Universität Wien

120059 VO Approaching Literatures in English (2011S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 10.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 17.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 24.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 31.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 07.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 14.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 05.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 12.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 19.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 26.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 09.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02
  • Thursday 16.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal B UniCampus Hof 2 2C-EG-02

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture course students will be introduced to some of the basic skills and competences that will enable them to appreciate and interpret literary texts. By means of a wide range of classic and contemporary English texts, they will be acquainted with the major literary genres as well as with relevant terminologies and with some of the most influential schools of literary criticism.

There is no registration for the course as such. Please familiarise yourselves with our Moodle platform (via eGate).

Assessment and permitted materials

final written test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The lecture course aims at providing students with a firm grounding in some of the key concepts of literary theory and criticism, which will qualify them as competent and critical readers with an understanding of different interpretive approaches to literary texts.

Examination topics

Lecture course
reading assignments
e-learning

Reading list

Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (Oxford World Classics)
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (Oxford World Classics),
both available at Facultas am Campus.
Additional material will be provided on the Moodle platform and in a reader at the beginning of term.

Association in the course directory

Studium: EC 124;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0261

Last modified: We 09.09.2020 00:22