At the end of this course, the students; 1) describe types of non-fictional narratives and their characteristics in theory, form and content, 2) analyse different non-fictional narratives with reference to their social, cultural, political, ideological and historical context, 3) make critical comments on sample texts selected from a wide range of source material.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course is a generic and textual study, through sample texts selected from American writers, of non-fictional narrative types that are outside the traditional literary genres, and mainly comprise travel writing, biography, autobiography, letter writing, memoirs, and diary writing.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the course
2nd Week
Biography and autobiography
3rd Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts
4th Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts continued
5th Week
Memoir
6th Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts
7th Week
Midterm
8th Week
Diary writing
9th Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts
10th Week
Letter writing
11th Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts
12th Week
Travel writing
13th Week
Study and critical analysis of sample texts
14th Week
Revision
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Sample texts from various travel, biography, autobiography, letter, journal and memoir writings Nadel, Ira Bruce. Biography: Fiction, Fact & Form. St Martin?s Press, 1984. Backscheider, P. R. Reflections on Biography. Oxford University Press, 1997. Rojek, Chris. Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory. Routledge, 1997. Johnson, Erica L. Cultural Memory, Memorials, and Reparative Writing. Palgrave, 2018.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
10
Quiz
1
20
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
1
10
10
Individual or group work
14
2
28
Preparation for Final exam
1
12
12
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
10
10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
1
12
12
Quiz
1
2
2
Total Workload
120
Total Workload / 30
4
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
