ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
CREATIVE WRITING
YEAR 1
MODULE INFORMATION
2014-2015
1 EN-­‐100 EN-­‐112 EN-­‐113 EN-­‐114 YEAR 1 MODULES 2014-­‐2015 Module Name TB Language Teaching Methodology TB1 The Sounds of English TB1 Language of Everyday Life TB2 A History of the English Language TB1 Studying the English Language TB2 Monsters and Transformations: An Introduction to Fiction and Theory TB1 Approaches to Gender in English Literature TB1 Literature and Society in Medieval Europe. TB2 Voices of Poetry TB2 EN-­‐117 Creative Writing: Fiction Genres TB1 20 EN-­‐118 EN-­‐119 ENA101 ENAW101 Creative Writing: Writing Styles The Stage Play World Grammar and Meaning Sgiliau Astudio Ar Gyfer Iaith TB2 TB1 TB2 TB2 20 20 20 20 Code ALE108 ALE114 ALE115 ALE116 ALE120 2 Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Module Coordinator Mrs. F.H. HARDY Professor J.L. MILTON Dr. F. BARBIERI Dr. M.H. DALLER Dr. R.J. PENHALLURICK Dr. S.P. VINE Dr. S. GAMBLE Dr. E. HERBERT MCAVOY Professor J. GOODBY Dr. A.M. LAUPPE-­‐
DUNBAR Dr. A.M. LAUPPE-­‐
DUNBAR Dr. K. BOHATA Dr. C.I. TSCHICHOLD Dr. R.E. JONES ALE108 Language Teaching MethodoIogy - Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Assignment 1 - 1000 words, Assignment 2 - 2000 words
Synopsis:
Examine the historical dimension in language teaching.
Introduce students to a variety of possible methods of learning a language.
Introduce students to ways of assessing the effectiveness of different methods.
Encourage students to consider social and cultural constraints on teaching techniques.
Analyse the development of modern communicative methods.
ALE114 The Sounds of English ± Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Examination 100%
Synopsis:
This module will teach the International Phonetic Association symbols for phonetic transcription.
Other aspects of speech will be studied, such as sounds in citation and connected speech,
assimilation and elision, stress and rhythm, and elements of acoustic phonetics.
ALE115 Language of Everyday Life ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Essay: 1400- 1600 words (40%), Examination (40%), 2 x Blackboard Quizzes: 20%
(10% each)
Synopsis:
This module is designed to introduce students to the principled study of multiple genres or registers
of everyday language. It begins by exploring the nature of speech and writing, the situational and
linguistic characteristics of speech and writing, and the relationship between speech and writing. It
then moves on to the exploration of computer-mediated-communication. Students are equipped
with the theoretical and analytical tools to describe any kind of language genre in a principled way.
Throughout the course, students will analyze a wide range of registers or genre of everyday
language, such as news reporting, sportscasting, ads, recipes, letters, conversation, blogs, and
other genres of e-Language.
ALE116 A History of the English Language ± Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: In class essay (30%), Examination (70%)
Synopsis:
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To become familiar with the origins of the languages of Britain.
To track the development of the language from Old English.
To study the process whereby a standard language evolved.
To study selected texts from the Old and Middle English periods
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3 ALE120 Studying the English Language ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Examination 100%
Synopsis:
How did English become a global language? What exactly is Standard English? What do slips of
the tongue reveal about language? ALE120 Studying the English Language answers these
questions and many more. The module is an introduction to the diversity and history of English,
and to relevant contemporary and classic work in linguistics. Other topics discussed in the lectures
and accompanying course-book include the effects of dialect and accent on identity, swearing and
offensive names in English, language and gender, language planning and theories about the origin
of language. The course-book, Studying the English language, by Rob Penhallurick (Palgrave,
2010, 2nd edition), is the backbone to the module :the weekly lectures add further detail and
discussion, and are supplemented by some seminar-class meetings.
EN-100 Monsters and Transformations: An Introduction to Fiction and Theory ± Teaching
Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Assignment 1 (800-1000 words) - 20%, Assignment 2 (1600-2000 words) - 30%,
Two-hour exam - 50%
Synopsis:
Literary works open up different meanings depending on the questions we ask them and the
assumptions we bring to them. Literary meaning is in continual transformation. This module
examines some of the ways in which this occurs through critical reading and intertextual revision.
The first half of the module looks at two works, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's
Dracula, that have been plurally interpreted by critics; the second half of the module considers the
transformation of narrative and ideology in the 'intertextual' revision of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
by Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. The course looks at how meaning in literature is transformed
and how it transforms the ways in which we see the world.
EN-112 Approaches to Gender in English Literature ± Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Assignment 1 - portfolio comprised of 1 x 800-word analysis of an extract from one
of the primary texts, and 1 x 800-word analysis of one critical extract. Assignment 2 - 1,500 word
essay plus 500-word cultural analysis.
Synopsis:
The development of the feminist theory has brought about increased awareness for literary
scholars of the importance of gender in shaping the perceptions, expectations and subjectives of
both cultures and individuals - and the texts which they produce. This module therefore aims to
introduce students to some of the primary issues connected with the workings and analysis of
gender in English literature and the gendered contexts in which that literature is produced. It will,
therefore, incorporate an introduction to some of the basic tenets of gender theory and its
application as a means of reading literary texts from a range of periods. It will focus on a small
variety of poetic, dramatic and fictional texts, examining the ways in which gender relationships are
portrayed within them and the extent to which they reflect, perpetuate and/or challenge the cultural
values of the period and the social contexts within which they are produced.
