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An Introduction to Literary Studies

ОК 01.04.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2024/2025

1 Semester

3

PRN2. Work effectively with information on Slavic studies: select the necessary information from various sources, critically analyse and interpret it, and organise, classify and systematise information relating to Belarusian and Ukrainian studies. PRN7. Understand the main problems of philology and Slavic philology, and approaches to solving them using appropriate methods and innovative approaches. PRN16. Know and understand the basic concepts, theories and concepts of Belarusian linguistics and literary studies, and be able to apply them in professional practice.

Full-time form

Before commencing this course, students should be familiar with the fundamental characteristics of literary studies as the study of the art of language; understand the relationship between literary studies and other humanities; and possess a basic factual knowledge of the humanities. - Be able to collect and interpret information regarding the characteristics of the development of the literary process in various historical contexts over the centuries; apply key concepts in the analysis of literary phenomena and processes; plan and evaluate their own work; utilise interactive and multimedia resources. - Possess basic skills in academic research and information management; adopt a critical approach to the phenomena under analysis; utilise specialist information sources in foreign languages; work with literary texts; produce complex oral and written communications; engage in interaction and collaboration in learning within research-oriented contexts.

The aim of the course is to help students systematise and consolidate their knowledge of literary studies, master the skills required to analyse literary works, and become proficient in the use of specialist terminology and key literary categories and concepts, whilst focusing on the semantic content and specific characteristics of literary texts. The course includes classroom work in the form of lectures and practical sessions, as well as independent study focused on working through practical guides, critical reading of literary texts, and creative writing assignments. Throughout the course, students master modern methods of literary analysis, develop systematic principles and tools for analytical thinking, and apply literary research methods in practice.

1. Anthology of 20th-Century World Literary Criticism. – Lviv, 1996. 2. Bilous, P.V. Introduction to Literary Studies. – Kyiv, 2011 3. Galych, O.A. Introduction to Literary Studies. – Luhansk, 2010. 4. Introduction to Literary Studies. Reader / Ed. N.I. Bernadska. – Kyiv, 1995 5. Kachurovsky, I. Generics and Architectonics. – Kyiv, 2005. 6. Kostenko, N. Ukrainian Poetry of the 20th Century. – Kyiv, 1993. 7. Lexicon of General and Comparative Literary Studies. – Chernivtsi, 2009. 8. Dictionary-Reference Guide to Literary Studies. – Kyiv, 1997 9. Encyclopaedia of Literary Studies: in 2 vols. Author-compiler: Y. I. Kovaliv. – Kyiv, 2007 11. Marko, V. Fundamentals of Literary Analysis. – Kirovohrad, 1997. 10. Mitosek, Z. Theories of Literary Studies. – Simferopol, 2003. 11. Moklytsia, M. Introduction to Literary Studies. – Lutsk, 2011. 12. Tkachenko, A. The Art of the Word. Introduction to Literary Studies. – Kyiv, 1998.

Lectures and practical sessions, individual consultations, supervision of students’ independent work and monitoring of its completion, credit.

Assessment takes place throughout the semester based on the following types of work: oral presentations, responses and set assignments. The final form of assessment is a pass/fail mark. This mark is awarded based on the student’s performance throughout the semester and does not involve any additional assessment procedures. Students who have achieved the minimum passing mark of 60 points receive a ‘pass’. Students who have not achieved the minimum passing mark of 60 points receive a ‘fail’. Students who have scored a total of less than 60 marks over the semester must, in order to pass, cover the material on the topics where they are behind by writing independent assignments, essays or, if necessary, a test.

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