History of American Literature II

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Course ID:	0400-AS1-3SAM
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.001 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (unknown)
Course title:	History of American Literature II
Name in Polish:	Literatura amerykańska
Organizational unit:	(in Polish) Instytut Neofilologii
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	(in Polish) fakultatywne specjalizacyjne (in Polish) specjalizacyjne
Prerequisites (description):	Prior to the course the student needs to take “Introduction to Lliterary studies“ and “History of American Literature”.
Mode:	(in Polish) w sali
Short description:	The course develops the students' ability to make use of the metalanguage of contemporary literary studies to analyse and interpret literary works, and to understand the development of American literature after WW II.
Full description:	Studies’ profile General academic. Full-time studies. Optional (M_8). Literary and cultural studies, Humanities, English Philology. Year III, term VI. Initial requirements:completed the courses "Introduction to Literary Studies" and "The History of American Literature". Number of didactic hours: 30h, classes. Didactic methods: discussions, presentations. ECTS points: 4. Students’ workload balance: - Participation in seminars and additional consultation provided to students by teachers on duty: 30h - Preparation: 30h - Self-study revision of material: 30h - Test and preparation: 18h Quantitative indicators: - Student’s workload connected with classes which require assistance from the teacher: 33h - 1,5 pkt. ECTS - Student’s workload connected with practical classes: 30h - 1 pkt. ECTS.
Bibliography:	Bradley, Scully et al. The American Tradition in Literature, New York: Random House 1981. Elliott, Emory, ed. The Columbia Literary History of the United States, Columbia University Press 1988. Hart, James D. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, New York and Oxford: OUP1986. Postmodern literature, Ian Gregson, OUP, London 2004. Norton Anthology of American Literature New York: Norton 1998.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: - K_W02, K_W03, K_W05, K_W07 Skills: - K_U03, K_U04, K_U11, K_U13 Competence: - K_K03, K_K08
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Active participation in classes. The course ends with a grade. The grade is based on tests. To receive a positive grade, the student has to earn at least 60% of the availabale points in the tests. 60 – 74% = 3, 75 – 82% = 4, 83 – 100% = 5 There are no retakes of separate tests. Students may be absent on the day of a test only because of medical reasons. Students who receive less than 60% of point will be able to retake a test (the entire material) at the end of the course, but the only available grade is 3. Students are allowed to be absent twice during a term. Students whose number of unexcused absences is more than twice per semester are obliged to get credit for the material covered during the classes he/she was absent on.

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