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By the end of this module students will:
be able to demonstrate a critical awareness of the changing role of 'generational' and 'family' novels in the culture of German-speaking countries.
understand, be able to summarise and also to apply key theoretical concepts in discussions of recent literary texts
develop and present orally a set of theses about a selected text or texts, drawing on secondary and theoretical materials
develop and express in writing a coherent, well-articulated and appropriately referenced analysis of selected primary texts
demonstrate a good understanding and an appropriate control of scholarly techniques such as essay planning, researching, writing, referencing and socio-historical contextualisation.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
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Essay: Essay of ca.5,000 words | 70 |
Coursework (End of Trimester) |
Continuous Assessment: Oral presentation/ Thesenpapier | 30 |
Unspecified |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
If you fail this module you may re-sit or repeat it as appropriate. The re-sit assessment consists of a 5,000 word essay and a 10-minute oral presentation and 10-minute discussion of key themes and ideas explored in the module.