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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module EAST2151: JAPANESE LITERATURE & FILM

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST2151: JAPANESE LITERATURE & FILM

Type Open Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Not available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • (i) To introduce students to modern Japanese literature in translation and on film.
  • (ii) To explore the historical contexts and social environments which have shaped the production and interpretation of literary texts and their transition into the medium of film.

Content

  • Specific texts, films, and background reading will be determined by the instructor.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

      Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Lectures 22 1 Per Week 1 Hour 22
      Tutorials 3 1 Per Term 1 Hour 3
      Preparation and Reading 175
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Examination Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      two-hour written examination 100%
      Component: Essays Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      2000 word essay 1 50%
      2000 word essay 2 50%

      Formative Assessment:

      Essays, Seminars on set readings.


      Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University