University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 7

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 11.00 am

In this module students are introduced to a range of texts, in prose and verse, from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis is laid upon (i) close reading; (ii) the importance of literary-historical context; and (iii) using literary theory.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 3 lectures and 1 tutorial, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours: 40

Guided independent study hours: 160

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%


Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr S C Manly
Module teaching staff: Team taught

Intended learning outcomes

• Display familiarity with a range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century poetry and prose in English, gained by reading unabridged primary texts.
• Demonstrate awareness of literary form and of close reading skills.
• Demonstrate awareness of different theoretical viewpoints and concerns.
• Consider and question one's assumptions about what studying 'English literature' as an academic subject entails.
• Understand the historical context in which literature is produced.
• Debate and discuss complex critical and theoretical ideas in a live tutorial environment.