ENGL 1101 - Introduction to English: Ideas of the Real

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

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This course introduces students to a range of texts written in the English language and selected from the previous two centuries. Each text illustrates different understandings of what constitutes 'the real' and which literary techniques best represent it. The course examines a variety of genres including novels, short stories and poetry. Students are introduced to a range of interpretive practices, and the course is designed to increase their skills in literary and critical analysis, writing and research.

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Course Details

Course Code	ENGL 1101
Course	Introduction to English: Ideas of the Real
Coordinating Unit	English, Creative Writing, and Film
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	assignment, research essay, examination

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Madeleine Seys

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Confidently read and understand a range of literary texts.
2	Understand different approaches to, and methods of representing, ‘the real'.
3	Think rigorously about the set texts, the contexts of their original productionand the implications of their approaches to ‘the real’.
4	Prepare and deliver coherently and logically argued written material.
5	Critically evaluate their own and others’ written materials.
6	Engage productively and respectfully with their peers.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Lectures introduce the set texts and key concepts in relation to ‘the real’, narrative point-of-view, literary form, language-use, and the contexts of literary production. The course considers some of the relationships between the set texts and particular literary movements and historical periods. Lectures and tutorials introduce approaches to textual analysis, library research, formal written expression and essay composition. Tutorials provide the opportunity for detailed discussion of the set texts. Students also perform literary problem-solving exercises, close-reading exercises, “quizzes”, oral presentations based on group discussion, library research tasks and other in-class activities each week. These tutorial activities are not formally assessed. They support the skills students need to fulfil summative assessment tasks in the course (a close-reading assignment, a short researched essay and a written examination).

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

2 x 1-hour lecture per week	24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour tutorial (or equivalent) per week	12 hours per semester
6 hours reading per week	72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week	24 hours per semester
2 hours assignment preparation per week	24 hours per semester
TOTAL WORKLOAD	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

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Assessment Summary

Provisional. Assessment may include blended learning assignments, stuctured independent and/or collaborative activities, essay(s), leading a face-to-face or online tutorial discussion, exam.

Assessment task	Task type	Weighting	Course learning outcomes
Close-reading assignment	Formative & summative	25%	1, 3, 4
Research essay	Formative & summative	35%	1-5
Exam	Summative	40%	1-5

Assessment Related Requirements

Students are expected to attend lectures and attend tutorials having read the appropriate set text(s). A guide to pacing the set reading is provided.

Assessment Detail

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Submission

E-Submission through Myuni site for ENGL 1101: see under ‘Assessment’ on the website.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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