Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)
Module GERM1031: DRAMA & NARRATIVE
Department: Modern Language and Cultures (German)
GERM1031:
DRAMA & NARRATIVE
Type |
Open |
Level |
1 |
Credits |
20 |
Availability |
Available in 2008/09 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Prerequisites
- B in German at A level (or its equivalent).
Corequisites
- Modern Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: German Language 1(I) (GERM1011). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- This module will introduce students to two important German literary genres, drama and narrative.
- The concern will be with the ways in which stories and plays work, how they communicate meaning to readers and spectators.
- (This can then be applied to any plays and stories, from any period, in any language).
Content
- The set texts usually include narrative works by Brentano, Grass, Kafka, Kleist and Mann, and plays by Brecht, B_, Holz/Schlaf, Lessing and Weiss.
- The module works from first principles, no former knowledge of German literature is required.
Learning Outcomes
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Tutorials |
4 |
2 in Term 1; 2 in Term 2 |
1 Hour |
4 |
■ |
Seminars |
22 |
1 Per Week |
1 Hour |
22 |
■ |
Total contact hours |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
174 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
200 |
|
Summative Assessment
Component: Commentary |
Component Weighting: 15% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
Commentary (Term 1) |
1000 words |
100% |
|
Component: Essay |
Component Weighting: 25% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
Essay (Term 2) |
1500 words |
100% |
|
Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 60% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
Written examination |
2 hours |
100% |
|
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