Culture and Literature: Module 2 - History of British Literature 1 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: 02-S1FA12.2017

Module name: Culture and Literature: Module 2 - History of British Literature 1
Module code: 02-FA-NX-S1-HLB-3
Programme code: 02-S1FA12.2017
Semester: winter semester 2018/2019
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
The aim of the first series of lectures and classes in History of British Literature is to provide first-year students with an outline of English literature from its earliest, Anglo-Saxon, period to the Restauration of monarchy. The lectures present historical and cultural background as well as relations of influential texts and writers with other phenomena and figures important for English literature and culture. The lectures also survey main cultural and literary currents as well as ways they are related to major English literary texts. The lectures are complemented by classes during which students work with the most important and influential literary texts of relevant periods.
Prerequisites:
None
Key reading:
(no information given)
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]
Is aware of the influence of literary phenomena on the development of the language and the British identity and wants to develop his knowledge in the field of British literature. [NX-S1_HLB1_K1]
 FA1_K01 [3/5] FA1_K05 [3/5]
Understands the basic cause and effect relationships between given literary periods and the main cultural currents and is able to demonstrate these relations in spoken form. [NX-S1_HLB1_U1]
 FA1_U03 [1/5]
Is able to identify the most important English and British literary texts and to point out their most characteristic elements as well as the currents which they represent. [NX-S1_HLB1_U2]
 FA1_U02 [2/5] FA1_U03 [1/5]
Demonstrates the basic skills of analysis and interpretation of literary texts. Understands the basic methods of their critical analysis. [NX-S1_HLB1_U3]
 FA1_U04 [2/5] FA1_U06 [3/5]
Is able to identify and interpret the key fragments of texts and is able use them as arguments supporting the interpretation of a given text as an element of English and British culture. [NX-S1_HLB1_U4]
 FA1_U05 [2/5] FA1_U06 [3/5]
Possesses the basic knowledge of British literature (from its earliest period to the Restoration of monarchy). [NX-S1_HLB1_W1]
 FA1_W03 [2/5] FA1_W05 [2/5] FA1_W10 [3/5]
Knows the most representative texts and the most influential English and British authors (from the earliest period to the Restoration of monarchy). Is able to identify their relation with the periods in which they were writing. [NX-S1_HLB1_W2]
 FA1_W04 [3/5] FA1_W05 [3/5] FA1_W15 [4/5]
Knows the basic relationships between cultural currents, social currents, historical phenomena and their influence on the main works of English and British literature (from the earliest period to the Restoration of monarchy). [NX-S1_HLB1_W3]
 FA1_W07 [1/5] FA1_W09 [1/5] FA1_W10 [3/5] FA1_W11 [2/5] FA1_W15 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
egzmin pisemny lub ustny [NX-S1_HLB3_w_1]
Written assignment on the development of British literature (from the earliest period to the Restoration of monarchy) and the most important cultural and literary trends, the most influential people involved in the development of British literature and the most influential texts of the literary periods covered during the class.
 NX-S1_HLB1_U1 NX-S1_HLB1_U2 NX-S1_HLB1_W1 NX-S1_HLB1_W2 NX-S1_HLB1_W3
test pisemny [NX-S1_HLB3_w_2]
Written assignment on the texts from British literature covered during the course (from the earliest period to the Restoration of monarchy) and on the relationship between them and the most important cultural and literary trends.
 NX-S1_HLB1_K1 NX-S1_HLB1_U3 NX-S1_HLB1_U4
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [NX-S1_HLB3_fs_1]
Lecture delivered in English (with the support of audio-visual materials).
 15
Self study using materials provided as well as notes taken during the lectures. Exam preparation.
 12 egzmin pisemny lub ustny [NX-S1_HLB3_w_1]
practical classes [NX-S1_HLB3_fs_2]
1. Individual work with texts 2. Pairwork 3. Groupwork 4. General discussion 5. Presentation of conclusions in written and oral form.
30
Reading assigned texts. Final test preparation.
 12 test pisemny [NX-S1_HLB3_w_2]
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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