Module: Reading Seminar

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Reading Seminar
Module Code	EL402 (ITS) / LIT1039 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	English
Module Co-ordinator	Michael Hinds
Module Teachers	Darran McCann
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module promotes self-reflection upon our own reading practices, and reviews the work we have done as students of literature over the past four years. Seminars will look at vital critical and theoretical ideas that have informed the ways in which they have been encouraged to read. Students will be divided into optional seminar groups to pursue study on a single author, theme or genre.

Learning Outcomes

1. be familiar with the various ways in which the notion of ‘the reader’ has been theorized and problematized
2. display familiarity with the various ways in which the notion of ‘the author’ has been theorized and problematized
3. apply fundamentals of literary theory to a range of texts
4. to theorise about his/her own position as a reader of literary texts and a future teacher of literature
5. show familiarity with the basic arguments of a range of theoretical approaches
6. express themselves with critical independence

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Seminars	1	No Description
Independent Study	3.5	No Description
Total Workload: 4.5

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Content is determined by the choice of seminar, which changes yearly

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Short Answer Questions	In a final assignment, the student writes an essay exploring a research question of their own design, and performs a textual analysis in which they show their close reading skills.	50%	n/a
Research Paper	Based on their seminar work	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

ed Vincent Leitch: 0, Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, London, New York,

Other Resources

None