SFE11218 English: Critical Analysis 1 (Autumn 2019)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Mandatory course in the one-year English programme.

May be taken in the optional 60 ECTS part of the Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture (this applies for students who started 2018 or earlier).

Lecture Semester

One-year programme in English: 1st semester (autumn).

Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture: 3rd or 5th semester (autumn).

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student has:

• knowledge of how to work on, evaluate and analyse texts and issues in the humanities, with particular focus on literature studies 
• knowledge of the intellectual investigation processes practised in the humanities 
• knowledge of the internet and library as research components

Skills

The student is capable of:

• focusing on the critical thinking, reading and writing required to succeed in his or her continued studies
• recognising and discussing arguments and ideas
• seeing the relationship between overriding and subordinate ideas and identifying the patterns in which the arguments are structured
• using effective methods for understanding academic material 
• writing works, taking part in discussions and presenting analyses and interpretations of texts
• distinguishing between authorial methods of idea development, finding similarities and differences between authorial perspectives, recognising authorial implications and questioning authorial assumptions and intentions.

General competence

The student is capable of

• performing a more critical analysis of written material to understand both direct and underlying content in written texts

Content

The course focuses on critical thinking in relation to texts, close reading skills, and analytical work on different non-literary and literary texts.

Forms of teaching and learning

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, group work, teaching, supervision sessions, online work and student-led discussions. Students are expected to be well-prepared for all seminars and to actively participate in discussions

Workload

Approx. 280 hours.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

• A written assignment consisting of several texts

Required coursework must be approved before the student can sit the exam.

Examination

Individual written exam (5 hours)

Permitted aids: English dictionary.

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner or two internal examiners.

Course evaluation

Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The course is evaluated every semester.

The results are considered by/in teacher groups, the head of studies and the local programme committee.

Literature

The reading list may be subject to change until the start of the semester.

Graff, Gerald og Cathy Birkenstein. They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. W.W. Norton and Co., 2010. ISBN: 978-0-393-93361-1

Gardner, Janet E. Writing about Literature: A Portable Guide. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004. ISBN: 0-312-41282-7