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Lecturer(s)
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Mengel Ewald, Prof. Dr. phil. habil.
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Course content
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- Introduction: Short Story History and Theories - Presentation skills - Narratology - American and British history and culture - American and British literary history - Realism and Naturalism - Modernism and Postmodernism - Types of short story, narrative strategies, suspense
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Text analysis, Analysis of a work of art
- Home preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 20 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Non-specified |
| learning outcomes |
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| describe the relationship between the content and the form in the context of literature studies |
| understand the role of literature in different Anglophone cultures |
| understand the role of literature in different Anglophone cultures |
| describe the relationship between the content and the form in the context of literature studies |
| understand the importance of the form of a literary work |
| understand the importance of the form of a literary work |
| can describe various approaches to a short story analysis |
| can describe various approaches to a short story analysis |
| identify the role of literature in the British and American culture |
| identify the role of literature in the British and American culture |
| describe historical and cultural context of a selection of British and American short stories |
| describe historical and cultural context of a selection of British and American short stories |
| identify differences in the short story genre depending on the period in literary history in which they were written |
| identify differences in the short story genre depending on the period in literary history in which they were written |
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| use various theories and approaches for an analysis of text |
| use various theories and approaches for an analysis of text |
| analyse selected British and American short stories as unique literary pieces |
| analyse selected British and American short stories as unique literary pieces |
| define the genre of a short story |
| define the genre of a short story |
| analyse historical and cultural context in which the selected short stories emerged |
| analyse historical and cultural context in which the selected short stories emerged |
| analyze selected short stories of British literature |
| analyze selected short stories of British literature |
| interconnect the knowledge of various periods in literary history with their representation in literature |
| interconnect the knowledge of various periods in literary history with their representation in literature |
| analyze selected short stories of American literature |
| apply various approaches to literary analysis on a selected text |
| apply various approaches to literary analysis on a selected text |
| analyze selected short stories of American literature |
| prepare a presentation on a complex literary analysis of a short story |
| prepare a presentation on a complex literary analysis of a short story |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Text analysis |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Text analysis |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| assessment methods |
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| Systematic observation of the student |
| Systematic observation of the student |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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Bradbury, Malcolm. The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2012.
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Dolley, Christopher. The Penguin Book of English Short Stories. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2012.
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Litz, Walton A. Major American Short Stories. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Patea, Viorica. Short Story Theories: A Twenty-First-Century Perspective. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2012.
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Scofield, Martin. The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Winther, Per. The Art of Brevity: Excursions in Short Fiction Theory and Analysis. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2004.
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