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Language, Literature and Culture: English and European Perspectives (B-KUL-F0BQ4A)

24 ECTSEnglish124 Both termsCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
Ingelbien Raphaël |  Peters Elke |  Debois Thomas (substitute) |  de Graef Ortwin |  N. |  Lanslots Inge (substitute)  | LessMore
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Aims

This clustered course is reserved exclusively for students in the Bachelor of European Studies programme. Students of other KU Leuven programmes and credit contract students can only take up the individual courses (see learning activities – is also included in other courses) as offered in the regular KU Leuven programmes.

The courses HAL18a and HAL41a are taught at the at the campus in Brussels.

Previous knowledge

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

6 ects. Engelse literatuur I: geschiedenis van de Engelse literatuur, 600-1800 (B-KUL-F0AB8a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture39 First term
Ingelbien Raphaël
POC Taal- en letterkunde

Content

The development of English literature from 600 to 1800. A discussion of representative texts simultaneously offers an introduction to the major authors of this period: Cædmon, the Beowulf- and Gawain-authors, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Swift and Pope.
The course traces the development of the literature of the British Isles from 600 to 1800 and zooms in on the major authors of this period by discussing representative texts (Cædmon, the Beowulf- and Gawain-authors, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Swift, Pope).

Course material

- The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume One (latest edition). Price: ca 60 €
- a novel by Jane Austen (the title varies from year to year). Price: ca 5-10€. 
- a handbook with guidelines and reading material (English Literary History I) that can be purchased from Acco bookshop (ca 7 €)

Is also included in other courses

6 ects. Engelse literatuur II: geschiedenis van de Engelse literatuur, 1800-heden (B-KUL-F0AB9a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture39 First term
de Graef Ortwin
POC Taal- en letterkunde

Content

This course continues the survey of English literature in Ba1 by tracing literary developments in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries (roughly from Romanticism to PostModernism). Given the globalisation of English culture it will also cover literature in the English language produced in Commonwealth and post-colonial contexts.
The historical survey will form the backdrop for focussed engagements with representative texts from the following periods or movements:
Romanticism
Victorian discourse
Modernisms
The literature of the Great War
The literature of World War II
The English literatures of the Commonwealth
Postmodern literatures
Post1950s realisms

Course material

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, most recent edition, vols D-F

Students are further required to read 5 novels (Heart of Darkness is included in the Norton Anthology)

1.         Charles Dickens, Hard Times (1854) (Oxford World's Classics), 462 pages, Oxford Paperbacks, 1998.
2.         George Eliot, Daniel Deronda (1876) 756 pages, Oxford Paperbacks 1998.
3          J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), 176 pages, Vintage 2004
4.         Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)
5.         Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899)

Is also included in other courses

6 ects. European Literature and Culture (B-KUL-HAL18a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture20 First term
N. |  Lanslots Inge (substitute)
POC Toegepaste taalkunde Brussel

Content

Focusing on a number of key themes and texts, this course provides a survey of the history of European literature and culture from Antiquity to the present. Discussing works of literature, film, music, and the visual arts from different regional and linguistic backgrounds, the course pursues a broad sketch of the cultural history of Europe.

Course material

de Pourcq, M. & Levie, S. (2018). European Literary History. An Introduction. London: Routledge. 

Other materials will be provided during the semester through the digital platform.

Language of instruction: more information

The language of instruction is English.

Format: more information

Blended learning - Group assignment - Practice session - Presentation - Traditional lecture

The learning activity consists of a 10-week series of lectures, and 2 sessions regarding the assignments.

Is also included in other courses

6 ects. Multilingualism and Diversity in Europe (B-KUL-HAL41a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture26 Second term
Peters Elke |  Debois Thomas (substitute)
POC Toegepaste taalkunde Brussel

Content

This course provides an overview and deeper understanding of multilingualism and linguistic diversity in Europe. The course zooms in on theories of first, second and heritage language acquisition. It also focuses on multilingualism in society, multilingualism in education, and multilingualism and employment. The course deals with language and identity, language and the media, language and migration, and language planning and policy in Europe. Case studies are used to illustrate real-world examples of language policy and their effects on multilingualism and linguistic diversity.

Course material

Powerpoint slides, reader

Is also included in other courses

Evaluation

Evaluation: Language, Literature and Culture: English and European Perspectives (B-KUL-F2BQ4a)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Learning material : Course material

Explanation


Features of the evaluation: check the individual course fiches of the original courses below.

Determination of final grade:

The final overall grade is calculated on a scale of 0-20. Students must obtain at least 10 out of 20 on all subparts (OLA’s) to be able to pass in total. If the student obtains less than 10 out of 20 on one or more OLA’s, they cannot achieve a final overall grade higher than 9/20. Pass grades are carried over to the retake exam period. If the student does not take one or more subparts, the student will achieve an NA as the final overall grade.

If no credit was obtained for the overall course and the course is resat in the third examination period (retakes), then:

  • pass grades shall not be retaken. The previously obtained results shall be transferred to calculate the new final overall grade.
  • the subparts for which the student obtained less than 10 out of 20 (or NA) must be retaken. The 'Best result principle' does not apply to OLAs.

Retaking the course in the next academic year means that all failed parts must be retaken. The pass grades are transferred to the next academic year.

Information about retaking exams

This course unit allows partial mark transfers in case of partial pass mark:

  • F0AB8a - Engelse literatuur I: geschiedenis van de Engelse literatuur, 600-1800 (during and beyond academic year)
  • F0AB9a - Engelse literatuur II: geschiedenis van de Engelse literatuur, 1800-heden (during and beyond academic year)
  • HAL18a - European Literature and Culture (during and beyond academic year)
  • HAL41a - Multilingualism and Diversity in Europe (during and beyond academic year)

Features of the evaluation: check the individual course fiches of the original courses below.

Determination of final grade:

The final overall grade is calculated on a scale of 0-20. Students must obtain at least 10 out of 20 on all subparts (OLA’s) to be able to pass in total. If the student obtains less than 10 out of 20 on one or more OLA’s, they cannot achieve a final overall grade higher than 9/20. Pass grades are carried over to the retake exam period. If the student does not take one or more subparts, the student will achieve an NA as the final overall grade.

If no credit was obtained for the overall course and the course is resat in the third examination period (retakes), then:

  • pass grades shall not be retaken. The previously obtained results shall be transferred to calculate the new final overall grade.
  • the subparts for which the student obtained less than 10 out of 20 (or NA) must be retaken. The 'Best result principle' does not apply to OLAs.

Retaking the course in the next academic year means that all failed parts must be retaken. The pass grades are transferred to the next academic year.