Modern Textual Practices (Elective) Field of study: English Studies: Literature and Culture
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025

Module name: Modern Textual Practices (Elective)
Module code: W1-ELS1-MTP-6
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025
Semester: summer semester 2027/2028
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
This module invites students to explore a diverse range of contemporary narrative forms and storytelling practices across different media and cultural contexts. Emphasizing innovation and transformation in how stories are told, the module examines new textualities emerging from literature, digital culture, graphic novels, interactive media, etc.. Students will engage with issues such as genre hybridity, multimodality, experimental narrative structures, and the relationship between traditional and emerging forms of storytelling. Emphasis is placed on developing critical reading and analytical skills, as well as an understanding of how modern storytelling practices reflect and shape contemporary cultural, political, and technological realities.Students select one course from a curated set of monographic courses, allowing for individualized focus on areas such as digital narratives, autofiction, modern literary practices, transmedia storytelling, or narratives in popular culture.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
demonstrates openness to diverse narrative forms and respects cultural and artistic differences in the interpretation of contemporary narrative texts [K01]
 EL_K01 [2/5] EL_K04 [2/5]
analyzes and interprets contemporary narrative texts, considering their structure, function, and cultural context [U01]
 EL_U03 [2/5] EL_U04 [3/5] EL_U05 [2/5]
compares traditional and modern narrative strategies across different media [U02]
 EL_U03 [2/5] EL_U04 [2/5]
formulates independent, logically supported opinions on contemporary narrative phenomena, applying appropriate critical analysis tools [U03]
 EL_U06 [2/5] EL_U08 [3/5] EL_U09 [2/5]
identifies major trends in the development of modern narrative practices in literature, digital media, and popular culture [W01]
 EL_W01 [2/5] EL_W02 [3/5] EL_W03 [3/5] EL_W06 [3/5]
explains the impact of social, political, and technological contexts on the shaping of new forms of storytelling [W02]
 EL_W04 [3/5] EL_W06 [3/5] EL_W10 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Video show [c02] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U01 U02 U03 W01
lecture [W] 15 Monographic lecture [a02] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U01 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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