School of English
Module manager: Dr Fiona Becket
Email: f.d.becket@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2013/14
Grade B at A level in English Language or Literature or equivalent.
ENGL1130
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module aims to give you the confidence to read and enjoy poetry. You will have the opportunity to explore in depth poems from a range of genres and historical periods and you will be introduced to the critical skills required for studying verse. The technical features of poetry in English (for example, rhythm, metre, rhyme, and form) will be introduced and examined alongside other critical, historical and social contexts. The module will provide a foundation for those wishing to explore poetry on their own for pleasure or those wishing to make it part of their future academic study. It will give you a sustained opportunity not only for mastering the formal basics of verse forms, but also for asking the questions: - What is poetry? - How does it work? - How does it see itself and how has it been seen in relation to other aspects of culture?
On completion of this module, students should be able to read poetic texts with an awareness of historical context; they will possess the fundamental critical skills and terminologies required to produce close textual readings of poetry and be familiar with range of critical/theoretical approaches to poetry and to literature and culture across history more generally.
In terms of Academic Excellence this module develops critical thinking, flexibility of thought and analytical skills. It supports and develops the ability to work autonomously, initiative, planning and organisational skills. Students will learn to analyse information, synthesise views and make connections; students will be critically aware of, and be informed by, current knowledge; and will develop research skills. In short:
- Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
- Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
- Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
- Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
- Critical reasoning.
- Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
- IT skills.
- Time management and organisational skills.
- Independent learning.
Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
Critical reasoning.
Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
IT skills.
Time management and organisational skills.
Independent learning.
This module aims to provide students with:
- an introduction to a selection of poetic texts in English, representative of a range of genres and of periods;
- some of the critical skills and terminologies required to produce close textual ananlysis of poetry, through consideration of the technical features of English verse (line, stanza, rhyme, rhythm, and metre);
- an exploration of a range of critical and theoretical approaches to literature and culture.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 168 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 32 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
To include preparation and reading for each weekly seminar; additional reading from the indicative reading list; preparation of any unassessed tasks as required.
- Seminar contribution.
- Essay submissions.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1,500 words | 25 |
| Essay | 1,500 words | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs Mins | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 3/4/2014
Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team