Module RUSS1051: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN LITERATURE

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (RUSSIAN)

RUSS1051: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN LITERATURE

Prerequisites

• An A-level pass in a foreign language.

Corequisites

• Modern European Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes; Russian Language 1A (RUSS1161) and Russian Translation 1A (RUSS1131) or Russian Language 1B (RUSS1042). Others: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• This module is designed to give an introduction to Russian literature of the early nineteenth century through an examination of selected works by major Russian authors.

Content

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Learning Outcomes

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

• Lectures provide background information about the authors and the contemporary context.
• Seminars aim to develop skills in literary analysis through discussion of such issues as characterisation and narrative structure.
• As the module is open to students who have no Russian, English is the language of instruction and the texts are read in translation.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None

■ 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