EL2020 - Australian Literature

[Offered in even-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of English

A detailed study of selected poetry, prose and drama focusing on a range of Australian social, historical and cultural issues. The subject examines how Australian writers and writing have conceptualised and polemicised such topics as crime and punishment, identity and race, religion and spirituality, nature and environment, the past and the future, art and culture.

Learning Outcomes

• to achieve a broad knowledge of how various social, historical and literary issues have been addressed by Australian writers;
• to acquire a grounding in the methodologies and critical practices to be found in Australian literary studies;
• to attain a comprehensive understanding of the set texts;
• to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels, particularly where essay-writing and extra-literary issues are concerned;
• to develop a broad knowledge of Australian literary history and literary movements.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

(EL3020) and EL5020

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - Two hours per week of reading online lectures 13 hours tutorials - Participation in Discussion Board equivalent to 13 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); essays (40%); participation in and contribution to discussion board topics on learnjcu (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.