Module: Reading like a Writer: Craft & Creativity

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Reading like a Writer: Craft & Creativity
Module Code	LIT1045 (ITS: EL533)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	English
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	30

Description

Learning Outcomes

1. 1E14685D-2E27-0001-1B93-829030A0D6E0
2. Analyse literary texts from a craft-based perspective.
4. 20
5. 1
6. 1E14685D-3453-0001-9236-5C7A74E2C8D0
7. Reflect in an informed and contextualised way on theories of literary influence and originality.
10. 2
11. 1E14685D-3B31-0001-E175-850ED2001162
12. Describe and evaluate a variety of ways in which literary texts are in dialogue with one another within recognised literary groupings and schools, historically and cross-culturally.
15. 3
16. 1E14685D-4343-0001-78C8-11F06F1315FA
17. Apply the insights gained into other writers’ techniques to their own compositional practice.
20. 4
21. 1E14685D-4740-0001-381F-F5F064ACB070
22. Show knowledge of literary cultures outside the academy and explore possible participation therein
25. 5
26. 1E14685D-4BE3-0001-B01E-3491F7745F70
27. Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of the forms & genres available to a contemporary writer
30. 6
31. 1E14685D-4FBF-0001-FEFC-17E02E7F1B74
32. Demonstrate a mastery of grammar & syntax
35. 7
36. 1E14685D-5736-0001-AAE8-14633D82154C
37. Demonstrate the ability to identify and manipulate rhetorical tropes in their own work and the work of others
40. 8

Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	10949	Part of Term	Semester 1 & 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Darran McCann	Module Teacher	Darren Murphy, Kit Fryatt

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Essay	2 essays, c. 3000 words each	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None