Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Writing Identities in the German-Speaking World A
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Modern Languages
Module Code	09 35114
Module Lead	Nigel Harris
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LC Writing Identities in the German-Speaking World B - (09 35115)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-15 hours Guided independent study-85 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	The principal subject matter will be a range of relatively brief texts from between the period between 1945 and the present, consisting mainly of short stories, poems and towards the end of the semester, either one or two plays. These will be examined as works of literature, but also as texts documenting a range of socio-political processes which have preoccupied the German-speaking lands during that period. As such the course will in certain respects reflect and reinforce the themes and preoccupations of German Core I. Close textual analysis, conducted both inside and outside class, will have the explicit purpose and function of developing students’ vocabulary and reading skills: the amount of weekly reading required in preparation, initially very small, will gradually increase as students’ competence and confidence in this respect increases. Approachability and coherence will be further enhanced by the fact that, with very few exceptions, the texts will usually be studied in reverse chronological order.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Show understanding of, and interpret, literary texts in the context of their socio-political environment; Demonstrate familiarity with the labels habitually used to differentiate genres, periods, religious affiliations, nationalities and regions; Identify the key characteristic features of theatrical writing and production.
Assessment	35114-01 : 2,000 word essay in English : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: One essay of 2,000 words (in English, 100%). Reassessment: Resubmission of failed element(s) in the Supplementary session
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