Бакалавриат
2023/2024
Современный английский роман
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Филология)
Направление:
45.03.01. Филология
Кто читает:
Школа филологических наук
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Волконская Мария Андреевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
22
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This survey course is designed for the undergraduate students who are interested in the development of contemporary British prose from World War II onwards. Students will critically read and discuss a number of assigned Key Texts, which are not covered in the general course on American and European Literary History, as well as engage in independent reading outside of class. Through interactive lectures, guided discussions, and individual research projects, this course will enhance students’ knowledge of British cultural and literary history as well as strengthen their skills of literary analysis and interpretation. To fulfill the requirements of the course students need to have a good command of written and spoken English (required CEFR language proficiency level is B2 or C1). Due to the limited number of places available, preference will be given to those students who have already taken the course “Romance to Novel: Transformations of English Prose Fiction, 1485 – 1800.” The selection of students for the remaining places (if any) will be based on their results for the 3rd-year course on American and European Literary History and English (when relevant).
Learning Objectives
- To broaden one’s knowledge about the body of written works produced in the UK from World War II onwards, putting it in the larger theoretical perspective of the history of ideas.
- To increase one’s proficiency in critically reading, reflecting, analyzing, and interpreting a range of assigned Key Texts in the original from a historical and contextual perspective.
- To hone one’s analytical skills necessary for advancing clear and compelling arguments in the interpretation of a text, both orally and in writing.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students know key historical events, cultural developments, and artistic movements related to British prose from the late 1940s onwards.
- Students read critically, comprehend, and produce clear, informed, independent opinions and judgements on the assigned Key Texts.
- Students formulate (both orally and in writing) arguable claims and react to others’ ideas about the assigned Key Texts as well as suggested further reading.
Course Contents
- Part 1. Reflecting on history
- Part 2. The other side of history
- Part 3. The era of multiculturalism
Assessment Elements
- Lecture AttendanceAs a measure of engagement with the course, lecture attendance is very important for learning; therefore, it is compulsory for everyone taking the course and will be monitored via an attendance sheet. Students should inform their instructor about their excused absences before the class (not after) by email, and provide the doctor’s notes and other documents about them. An excused absence is an absence due to a number of accepted reasons such as a medical or personal issue beyond one’s control, participation in a significant extracurricular university event, conference etc. If the absence is excused, the grade for lecture attendance will not be reduced.
- Seminar ParticipationActive participation in group discussions and in-class assignments is required at every seminar. Students should be in class on time. They are to prepare for every class and to be active in class discussions, being able to respond to any question connected with the issue under discussion. They will get a minus if they have not done their assigned reading and come unprepared or stay silent during the class, and their seminar participation grade will be affected. If one’s absence is excused, the grade for seminar participation will not be reduced.
- PresentationSeveral topics for group presentations will be given throughout the course as a way for students to demonstrate understanding and mastery in their own unique way. Each student must take part in such an activity once per course. Students must make their presentations on time. Presentations require one’s presence in class and cannot be postponed; if a student has to miss the class, they should find themselves a replacement (another student who will agree to make the presentation in their place). Otherwise, they will get a zero regardless of any excuses. Instructions and topics will be given electronically.
- EssayThe written examination consists of a literary analysis essay (3–5 A4 pages (1100–1600 words) long in MLA style PLUS a Works Cited page), the purpose of which is to carefully examine an aspect of a text from the list of suggested reading and to present an argument / claim about it. As with any analysis, this requires the writer to be selective and break the subject down in to its component parts. The list of suggestions and guidelines will be given in advance. The essay topic is to be devised by the student and should be approved by the course instructor beforehand. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. For each plagiarized sentence, the student loses one point (for example, 8 → 7). If there are more than three plagiarized sentences in one’s work, the grade for the essay is a zero. The essay should be uploaded via Smart LMS before the deadline. If one’s essay is late, it is not accepted or assessed – the grade is a zero. This paper should incorporate at least two additional scholarly sources.
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 3rd module0.4 * Essay + 0.1 * Lecture Attendance + 0.25 * Presentation + 0.25 * Seminar Participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Birke, D. (2016). Writing the Reader. Configurations of a Cultural Practice in the English Novel. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110399844
- Patrick Parrinder. (2006). Nation and Novel : The English Novel From Its Origins to the Present Day. OUP Oxford.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Between canon and corpus: six perspectives on 20th-century novels. (2015). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.6C4668FB
- Бутенко, Т. В. Key Issues in the Contemporary Novel in English = Ключевые проблемы в современном романе на английском языке : учебное пособие / Т. В. Бутенко, М. А. Кузина, Ю. А. Чинкина. — Москва : МПГУ, 2021. — 180 с. — ISBN 978-5-4263-1017-9. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/252938 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.