Eng: Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
Course content
In this course you will learn what it means to read different types of texts and what such texts demand of you as a reader. You will gain an understanding of a variety of textual genres and how to approach them in a critical and curious manner. You will be introduced to a multitude of textual genres used in the different disciplines of English studies and learn about the similarities and differences between these genres. By using literary terminology and appreciating figurative language, you will also develop a grasp of how texts work and what they do. You will learn how to close read and analyse literary and other types of text. These analytical skills will prepare you to engage critically with the diverse range of texts and source materials you will encounter across English studies, whether examining language variation, historical documents or literary works. Furthermore, the course will also teach you how to write an academic text. Producing an academic text means that you will become familiar with conventions for how such texts are structured, how they engage in primary and secondary sources, and how arguments are built. You will be encouraged to read, write and think creatively and critically. In this course you will also be taught how to work with digital tools and AI, and you will be asked to reflect critically on the usefulness of AI tools for reading and writing, as well as on the ethical dilemmas that may be involved in the use of AI for academic work. In other words, the course will teach you how to be a proficient university student who can read and write academically in English in the digital age. This course provides essential foundational skills and knowledge that support your work in the other first semester courses and prepares you for second semester courses, e.g. Literary Legacies.
Holdundervisning samt evt. forelæsning
- Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber (London: Penguin, 2011), ISBN 978-0-14-311904-3
- Carmen Maria Machado, ‘The Husband Stitch’ https://granta.com/the-husband-stitch/
- William Faulkner, ‘A Rose for Emily’, https://archive.org/details/ARoseForEmily1930/mode/2up
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, the Arden Revised Edition eds Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor (London: Bloomsbury, 2016), ISBN 9781472518385
- Ian McEwan, Nutshell (London: Vintage, 2016), ISBN 9781784705114
- Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet (London: Headline Publishing, 2020), ISBN 9781035431335
- Andrew Bennett & Nicholas Royle, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory, sixth edition (London: Routledge, 2023)
- J. A. Cuddon, The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Fifth revised edition (London: Penguin, 2015), ISBN 978-0141047157
On academic writing:
- David Rosenwasser & Jill Stephen, Writing Analytically eighth edition (Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2019), ISBN 978-1-285-43659-3 (sections available on Absalon at the start of the course)
- Eric Hayot, The Elements of Academic Style (New York: Columbia University Press, 2014) (available online from the Royal Library)
Additional readings will be available in the Absalon room.
- ECTS
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Continuous assessment
- Type of assessment details
- Week 2: 1 page – word/poem (10%)
Week 6: 3-4 pages – close reading (Carter and Machado) (15%)
Week 7: 1 page –Information retrieval, state of the art within William Faulkner studies (15%)
Week 10: 3 pages – argumentative synthesis (Hamlet) (20%)
Week 12: 1 page – book review Maggie O’Farrell (20%)
Week 14: 3-4 pages – AI/critical reflection on reading and writing (20%)
Week 12: 1 page – book review Maggie O’Farrell (20%)
Week 14: 3-4 pages – AI/critical reflection on reading and writing (20%) - Examination prerequisites
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Exam period
- Re-exam
Criteria for exam assessment
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 37
- Preparation
- 217
- Lectures
- 19
- English
- 273
Kursusinformation
- Language
- Danish
- Course number
- HENB01521U
- ECTS
- 10 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
- Duration
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1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Studyboard
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Lene Østermark-Johansen (7-766c7a7b6c7974476f7c7435727c356b72)
- Marian Flanagan (14-6f63746b6370686e637063696370426a776f306d7730666d)
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