Modern World Literature (5cr)

Objective

The student can name various types, periods and genres of modern literature from around the world. He can describe and explain historical and societal events which have influenced the literature dealt with during the course. He has read samples of important classics and can discuss them. He can describe how the literature has influenced the field of culture.

Content

The themes are as follows:
British and North American literature (tuition in English)
Slavic literature
French literature
Italian literature
North European literature (tuition partly in Swedish)
German literature
Latin American and Spanish literature

Materials

Material provided by the teachers Material produced by students A list of required reading, which may be read in any language, will be handed out at the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

ectures Tutorials and discussions Presentations Peer learning Writing a study journal Reading some classics

Student workload

Total workload of the course is 135 h which includes scheduled studies and group work, individual studying, writing a study journal, active attendance in a literature fair and peer learning and peer assessment. This work load excludes reading of classics to be read during the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student has completed all the course tasks but hasn?t always followed the timetables or instructions.
The student can name only a few classics, periods and genres of the modern world literature. His knowledge of authors and classics as well as the understanding of societal events at the background is superficial.
The student has written the study journal but the familiarity with the course topics and reflection seem facile. He hasn?t written his study journal on the regular basis.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student has completed all the course tasks according to the timetables and instructions.
He can name several classics, periods and genres of the modern world literature.
He has read samples of classics and is able to discuss them.
He can describe historical and societal events which influence the literature dealt with during the course.
He has written the study journal on the regular basis and followed the given instructions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student has completed all the course tasks according to the deadlines and instructions.
The student has read several classics. He has shown much interest in the topics and has been active in discussions of literature.
He can well describe historical and societal events which have influenced the modern literature dealt with during the course.
He has written the study journal on the regular basis following the given instructions. In his study journal, he has shown interest in the course topics by having searched further information and having expressed own opinions and viewpoints.

Qualifications

Finnish literature

Further information

The course is assessed on a scale of 1 to 5. Students should attend 80 % of the contact lessons. The minimum attendance 50 %