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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Literature Foundation
Module Code	LIT1
School	Oscail
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: James Brunton Semester 2: James Brunton Autumn: James Brunton
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module introduces students to the concept of genre through a sustained analysis of key texts in drama, poetry and fiction written in English. The module also inculcates and assesses the principal study skills that are needed to critically engage with literature at third level.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and describe key critical concepts and theoretical approaches toliterary texts
2. Recognise the distinctive characteristics, conventions and historicaldevelopment of the three principal literary genres of poetry, prose and drama
3. Describe the relationship between texts and the social, cultural andpolitical contexts in which they are produced
4. Interact with texts using literary critical tools
5. Produce pieces of written criticism using conventional literary criticalformats
6. Outline and describe theme and technique in texts in different genres
7. Personally reflect on learning and show evidence of academic skills development
8. Produce written work that makes use of academic style and register and an appropriate scholarly apparatus

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Tutorial	15	No Description
On-line learning	15	No Description
Independent learning	345	No Description
Total Workload: 375

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Unit 1: How do we read literature?.
Unit 2: Be Prepared! Getting Ready to Study.

Unit 3: Learning Together - Group Work and Presentations.
Unit 4: Hamlet, Text and Context.

Unit 5: Hamlet and Criticism.
Unit 6: Tennessee Williams and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Unit 7: Approaches to Research.
Unit 8: Thinking about Drama.

Unit 9: Reading Poetry 1: Metre, Rhythm and Rhyme.
Unit 10: Reading Poetry 2: Figurative Language.

Unit 11: Reading Poetry 3: Form and History.
Unit 12: Writing Skills 1.

Unit 13: Reading Poetry 4: New Criticism.
Unit 14: The Poetry of W. B Yeats.

Unit 15: Writing Skills 2.
Unit 16: The Nature of Fiction.

Unit 17: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations.
Unit 18: James Joyce, Dubliners.

Unit 19: Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things.
Unit 20: Preparing for Assessment.

Unit 21: Summary and Review.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Assessment takes a variety of forms, including essays, reports, learning journals, presentations and group assignments.In this module assessments also focus on the development of appropriate study skills in order that students not only learn about literature but also how to "do" literature.	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

Shakespeare, W.: 1992, Hamlet, 2nd ed. (ed. Cyrus Hoy), W. W. Norton & Co.,
Barry, P.: 2009, Beginning Theory, 3rd Edition, Manchester University Press, Manchester,
Furniss, T. and Bath, M.: 1996, Reading Poetry: An Introduction, Harvester Wheatsheaf,
Brooks, C.: 1947, The Well-Wrought Urn: Structures in the Study of Poetry,
Williams, T.: 1955, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2010 Edition (Philip C. Kolin ed.),
Dickens, C.: 0, Great Expectations, ed. Edgar Rosenberg (New York: Norton Critical Editions, 1999),
Roy, A.: 1997, A God of Small Things, Flamingo, London,
Timothy W. ed.: 2000, W.B.Yeats: Selected Poetry, Penguin,
Joyce, J. (Terence B. [Ed.]): 1914, Dubliners, Penguin, 2000, Harmondsworth,