Aims & Objectives
Course Aims
Engage with a range of texts, in a variety of media and forms, from different periods, styles, and cultures
Develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, presenting and performing
Develop skills in interpretation, analysis and evaluation
Develop sensitivity to the formal and aesthetic qualities of texts and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings
Develop an understanding of relationships between texts and a variety of perspectives, cultural contexts, and local and global issues and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings
Develop an understanding of the relationships between studies in language and literature and other disciplines
Communicate and collaborate in a confident and creative way
Foster a lifelong interest in and enjoyment of language and literature.
Assessment Objectives
Know, understand and interpret:
A range of texts, works and/or performances, and their meanings and implications
Contexts in which texts are written and/or received
Elements of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual and/or performance craft
Features of particular text types and literary forms.
Analyse and evaluate:
Ways in which the use of language creates meaning
Uses and effects of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual or theatrical techniques
Relationships among different texts
Ways in which texts may offer perspectives on human concerns.
Communicate
Ideas in clear, logical and persuasive ways
In a range of styles, registers and for a variety of purposes and situations
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