ELIT101 Introduction to Literature
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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| ELIT101 | Introduction to Literature | 2 | 1 | 6 | Tuesday: 9:00-11:50 | |||||
| Prerequisite | None | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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| Lecturer | Nadira Puškar Mustafić | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 9:00-12:00 Tuesday: 15:00-17:00 |
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| npuskar-mustafic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | Assistant E-mail | |||||||||
| Course Objectives | ELIT 101 course aims to introduce the students to the basic terms and concepts related to literature genres which are essential for the students' ability to understand and interpret literary works. The terms and concepts will be defined and explained to the students through sample texts. The students will have an opportunity to discuss and analyse selected texts individually and in small groups during in-class activities, and write analyses in form of essays applying key literary concepts and terminology. The course will improve the students' overall oral, writing and collaborative skills. |
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| Textbook | Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing . Fifth Compact Edition. Kennedy, X. J. & Dana Gioa. London: Pearson. 2007; The Course Reader prepared by V.Suljic | |||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | Face to face. Weekly lectures; in-class discussions and group work; close reading, individual work; student self-assessment and peer evaluation; The course is student-centered and student-production-oriented. The course outline gives space and opportunities to students with different skills and learning styles to study and express their views through writing, speaking, acting or other forms of communication. The professor will be initiating subjects through short lectures, deliver certain topics, guide class activities, monitor continuous progress of the students, determine poems, short stories and plays to be studied, and distribute topics for debate/discussion/presentations. Some general information about poetic forms, figures of speech, elements of fiction or a play is included in the Course Reader; other handouts/articles/video or audio material will be provided when necessary. | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course: Syllabus outline; questionnaire; Benefits of studying literature; Literary genres and subgenres; types of fiction and non-fiction | Course Reader pp.8-13; Homework reading: biography of Edward Hirsch | ||||||||
| Week 2 | Poetry: introduction; Reading a poem; practice; writing a poem | Selected poems;; The Course Reader pp. 14-19 | ||||||||
| Week 3 | Analysing poetry: Lexical-thematic level (Poetic diction; Figures of speech; Imagery); Poem analysis practice | Selected poems; The Course Reader pp.20-29 | ||||||||
| Week 4 | Analysing poetry: Visual level (Poetic forms); Rhythmic-acoustic level (The sound in poetry; rhythm; meter; foot), Close reading of selected poems and analysis | Selected poems; The Course Reader pp.30-37; homework reading: biographies of W.Shakespeare and D.Thomas | ||||||||
| Week 5 | Model analysis: the sonnet, the villanelle; Presentations/in-class activity | Course Reader pp.41-50 | ||||||||
| Week 6 | Assessment: Quiz #1 (Poetry-in class); Prose; definitions, functions, subgenres; examples; elements of fiction; | The Course Reader: pp.52-66; | ||||||||
| Week 7 | Practice - Identifying the main elements in the selected story; Film adaptation of the story | "Genesis and Catastrophe" by R. Dahl | ||||||||
| Week 8 | MID-TERM EXAM | |||||||||
| Week 9 | Close reading a story; Analysis of the story - recognising main elements of the story; applying appropriate terms and concepts in the interpretation of the story | The Luncheon" by S.Maugham; homework reading: biographies of S. Maugham, J. Archer and R. DahlThe Course Reader pp.67-75 | ||||||||
| Week 10 | Writing about fiction: drafting and avoiding pitfalls; The issue of plagiarism; Assignment (In class): compare and contrast two stories; structure, setting, the plot summary; characterization | The Course Reader: pp.76-80 | ||||||||
| Week 11 | Assessment: Quiz #2 (Prose-In class); Drama: introduction: Ancient Drama; modes; themes; theatrical production | The Course Reader: pp.81-90 | ||||||||
| Week 12 | Medieval/Reneissance Drama; theatrical production;: main elements of a play; Romeo and Juliet - analysis / the plot summary; structure; setting; Watching the play | The Course Reader; The Globe Theatre / performance of the play | ||||||||
| Week 13 | Drama: language: verse & prose; themes; The Tempest: the scene analysis; Modern drama | The Course Reader pp.88-101 | ||||||||
| Week 14 | Revision | The play; The Tempest: Scene analysis: Act I, Scene 1; RSC video Scene analysis: Act II, Scene 2; RSC video | ||||||||
| Week 15 | Watching a play; Revision; Progress review. Preparation for final exams | |||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | 3,4 | |
| Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
| In-class activity/ Participation / Presentation | 1 | 10 | 1,2,3,5 | |
| In-term exam | 1 | 20 | 3,4 | |
| Quiz | 2 | 20 | 1,2 | |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 3,4,5 | |
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture Hours | 3 | 15 | 45 | Home Study | 3 | 15 | 45 | |||
| Quizes | 3 | 2 | 6 | Assignments | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| In-term Exam Study | 10 | 2 | 20 | Final Exam Study | 10 | 3 | 30 | |||
| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 09/11/2023 | |||||||||