4 EN-113 Literature and Society in Medieval Europe ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Examination (50%) , Assignment (1,800 WORD ESSAY) 50%.
Synopsis:
This module provides an introduction to medieval literatures and cultures from 900 to 1500. The
module introduces key moments in medieval literary history, together with major cultural and
linguistic developments. It provides a basic overview of the middle ages which will form the basis
for more specialised studies. Topics include significant social and cultural issues of medieval life,
such as war and chivalry, gender, courtly love, literature and learning, identity and power. Major
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translation alongside extracts from a range of other medieval texts such as Beowulf, Amis and
Amiloun and The Book of Margery Kempe. This is a compulsory module for the Honours
programme in Medieval Studies, and it is also open to students enrolled in any BA programme.
EN-114 Voices in Poetry ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: Assignment 1 (1600 - 2000 words) 40%, Assignment 2( 1800-2000 words) 60%
Synopsis:
'Voices of Poetry' is an engaging and exciting module which aims to introduce students to poetry
and the various voices it articulates. Taught by well-known poets as well as scholars of poetry, this
course will introduce students to a wide range of poetic forms and literary periods, ranging from the
medieval lyric to postmodern poetry, from Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath. Particular attention will be
paid to the interrelationship between meaning and form, and how rhetorical figures, metre, rhythm,
tone, register and the speaker's voice create meaning. 'Voices of Poetry' will also foster an
appreciation of how poetic forms are re-written in the socio-historical context in which they were
produced.
EN-117 Creative Writing: Fiction Genres ± Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: One essay on the nature and practice of writing - length 1,500 (33%), One Creative
work of 1,500, accompanied by a reflective essay of 1,000 words (67%)
Synopsis:
An innovative module that will introduce the student to the art of writing within a broad range of
genres.
Weekly lectures will introduce each student to authors of specific genres, such as crime writing,
historical fiction, fairytale, horror, fantasy, science fiction, romance and writing desire. Each lecture
will be followed by a seminar that will focus on a variety of methods used to write in that specific
genre.
Regular assignments will offer the student a opportunity to write creatively - a unique opportunity to
expand, discover, and explore their emerging writerly voice.
Built into the module is a wide reaching reading programme that will assist each student to be
conversant with the traditions of writing in a specific genre, whilst encouraging close reading and
editing skills.
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have the opportunity to hear these authors read & discuss their own new work and works-inprogress.
The module aims to examine the structure, voice, setting and genre, of specific written material so
as to initiate curiosity, create empathy, and focus on increasing an understanding of the structures
used within writing character, setting and historical context in a specific genre. Emphasis will be
placed on the theory and practice of reading, comprehension and writing.
EN-118 Creative Writing: Writing Styles ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: An essay response of 1,500, A creative work word of 1,500, plus a reflective
analysis of 1,000 words (67%)
Synopsis:
An innovative module that will introduce the student to the art of writing within a broad range of
styles.
Weekly lectures will introduce each student to authors of specific styles, such as poetry, writing for
theatre, song writing and professional writing. Each lecture will be followed by a seminar that will
focus on a variety of methods used to write in that specific style.
Regular assignments will offer the student an opportunity to write creatively - a unique opportunity
to expand, discover, and explore their emerging writerly voice.
Built into the module is a wide reaching reading programme that will assist each student to be
conversant with the traditions of writing in a specific genre, whilst encouraging close reading and
editing skills.
Students will be taught by published authors who work within these particular genres, and will also
have the opportunity to hear these authors read & discuss their own new work and works-inprogress.
The module aims to examine the structure, voice, setting and style, of specific written material so
as to initiate curiosity, create empathy, and focus on increasing an understanding of the structures
used within research, writing character, setting and historical context in a specific style. Emphasis
will be placed on the theory and practice of reading, comprehension and writing.
EN-119 The Stage Play ± Teaching Block 1
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: 1 x 1500 word written assignment (33%), 2 hour exam (67%)
Synopsis:
The Stage Play World is an introductory module which combines an overview of performance
history -- from classical Greek theatre to the present-day stage presentations -- with the
development of reading and analytical skills. The module teaches students how to read and
understand a stage script and then moves on to a consideration of how to analyse what is being
read. The course also teaches students how to argue persuasively from that analysis. The module
has been designed to emphasise the continuous development of drama, together with its links to
social and historical events and to movements in other forms of art and literature. There are a
number of set texts, with additional extracts that will be considered in lectures.
6 ENA101 Grammar and Meaning ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: In class test of 1 hr- 30%, Examination, 2 hour 70%
Synopsis:
The module will cover the core areas of English Language: word classes, morphology, grammar
and semantics. A significant part of this module consists of learning the language to deal with the
scientific study of human languages. Mastering this metalanguage is essential for any course with
involves language and forms the basis for the formal study of English language and literature,
modern foreign languages and linguistics.
The module is taught in a two-hour lecture and one-hour seminars weekly.
ENAW 101 Sgiliau Astudio Ar Gyfer laith ± Teaching Block 2
Year 1 Undergraduate
Credits: 20
Assessment: In-class test- (30%), 2 hour examination ( 70%.)
Synopsis:
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geiriau, morffoleg, gramadeg a semanteg. Dyma fodiwl defnyddiol iawn i fyfyrwyr sy'n astudio iaith
neu ieithoedd gan y bydd yn addysgu'r metaiaith sy'n hanfodol ar gyfer astudio iaith ei hun. Bydd
yn cyflwyno gwybodaeth ddisgrifiadol sylfaenol am iaith ac yn galluogi myfyrwyr i ddadansoddi
iaith.
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