Module overview
The Special Project (Text, Context, Intertext) module will allow you to write a written assignment or equivalent on a topic of your choice, undertaking independent research with individual guidance from the convenor. You will normally have three one-to-one supervisions of up to two hours over the course of the module. If two students elect to study the same topic, they may be offered four small seminars over the course of the module. Meetings will be focused on readings selected in consultation with the convenor. In addition, you will be encouraged to attend undergraduate lectures of relevance to the Special Project.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- knowledge of a specific aspect of a text or group of texts in a particular literary period or field of enquiry;
- understanding of the significance of these texts within the larger context of English literary studies, and other relevant and broader contexts of cultural production.
- knowledge of dominant, important, and emerging critical and theoretical approaches to rhetoric within a literary period or field of enquiry;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- research and plan independently;
- formulate and communicate an argument;
- summarise and assess textual arguments;
- write a sustained piece of work.
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- develop a distinctive and significant approach to both primary material, and to dominant and emerging critical trends.
- evaluate a wide range of material and engage critically with that material;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- creatively and persuasively present your own approach to text or group of texts within the subject of English literary studies.
- distil, summarise and assess extant approaches to rhetoric within the subject of English literary studies
- find resources of relevance to any given topic related to the specific aspect of rhetoric in English literary studies
Syllabus
This module allows you to undertake independent research, with guidance from the Special Project convenor/s.
You will normally have three one-to-one supervisions of up to two hours over the course of the module.
If more than one student is involved in any single Special Project, there may be four small seminars over the course of the module. The Special Project group will only exceed two students in exceptional circumstances.
The meetings will be focused on readings selected in consultation with the Special Project convenor/s. In addition, it is very likely that you will be directed to attend undergraduate lectures of relevance to the Special Project. Students may attend selected lectures offered on one or more modules from the first, second and third year syllabus; or they may attend all the lectures offered on one module.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include:
•three one-to-one meetings or four group meetings.
Learning activities include
•individual study and research time;
•accessing research materials (possibly including archival material) and on-line resources;
•preparation of a written assignment, or equivalent, and assignment plan in consultation with the Special Project convenor/s.
Innovative or special features of this module
•the opportunity it offers you to undertake in-depth independent research into a topic of your own choosing;
•access to sustained, individual (or very small group) teaching from members of staff with particularly deep knowledge in a field.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 34 |
| Follow-up work | 10 |
| Completion of assessment task | 100 |
| Tutorial | 6 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Relevant resources will vary according to your Special Subject.. You will be encouraged to seek information beyond that which is easily available in the University Library, and will be given advice on accessing specialists’ archives in your field.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Draft essay
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students will receive feedback on drafts throughout the module and in one-to-one tutorials.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Written assignment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External