WORKSHOP IN CRITICAL WRITING: FICTION
| Title | ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ: ΠΕΖΟΣ ΛΟΓΟΣ / WORKSHOP IN CRITICAL WRITING: FICTION |
| Code | Λογ5-127 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600007076 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600184138
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| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. a | Sofia Emmanouilidou |
| 2. b | Effrosyni Botonaki |
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600184138
- At the Website of the School: http://www.enl.auth.gr/course_en.asp?Id=55
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11588
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Learning Outcomes
Expected learning outcomes:
•Familiarization of students with basic skills in the close reading of short fiction.
•Familiarization with the basic critical terminology used in the analysis of fiction.
•ability to connect literary texts to their social-historical context.
•Training in the construction of a literary critical essay, providing a thesis with relevant examples.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course introduces students to the literary genre of fiction and to the critical concepts used to interpret narrative texts. It also teaches students how to construct a written interpretation of fictional works. Sample analyses of a range of short stories will be made in class with emphasis on the way meaning is constructed for each individual reader. Critical concepts such as point of view, plot, theme, allegory and symbolism, and realism versus fantasy, will be discussed within the context of individual readings of stories. In addition, students will be instructed and tested on how to construct a valid written interpretation of a work of fiction.
Keywords
fiction, narrative, reality, interpretation, reading, ideology
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Students can use IT in a variety of ways: access to digital resources (ebooks and eJournals), in-class screenings, real-time feedback on student performance and communication with instructor via BigBlueButton, use of power point presentations for teaching, use of Moodle to set up interactive exercises in a virtual environment and to communicate with students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 98 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 16 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 18 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment methods: depending on the instructor
a) Two in-class essays (20% +20%), class participation and class tasks (10%) and a final examination (50%)
OR
b) Two essays, one written as a mid-term test in class (20%) and the other written at home (with frequent consultation with the instructor, 20%),
class participation and class tasks (10%), plus a final examination (50%).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Participation in elearning Forum Discussions and Weekly Assignments (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”
Guy de Maupassant’s “The Diamond Necklace”
O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi"
Edgar Allan Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Ernest Hemingway, “Hills like Elephants”
Ernest Hemingway, “Cat in the Rain”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children”
N. Kazantzakis’ “Zorba the Greek” (excerpt)
A. Chekhov’s “Heartache”
D.H. Lawrence’s “Sun”
W. Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
I. Calvino’s “Meiosis"
Last Update
10-11-2021
