Hobart, Launceston
Introduction
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Unit name | English: Texts and Traditions |
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Unit code | HEN102 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
Discipline | English |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Analyse literary and screen texts from a range of genres (poetry, drama,film, short fiction, novels).
- Demonstrate understanding of key topics in literary studies examined during the semester by producing detailed close readings of selected texts.
- Construct an argument supported by: evidence from selected texts engagement with secondary sources.
- Communicate through written work that adheres to conventions of written English and observes scholarly conventions for referencing and presentation.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
- HEA104
- HEA106
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | On-Campus (Sem 2, Hobart): 1 x weekly lecture (60 minutes) (13 weeks), and one 90-minute tutorial per week (12 weeks). Off-Campus (Sem 2): 60-min of recorded lectures and other material per week; online exercises and activities. On-Campus (November Session, Launceston): 4 weeks online or face-to-face (30 hours including face-to-face lessons, short recorded lessons, and in-class and online exercises and activities). |
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Assessment | Task 1: Short exercises (30%) Task 2: Research Essay, 1200 words (30%) Task 3: Research Essay, 1500 words (40%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
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