Literary Genres

Structure Type: Course
Code: KH18KIKU010
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Mäkinen-Laitila, Sari
Teacher Team: Haasio, Ari
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

After the course the student is able to organize and categorize fiction to different 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 12 h
- of which e-learning and autonomous studies 118 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

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, discussions, presentations in blogs and group work.

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment Methods

Groupwork, active participation in Moodle-discussions, 6-7 book presentations in blog, agreed amount of comments on other students book presentations.

Work Placement

No work placements.

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