Culture and Literature: Module 1, History of American literature Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: 02-S1FA12.2018

Module name: Culture and Literature: Module 1, History of American literature
Module code: 02-FA-JB-S1-HLA-5
Programme code: 02-S1FA12.2018
Semester: winter semester 2020/2021
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The objective of lectures in the history of American literature is to make the first-year students familiar with American literary history since 17th century until the present. Against the background of the cultural history of America, the lectures focus upon the connectedness between canonical texts and writers whose contribution to the American letters were instrumental for the development of the literary history – and other phenomena and figures of note, central to the evolution of the American culture sensu largo. The lectures outline the succession and major characteristics of the dominant literary and cultural trends in the history of America and illustrate the above by references to canonical literary and paraliterary texts of each period.
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of History of the Literature of English Speaking Countries: Module 1.
Key reading:
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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 American identity and wants to develop his knowledge in the field of American literature. [JB-S1-HLA-5_K1]
 FA1_K01 [1/5] FA1_K05 [1/5]
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. [JB-S1-HLA-5_U1]
 FA1_U03 [1/5]
Is able to identify the most important literary texts and to point out their most characteristic elements as well as the currents which they represent. [JB-S1-HLA-5_U2]
 FA1_U02 [1/5] FA1_U03 [1/5]
Demonstrates the basic skills of analysis and interpretation of literary texts. Understands the basic methods of their critical analysis. [JB-S1-HLA-5_U3]
 FA1_U04 [1/5] FA1_U06 [1/5]
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 American culture. [JB-S1-HLA-5_U4]
 FA1_U05 [1/5] FA1_U06 [1/5]
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 American culture. [JB-S1-HLA-5_W1]
 FA1_W03 [1/5] FA1_W05 [1/5] FA1_W10 [1/5]
Knows the most representative texts and the most influential American authors (from the 17th century to the present day).Is able to identify their relation with the periods in which they were writing. [JB-S1-HLA-5_W2]
 FA1_W04 [1/5] FA1_W05 [1/5]
Knows the basic relationships between cultural currents, social currents, historical phenomena and their influence on the main works of American literature (from the 17th century to the present day). [JB-S1-HLA-5_W3]
 FA1_W07 [1/5] FA1_W09 [1/5] FA1_W10 [1/5] FA1_W11 [1/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
egzamin [JB-S1-HLA-5_w_1]
Written assignment on the development of American literature (from the 17th century to the present day) and the most important cultural and literary trends, the most influential people involved in the development of American literature and the most influential texts of the literary periods covered during the class.
 JB-S1-HLA-5_K1 JB-S1-HLA-5_U1 JB-S1-HLA-5_U2 JB-S1-HLA-5_U3 JB-S1-HLA-5_U4 JB-S1-HLA-5_W1 JB-S1-HLA-5_W2 JB-S1-HLA-5_W3
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 [JB-S1-HLA-5_fs_2]
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. Reading assigned texts (obligatory and optional). Preparation of materials.
 30 egzamin [JB-S1-HLA-5_w_1]
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