Genres of Literature
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KD18CNAA01 |
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| Type: | Elective |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 5.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Mäkinen-Laitila, Sari |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
After the course the student is able to organize and categorize fiction to different genres. The student is able to name the valued novels of of the genres. S/he has read samples of important classics of various literary genres. S/he is able to present and recommend genre fiction to customers.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course: 130 h
- of which scheduled studies 15 h
- of which groupwork, e-learning and autonomous studies 115 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites.
Contents
- Reading, presenting and writing critics about genre fiction
- Publishing critics about books in weblog
- Group work of chosen genre
- Conversations about the books at reading circles and social media
- Organizing a reading circle
Recommended or Required Reading
Lists of genre fiction, which is given at the beginnig of the course. Student´s autonomous information retrieval.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, reading circles, discussions, presentations in blogs and group work.
Assessment Criteria
1
The student has completed all the course tasks but hasn't allways followed the timetables or instructions. The student takes infrequently part to discussions. The student writes short critics in web log.
3
The student has completed the course tasks according to the timetables and instructions. S/he plays an active role in groupwork and takes often part in discussions in reading circles and in web log. The student writes describing critics in web log.
5
The student has completed all the course tasks according to the timetables and instructions. S/he plays an active and enthusiastic role in groupwork and is eager to take part in discussions in reading circles and in web log. S/he is able to lead discussions in reading circle. The student writes analytic critics in web log. S/he has shown interest in the course topics and has searched further information about genre literature.
Assessment Methods
Groupwork, active participation in Moodle-discussions and reading circles, book presentations in blog, agreed amount of comments on other students book presentations.
Work Placement
No work placement.
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