James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

EL1008 - Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative

Subject Description

EL1008 Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative introduces students to a range of literary and popular forms of narrative, and methods of analysis relevant to the study of literature, creative writing, and screen media. Story forms such as folk tale, fairy tale, and fable are discussed in comparison with complex narratives in literature, film, game, and television. Approaches to the theoretical concepts of genre, text, and medium complement literary approaches to reading developed throughout this subject.

Learning Outcomes

• identify a range of narrative forms as relevant to the study of literature, creative writing, and screen media
• recognise the specific properties of narrative, genre, and medium, and apply appropriate methods of textual analysis to them
• integrate knowledge of the diversity of cultures and peoples in the context of narrative and textual analysis
• demonstrate skills in critical and creative thinking, oral and written expression, and basic research

Subject Assessment

• Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Participation > Class participation - (20%) - Individual
• Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Creative work - (20%) - Individual

Note that 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.

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