Foreign Literature for Young Adults

Course: “Foreign Literature and the English Language: Theory and Methodology of Teaching”

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Foreign Literature for Young Adults
Code
ВБ 2.05.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO 15, PLO 16, PLO 17, PLO 18, PLO 19, PLO 22, PLO 29.1, PLO 35.1, PLO 36.1. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section " Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the courses Introduction to Literary Studies; History of Ancient Greek and Roman Literature; History of Western-European Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; History of Literature of the Ancient East; History of Literature of Western Europe and America of the 17th – 18th Centuries; History of Literature of Western Europe and America of the 19th Century; History of Literature of Western Europe and America of the 20th Century; Foreign Literature for Children. 2. Knowledge of the peculiarities of teenagers' perception of fiction.
Course content
Students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of the history of foreign literature for teenagers; consolidate knowledge of basic categories and concepts of liіterary criticism; continue learning the literature for specified age period; study the features of the artistic structure of the literary works for teenagers, ways of their classical and modern interpretation, the specifics of the genre system and syncretic genre nature of literature for teenagers as well as its thematic plethora; master the methods of making pupils get interested in this literature; get acquainted with its examples, as well as expand the scope of individual reading, prepare presentations of individual reading.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Forms of study consist of lectures, seminars, and students’ self-study. Teaching methods include answers at the seminars, presentation projects of the individual reading, and a final test paper.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final mark for the course is formed as the sum of the points of the current and final control. Formative assessment includes answers at seminars (max 39/min 26 points), presentation projects of the individual reading (max 9/min 4 points), and a final test paper (max 12/min 6 points). In total, in-process evaluations of academic progress during the semester a student can gain max 60/min 36 points. Summative assessment is arranged in the form of the exam. The exam scores max 40/min 24 points. To be admitted to the exam a student must score min 36 points. To receive a positive mark in the discipline, the mark for the exam must be at least 24 points. Correlation Scale According to 100-point scale Mark according to national scale 90–100 5 Еxcellent 75–89 4 Good 60–74 3 Satisfactory 35–59 2 Fail
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Oleksiivna Liubarets
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