In this class, students will be given the opportunity to extend and consolidate their writing skills in literary studies through regular and intensive writing tasks. In a range of exercises, students will practise how to develop a research question in literary studies, how to turn this question into a clear and detailed thesis statement as a basis for a well-structured argument, and how to write a coherent, cohesive, stylistically appropriate literary studies paper, analysing and interpreting a literary text.
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This class builds on the Basis2.1 lecture "Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation". Please do not attend this class before you have COMPLETED the lecture. I will assume that you know what an academic paragraph is, and the difference between a narrator and a speaker, and how metaphors work. You should also have understood the basics of the MLA style sheet.
| Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Mo | 10-12 | unveröffentlicht | 12.10.2026-05.02.2027 |
| Modul | Veranstaltung | Leistungen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-ANG-Basis2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies | Basis2.2 Academic Writing | Studieninformation | |
| - | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation | |
| 23-ANG-Basis2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies in the Primary ELT Classroom | Basis2.2_G Academic Writing | Studieninformation |
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Two 90-minute open-book exams ("assignments"), one in the middle of the semester, the second at the end.