory teaching methods: - biographical - brainstorming - expert panels - practical - seminar |
Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - opis |
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - biograficzna |
Skrócony opis: |
The seminar attempts to introduce the students to an interesting and relatively distinctive genre of American letters, the literary essay. A combination of classical journalism and literary narrative techniques, the literary essay ties in with a century-long tradition of bringing together fact and fiction in American literature. |
Pełny opis: |
The seminar attempts to introduce the students to an interesting and relatively distinctive genre of American letters, the literary essay. A combination of classical journalism and literary narrative techniques, the literary essay ties in with a century-long tradition of bringing together fact and fiction in American literature. The classes will cover the work of David Foster Wallace and essays edited by his close friend and collaborator, Jonathan Franzen |
Literatura: |
David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I Will Never Do Again. The Best American Essays 2006, ed. Jonathan Franzen. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Active participation in classes - 20% (K_K02, K_K05), Midterm Essay - 30% (K_W09, K_U10, K_U11), Final Essay - 50% (K_W09, K_U10, K_U11). 60%-71% = 3. 72%-76% = 3+ 77%-84% = 4. 85%-90% = 4+ 91%-100% = 5. In each of the criteria, the correct and precise use of the English language will be taken into consideration (up to 20% of the grade for the given component). |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.