Introduction to Literary Studies

Course: German philology and translation, English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Introduction to Literary Studies
Code
ОК.10.1
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
PLO 8. Know and understand the system of language, the general properties of literature as the art of word, the history of German language and literature, be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 11. Know the principles, technologies and techniques of oral and written texts of different genres and styles creation in Ukrainian, German and English. PLO 12. Analyse language units, determine their interaction, and characterize linguistic phenomena and the underlying processes. PLO 13. Analyze and interpret works of Ukrainian and foreign fiction and oral folk art, determine their specificity and place in the literary process (according to the chosen specialization). PLO 15. Perform linguistic, literary and translation analysis of texts of different styles and genres.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge: Secondary school program in Ukrainian and world literature. 2. Ability: to carry out a basic literary analysis of an artistic text at the level of the secondary school program, to distinguish literary eras, trends, styles and phenomena.
Course content
The course "Introduction to Literary Studies" is a one-semester courses of 2 ECTS credits, within which attention is focused on forming in students an idea of literary studies as a science at the heart of philological sciences, the subject of its study, sections of literary studies and their specifics, schools and methods of literary studies, literary studies and inter-subject connections, as well as the formation and consolidation of students' skills of in-depth and complex literary analysis based on the basic tools of literary studies and its gradual expansion, in particular taking into account such factors as the generic and genre affiliation of an artistic work, its figurative system, plot lines, compositional, spatiotemporal, narrative and intertextual characteristics.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Галич О., Назарець В., Васильєв Є. Теорія літератури. К.: Либідь, 2001. 2. Галич О.А. Вступ до літературознавства. Луганськ, 2010. 3. Галич О.А. Історія літературознавства. К.: Шлях, 2006. 4. Ткаченко А. Мистецтво слова. Вступ до літературознавства. 2003.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Explanatory and illustrative method, method of problem-based learning (problem lecture), heuristic method, analytical tasks, educational discussions at seminar classes, preparation of essays, independent work of students.
Assessment methods and criteria
Current assessment: answer to the seminar class, essay, final test with open answers. The final assessment is an exam. Evaluation criteria for each form of control are given in the course program.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Ivanivna Kobchinska
Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology