Teaching Unit: Fundamental

Module: Study of Literary Texts

Credits: 2                                                                                            

Coefficient: 1

Course Objectives

-         To distinguish literary discourse from other types of discourse

-         To distinguish the three major literary genres (poetic, narrative and dramatic) and their subcategories

Prerequisite

-         General knowledge of literature, its genres and its discourse

Subject Contents

1-     What is literature ?

2-     Literary Genres : Potery, Prose narrative (fiction and non-fiction) and Drama

3-     Poetic types

4-     Prosody, rhyme and rhythm

5-     Figures of Speech

6-     Method of Poem Analysis

7-     Romantic Poetry : A study of selected poems belonging to the English romantic movement

Assessment

50% - 50% (Written exams and continuous Assessment)