Course syllabus

Welcome to "English III: Focus on Literature" at Dalarna University

This 30-credit course aims to develop your oral and written language skills to a high level of proficiency. Through its three modules and their specialisation in literature studies, you will improve your theoretical knowledge and methodological skills in the scholarly analysis of literary texts. You will train these skills through seminar discussion and short written and oral assignments in the two 7.5-credit modules, as well as through the writing of a bachelor’s degree thesis under the guidance of a supervisor.

There are no campus meetings. Asynchronous activities are combined with real-time online seminars which are held via Zoom.

This 30-credit course has 2 different study paces, namely part-time and full-time. Full-time studies imply studying the three modules in one term, with all three modules running throughout the term. Part-time studies are planned over two terms. In this case, the first term consists of the two 7.5 modules, which run parallel in alternating weeks throughout the term. The student is then guaranteed a place in the second half of this course which runs the term after. This second half consists of the bachelor’s degree thesis in literature (15 ECTS).

The modules in the course are:

• The Coming-of-Age Novel in English: Female, Ethnic and Ageing Perspectives (7.5 ECTS) - GEN3DJ (Coordinator: Prof. Carmen Zamorano Llena, cza@du.se)
• Introduction to Theories and Methodologies of Literary Criticism (7.5 ECTS) - GEN3DH(Coordinator: Dr. David Gray, dgy@du.se)
• Bachelor’s Degree Thesis in Literature (15 ECTS) - EN2028 (Coordinator: Dr. Billy Gray, bgr@du.se)

What follows below is some practical information for each of these modules:

• Introduction to Theories and Methodologies of Literary Criticism
  •  This course runs weeks 36-2, only in odd weeks, Wednesdays, 08.30-10.30. The introduction seminar will be held on Wednesday, 9 September (08.30-10.30).
  • The Zoom link for this room will be made available by week 35.
  • Course literature (the literary texts are in the order in which they are taught):
    • Barry, P.  Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (latest edition). Manchester: Manchester UP. - N.B.: different chapters from this text are obligatory reading for all seminars.
    • DeLillo, D. (1988).  White Noise. New York: Vikings.
    • Woolf, V. (2000).  Mrs Dalloway. London: Penguin Books.
    • Fowles, J. (1996).  The French Lieutenant´s Woman. London: Cape.
    • Doyle, R. (1989).  The Commitments. London: Vintage.
    • Coetzee, J. M. (2000).  Disgrace. New York: Vikings.The Coming-of-Age Novel in English: Female, Ethnic and Ageing Perspectives
• The Coming-of-Age Novel in English: Female, Ethnic and Ageing Perspectives
  • This course runs weeks 36-2, only in even weeks, Tuesdays, 10.30-12.00. N.B.: The introduction seminar, however, will be held in week 37, on Tuesday, 8 September, 13.00-14.30.'
  • Reading list (in the order in which they will be read in the course):
    • Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye
    • Julia Álvarez's How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
    • David Dabydeen´s The Intended
    • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie´s Purple Hibiscus
    • John Banville's The Sea
    • Doris Lessing's The Summer before the Dark
    • Articles and/or book chapters will be assigned and provided on Canvas.
• Bachelor’s Degree Thesis in Literature
  • This course runs weeks 36-2. The date for the first seminar and the schedule for the workshops will be advertised by the middle of August. 
  • Course material: MLA style handbook.

Please note that there is no specific introduction to English III: Focus on Literature, but separate introductions for each of the three modules. The first of these introductions is to the module BA thesis in Literature in week 36 (for full-time students) and to The Contemporary Coming-of-Age Novel in English: Female, Ethnic and Ageing Perspectives on Tuesday, 8 September, 13.00-14.30, for part-time students.

Looking forward to meeting you in week 36 (week 37 for part-time students) for the introductions to the different modules in the course.

Best regards,

Carmen 

	Course Syllabus		Contact information
	Reading List		Prof. Carmen Zamorano Llena Course Coordinator cza@du.se