230542 Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts (S) (WiSe 2020/2021)
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This course will focus on U.S. American Literatures and introduces first-year students to the basics of literary studies - the tools of the trade, as it were. Participants will be taught the terms and methods of analysis and interpretation of texts in the three main literary genres, poetry, drama and narrative.
The seminar will be accompanied by a tutorial in which students have the chance to repeat, discuss and practice the methods taught in the seminar.There will be a voluntary TUTORIAL accompanying the lecture course. The tutor, Lars Wenzel, will introduce himself during the first session of our course. The tutorial will take place via Zoom on Wednesdays from 16:00-18:00h.
Bibliography
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Students must obtain the following book:
Michael Meyer, English and American Literatures, 4th ed., Tübingen: Francke, 2011.
The book is available as an eBook via the OPAC of Bielefeld University Library.
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 2.2 Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2.1_G Basismodul 2.1 (Basic): Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom | 2.1.1 Analysing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom | 2.2 Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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- seminar (S) / 2
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- This lecture is taught in english
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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