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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)
Module EAST3341: JAPANESE LITERATURE THROUGH THE AGES
Department: East Asian Studies
EAST3341: JAPANESE LITERATURE THROUGH THE AGES
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 3 | 20 | Available in 2005/2006 | None. | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To introduce in English translation the literature, theatre and aesthetics of pre-modern Japan. Students will explore the development of Japanese literature and literary aesthetics from the first recorded texts of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki to the end of the Edo Period when Japan was forced to open to the West.To familiarize students with indigenous Japanese literary forms before the impact of Western literary forms and thought.
Content
- Japanese literature will be divided into four periods, the course focusing on the major literary styles of each: the early classical period or the age of the Manyoshu (up to 794); the classical or Heian Period (794 - 1194); the medieval period (1192 - 1603); the pre-modern era or Edo Period (1603-1868).
- The course will be made up of 19 lectures and 3 seminars. The seminars will require students to analyse an issue in groups, present this analysis to the rest of the class and lead discussion on the issue concerned.
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 | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 19 | 1 Per Week | One hour | 19 | |
| Tutorials | 3 | 1 Per Term | 3 | ||
| Seminars | 3 | Approximately 6 Weekly | One hour | 3 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 175 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 50% | two-hour written examination | 100% | ||
| Essays | 50% | 2000 word essay 1 | 50% | ||
| 2000 word essay 2 | 50% |
Formative Assessment
Reading assignments, seminar participation.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.