Raintree English Literature Reader Class 6 Pdf Free Download

Content/Objectives:

Conducting literary studies at the university level, this lecture course will provide an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of literary analyses, such as terms, concepts and methods. A number of texts of different genres (i.e. poetry, drama and narrative fiction including examples from the so called New English Literatures), covering a period from the 17th to 21st century, have been selected. Discussions in class and short assignments will emphasize close reading skills and the development of effective strategies for critical and analytical thinking. Moreover, this lecture will be paying attention to working and research techniques. To that end, you will all be exposed to the essential library and reference tools for serious literary research. You will also learn how to access and evaluate electronic resources. The lecture will be accompanied by a weekly tutorial (details will be announced at the beginning of the course).

Prerequisites:

Attendance will be taken every class. Students will be allowed only one unexcused absence for the semester; it goes without saying that it is your responsibility to catch up on the material and assignments from classes you miss!

Requirements for credits/Type of module exam:

Apart from regular attendance, active participation will be expected: as this lecture class also is a community, you are all asked to support that community. For the successful completion of the course there will be a 90-minute written exam at the end of the term.

Required textbooks:

Ansgar und Vera Nnning, Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Klett Verlag. (neueste Auflage). In addition, a reader will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Registration:

Students do not need to register. Please attend the first meeting of the lecture course.

Content/Objectives:

Work in Progess - poetry/writing workshop with Nora Gomringer. Together with the German-Swiss poet, publishing poetry and prose in German and English, this class leaves time for the creative part of English literature studies: writing! No matter whether you have been hamstering pages in your desk or whether writing has always intrigued you but never been your mode of expression, this Blockseminar will help putting your thoughts in black and white. Through exercises, games and basic assignments, a handful of presentable texts by each author will be prepared for a public reading. We will also pay special attention to the works of Mark Strand, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Vachel Lindsay, Marc Kelly Smith, Cortney Love and Marylin Manson. Bring a poem (or short text) you love (by an author you like) and be prepared to read it to us in the first session. For more information please see www.noragomringer.de

Prerequisites:

Magister-students need to have successfully passed the intermediate exams (Zwischenprfung); Master-students need to have successfully completed their BA in English.

Requirements for credits/Type of Module Exam:

Regular attendance will be required. To successfully complete the course, Magisterstudents will have to give an oral presentation and to write a substantial seminar paper (15-20 pages). Students enrolled for the new Master program will have to give an oral presentation (20-30 minutes = Prfungsvorleistung) as part of the creative writing assignments and to write a substantial seminar paper (15-20 pages = Prfungsleistung).

Please note: Students, who participate in this seminar and fulfill all the requirements, may either receive credits for English Literatures, i.e. Hauptseminar Anglistische Literaturwissenschaft or for American Studies, i.e. Hauptseminar Amerikanistik.