Foundations of literary analysis

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023796ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Ronald Geerts (course titular)
Inge Arteel
Janine Hauthal
Elisabeth Bekers

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
40 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course provides a hands-on introduction to the analysis of literary prose (narratology), poetry, drama, theatrical performance and film. The term 'text' is seen in its broadest sense and each teaching team member discusses ways of approaching and analyzing texts in form and meaning.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Per hoofdstuk krijgen de studenten een bibliografie waarin aanvullend studiemateriaal vermeld wordt., Canvas

Additional info

Extra activity: library visit

Learning Outcomes

General Competences

The students know different methods for analyzing texts (prose, poetry, drama, theater, film) and can critically estimate the advantages and disadvantages of a chosen method. The students are also able to apply these approaches autonomously in text analysis.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

There are two evaluation moments: a non-compulsory midterm test and an exam. Students who obtain a pass mark (at least 50%) for the midterm test need not study this part of the course material again; their results (40% of the total grade) are automatically retained for the exam. Students who do not participate in or fail the midterm test are (re)examined about this part of the course material during the exam. This applies both to the exam in January and in case students take the exam during the second exam period in August/September.

1st period (January) evaluation = midterm test + exam

Passed midterm test = exemption for that part. Grade = midterm test (40%) + exam (60%)
Failed/not participated midterm test. Grade = exam whole course (100%)

2nd period (August/September) evaluation = midterm test + exam

Passed midterm test = exemption for that part. Grade = midterm test (40%) + exam (60%)
Failed/not participated midterm test. Grade = exam whole course (100%)

Prose I	Prose II	Poetry	Drama	Theatre Film
Midterm test = 40%		Exam (exemption passed midterm test) = 60%
January exam (without midterm test exemption) = 100%

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context