Drukuj sylabusSpecialisation seminar: The Great Contemporary American Novel
Informacje ogólne
| Kod przedmiotu: | 2510-f2ENG2W-SS-GCAN |
| Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
(brak danych)
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(0232) Literatura i językoznawstwo
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| Nazwa przedmiotu: | Specialisation seminar: The Great Contemporary American Novel |
| Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny |
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| Punkty ECTS i inne: |
5.00 (zmienne w czasie)
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| Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
| Wymagania wstępne: | (tylko po angielsku) none |
| Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) 5 ECTS points = 125 hours 30 h - seminar (contact hours) 50 h - individual work: reading and preparing for classes 20 h - researching and preparing the midterm essay 25 h - researching and preparing the final essay |
| Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | (tylko po angielsku) W1: The graduate has advanced knowledge of the American contemporary novel genre 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 of the contemporary American novel (K_W08). |
| Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) U1: The graduate is able to place American contemporary long fiction in a general historical and cultural context (K_U09), U2: The graduate is able to analyze and interpret contemporary American long fiction with the use of basic terminology and appropriate methods (K_U11), U3: The graduate is able to recognize the literary conventions of contemporary American long fiction (K_U10). |
| Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | (tylko po angielsku) K1: The graduate is able to work and assume various roles in a team whilst analyzing a selection of contemporary American long fiction (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: | (tylko po angielsku) Expository teaching methods: - description - discussion Exploratory teaching methods: - biographical - brainstorming - expert panels - seminar |
| Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - opis |
| Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - biograficzna |
| Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The seminar aims to make the students familiar with the most recent developments in American long fiction. In the course of the seminar, the students will study in detail one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary American novels by a leading representative of his generation of authors, Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. In this work, the author brings together some of the most distinctive features of today's fiction in the United States of America: post-postmodernism, New Sincerity, neorealism, post-ironic writing and ecocriticism. By bringing together some of the most conventional features of fiction and new perspectives on writing, Franzen's novel is an excellent illustration of the developments in American fiction in the last two decades. |
| Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The seminar aims to make the students familiar with the most recent developments in American long fiction. In the course of the seminar, the students will study in detail one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary American novels by a leading representative of his generation of authors, Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. In this work, the author brings together some of the most distinctive features of today's fiction in the United States of America: post-postmodernism, New Sincerity, neorealism, post-ironic writing and ecocriticism. By bringing together some of the most conventional features of fiction and new perspectives on writing, Franzen's novel is an excellent illustration of the developments in American fiction in the last two decades. The classes will cover the following topics: social changes in the United States after the year 2000 politics in relation to ecology the role of the contemporary family in the USA human relationships in terms of post-Freudian psychology |
| Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Franzen, Jonathan, Freedom - any edition Franzen, Jonathan, Carbon Capture - essay, The Newyorker. Franzen, Jonathan, Imperial Bedroom - essay, The Newyorker. Burn, Steven J., Jonathan Franzen at the end of Postmodernism, Continuum, New York, 2008. |
| Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) 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). |
Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2021/22" (zakończony)
| Okres: | 2021-10-01 - 2022-02-20 |
 
PN WT CW
ŚR CZ PT |
| Typ zajęć: |
Ćwiczenia, 30 godzin
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| Koordynatorzy: | Jarosław Hetman | |
| Prowadzący grup: | Jarosław Hetman | |
| Lista studentów: | (nie masz dostępu) | |
| Zaliczenie: |
Przedmiot -
Zaliczenie na ocenę
Ćwiczenia - Zaliczenie na ocenę |
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| Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) In 2021/2022 the class is scheduled as face to face. In case of regulations necessitating changes, appropriate amendments will be noted in the syllabus. |
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Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.
