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1. Prerequisites

At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:

• Competences corresponding the final attainment level of secondary school

An active knowlegde of :

• English

Specific prerequisites for this course:
A high-school diploma

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2. Learning outcomes

- an understanding of how the canon of literature in English operates;
- knowledge of the historical development of literature in English from Beowulf to the present day;
- close reading skills.

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3. Course contents

This course introduces the concepts of the canon, "literature in English" and literary history, and then provides a historical overview of the development of literature in English, from Beowulf to the present day.

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4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:

Lectures

Personal work:

Assignments:Individually

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5. Assessment method and criteria

Examination:

Written without oral presentation

Closed book

Open-question

Continuous assessment:

(interim) tests

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6. Study material

Required reading

- The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors. Eighth edition, 2 vols. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York/London: Norton, 2006 (available from De Groene Waterman, Wolstraat 10). 
- Hand-outs in class for American literature


Optional reading

The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
- The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors: Seventh Edition. New York and London: Norton, 2001.
- The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Sixth Edition. New York and London: Norton, 2003.

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7. Contact information
Luc.Herman@ua.ac.be
Dirk.Vanhulle@ua.ac.be
Pim.Verhulst@ua.ac.be
(+)last update: 01/02/2013 13:41 dirk.vanhulle