EL5016 - Modern Literature

[Offered in odd-numbered years in Cairns. Offered in even-numbered years in Townsville. ]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of English

Exploration of a range of modernist fiction, poetry and drama from the first half of the 20th century; and of the aesthetic, intellectual, historical and social contexts in which these texts were written.

Learning Outcomes

• to achieve an understanding of the philosophical, industrial and social movements that influenced Modernism and the concept of an avant-garde;
• to attain a detailed knowledge of the set texts and familiarity with their critical reception;
• 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 sound understanding of the Modernist movement in literature and its relationship to developments in the other arts, especially painting.

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:

EL2016 and EL3016

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - Online lectures equivalent to 26 hours of face-to-face lectures 12 hours tutorials - Participation in Discussion Board equivalent to 12 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); essays (40%); participation in discussion board (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.