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Course unit
MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE
LEN1033051, A.A. 2018/19
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2018/19
MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE
LEN1033051, A.A. 2018/19
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2018/19
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in MODERN PHILOLOGY (Ord. 2018) LE0611, Degree course structure A.Y. 2018/19, A.Y. 2018/19 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE | |
| Website of the academic structure | https://www.disll.unipd.it/ | |
| Department of reference | Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies | |
| E-Learning website | https://elearning.unipd.it/scienzeumane/course/view.php?idnumber=2018-LE0611-000ZZ-2018-LEN1033051-N0 | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | English | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | Maria Maddalena Parlati | L-LIN/10 |
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Mutuating
| Course unit code | Course unit name | Teacher in charge | Degree course code |
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| LEL1000017 | MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE | Maria Maddalena Parlati | LE0613 |
ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
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| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | L-LIN/10 | English Literature | 6.0 |
Course unit organization
| Period | Second semester |
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| Year | 1st Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
| Type of hours | Credits | Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 6.0 | 42 | 108.0 | No turn |
| Start of activities | 25/02/2019 |
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| End of activities | 14/06/2019 |
| Show course schedule | 2019/20 Reg.2018 course timetable |
Examination board
| Board | From | To | Members of the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 1920 | 01/10/2019 | 30/11/2020 |
PARLATI
MARIA MADDALENA
(Presidente)
CORONATO ROCCO (Membro Effettivo) OBOE ANNALISA (Supplente) PETRINA ALESSANDRA (Supplente) |
| 5 1819 | 01/10/2018 | 30/11/2019 |
PARLATI
MARIA MADDALENA
(Presidente)
CORONATO ROCCO (Membro Effettivo) OBOE ANNALISA (Supplente) PETRINA ALESSANDRA (Supplente) |
| 2 1718 | 01/10/2017 | 30/11/2018 |
PARLATI
MARIA MADDALENA
(Presidente)
CORONATO ROCCO (Membro Effettivo) OBOE ANNALISA (Supplente) PETRINA ALESSANDRA (Supplente) |
| Prerequisites: | Advanced linguistic skills and thorough knowledge of modes, trends, periods of the history of British and Anglophone culture and literature |
| Target skills and knowledge: | Our students will be able to relate upon the core themes and questions the module will focus upon and will prove their skills in reading, connecting and commenting upon the primary and secondary works provided. |
| Examination methods: | Oral exam;
active and continuous participation in class (oral/written presentations); compliance with reading assignments Primary texts: context, genre, connection with the reading list materials Secondary texts: the critical essays assigned are to be used as a tool for discussing on the primary works in the list and relating them to the other primary works and to contextual historical and cultural issues |
| Assessment criteria: | Our students will be proficient and thoroughly informed on the historical, cultural and literary issues related to the period under scrutiny. They will demonstrate their skills in reading and adopting the critical materials suggested. |
| Course unit contents: | Evolution Otherwise. Science, Politics and the Body
We will work on topics related to embodiment and the imaginative managing of bodies from the early nineteenth-century to the end of the twentieth. By crossing these with issues and modes related to utopia and dystopia, we will look at topical ethical issues such as reproduction, the medicalization and transformation of corporeal matter. Primary works: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr Moreau A. Huxley, Brave New World George Orwell, 1984 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | Lectures, powerpoint presentations, workshops, group readings of critical essays, group or individual oral presentations, or personal essay on a topic discussed with the lecturer |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | 9 CFU
Primary works Mary Shelley, Frankenstein H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr Moreau A. Huxley, Brave New World George Orwell, 1984 Secondary material Indications on critical texts will be provided at the beginning of the course on the Moodle platform and in a printed version at the Centro Copie Palazzo Maldura Please contact prof. Parlati to get the moodle password 6 CFU Primary works Three of the following novels and related secondary material: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr Moreau A. Huxley, Brave New World George Orwell, 1984 Secondary works Indications on critical texts will be provided at the beginning of the course on the Moodle platform and in a printed version at the Centro Copie Palazzo Maldura Please contact prof. Parlati to get the moodle password |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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- Lecturing
- Interactive lecturing
- Working in group
- Questioning
- Action learning
- Video shooting made by the teacher/the students
- Use of online videos
- Loading of files and pages (web pages, Moodle, ...)
- Moodle (files, quizzes, workshops, ...)
- Kaltura (desktop video shooting, file loading on MyMedia Unipd)
