Main field of study: Literature in English
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Learning outcomes for the course
The overall aim of the course is to prepare the student for the writing of a degree thesis in literature at graduate level. On completion of the course students will be able to:- show a solid familiarity with different types of scholarly writing in literary theory and criticism, such as academic papers, scholarly articles and theses
- show an understanding of the literary research process, such as the development of key questions, a critical review of previous research, the implications of methodological and theoretical approach, text and discourse analysis, and the development of argument
- apply common rules and conventions of Anglo-Saxon literary criticism for documentation, paraphrasing, quotation as well as the format for notes and the lists of works cited
- apply in practice the above knowledge and skills in the form of an independently written, limited scholarly and argumentative research paper in literature
- analyze and discuss the scholarly work of others by pointing out strengths as well as weaknesses in the form of constructive response
- communicate in clear and comprehensible written academic English