Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Teaching department
- English Language and Literature
- Credit value
- 30
- Restrictions
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Module is available only to students on the BA English programme, full-year affiliates enrolled in the English Department or jointly with another department, students on the Arts and Sciences BASc degree programme who have successfully completed the ENGL0005 Introduction to English Literature module, and to students in other departments who have successfully completed the ENGL0047 Narrative Texts module.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
This module is offered in several versions which have different credit weightings (e.g. either 15 or 30 credits). Please see the links below for the alternative versions. To choose the right one for your programme of study, check your programme handbook or with your department.
- Literary Linguistics A (ENGL0042)
This module foregrounds the relationship between language and literary and non-literary texts, and considers language use from particular perspectives. Students will be encouraged to think about the difference between written and spoken language in a detailed and systematic way, and to analyse different text types from a linguistic perspective, paying attention to grammatical, lexical and phonological features.
The first part of the module will introduce students to approaches from within stylistics and discourse analysis, and will examine the ways in which specific linguistic choices create variations in style and meaning. The questions of what makes a text, and what makes a text ‘cohesive’, will be explored, and the language associated with different discourse types such as politics, advertising and humour, will be examined. The module will go on to explore the way in which linguistic choices can be evaluated from different theoretical positions. Topics will include Critical Discourse Analysis, Raymond Williams’ Keywords, Marxist and feminist perspectives on language, and intertextuality.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Terms 1 and 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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70%
Coursework
30%
Fixed-time remote activity
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
The methods of assessment for affiliate students may be different to those indicated above. Please contact the department for more information.
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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1
- Module leader
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Dr Kathryn Allan
- Who to contact for more information
- jessica.green@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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