Western European Literatures of the Early 21st Century

Course: Literary Creativity, Ukrainian Language and Literature and English

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Western European Literatures of the Early 21st Century
Code
ВБ.2.03
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
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, PLO 5, PLO 7, PLO 13, PLO 21.2. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section " Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before the course of study students are expected to complete successfully the program’s previous literary disciplines; to demonstrate basic knowledge of literary terms and be competent in applying various methodologies of a literary analysis of text.
Course content
The discipline is aimed at introducing students to the major literary phenomena, reading the central literary texts, overviewing artistic movements and trends in Western of the beginning of the 21st century. The course involves mastering various approaches to the analysis of literary text and provides the future philologists with professionally oriented competence.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Сильвіан Дюпюї «Падіння друге», «Черевомовне пекло» Шлінк Г. «Читець» К.Ішіруро «Не відпускай мене» І.Отісьє «Раптом на самоті» І.Мак’юен «Сонячна» Дж.Барнс «Відчуття закінчення» М.Геддон «Дивна історія із собакою вночі» Марк Равенхілл «Продукт» Фердінанд фон Шірах «Терор» Керіл Черчілл «Сім єврейських дітей» Мішель Вельбек «Покора» Е.Е.Шмітт «Оскар і Рожева Пані» Жозе Сарамаго «Каїн» А.Барікко «Шовк» А. Нотомб «Подив і тремтіння» Мюріель Барбері «Ласощі» Джеймісон Ф. Постмодернізм або Логіка культури пізнього капіталізму. – К., 2008. Бредбері М. Британський роман нового часу. – Львів, 2011. Бовсунівська Т. Теорія літературних жанрів: Жанрова парадигма сучасного зарубіжного роману. – К., 2009. Васильєв Є. Сучасна драматургія: жанрові трансформації, модифікації, новації. – Луцьк, 2017.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The educational activities include answering at the seminars, the writing of an essay and passing the final test. The work program of the discipline includes the implementation of lectures and seminars, as well as students' independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final assessment mark for the course is formed by the sum of the marks of the current and final control. The forms of current control encompass the answers on the seminars (max 35/ min 21 points), preparing an essay (max 15/ min 9 points). When is sum, the forms of the final control make up max 60/ min 36 points. The form of the final control is the exam with max 40/min 21 points for the mark. For the access to the exam the student needs to accumulate at least 36 points. To receive a positive mark for the course, the mark for the exam must be at least 24 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Hanna Oleksandrivna Kanova
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