2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ENGL1023 Key Concepts of English Language Study: One

20 creditsClass Size: 90

School of English

Module manager: Professor Tony Crowley

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Module replaces

ENGL1021 Analysing English

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module provides an exciting introduction to aspects of the study of the English language and gives students access to the range of issues taken up in English Language options available in the second and third years of the JH English Language and Linguistics and SH English Language and Literature degrees. The module is founded on the individual expertise of colleagues in English language and builds on the tradition of excellence in this field at Leeds (including the establishment of the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture at the Brotherton Library).

Objectives

Key Concepts in English Language is an introductory module which provides students on the SH English Language and Literature and JH English Language and Linguistics programmes with a strong foundation in key topics of English language study at university level. Its main objective is to enable students to develop an understanding of key concepts used in the analysis of the English language and its varieties. A further objective is to enable students to analyse a wide range of texts, and to demonstrate a practical understanding of how the English language works in literature and other forms of writing.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will demonstrate:
• A basic ability to use written communication effectively
• A basic capacity to describe and analyse a range of literary and non-literary texts
• A basic ability to manage complex information in a structured and systematic way
• A basic capacity for independent thought, critical reason and judgement
• Basic research skills, including the retrieval of information, the organisation of material and the evaluation of its importance
• A basic capacity to use subject-specific and general IT skills in the development and execution of research projects
• Efficient time management and organisation skills
• Independent and collaborative learning skills.

Syllabus

The module will follow a clear weekly structure composed of lecture and workshop sessions and may include special presentations, fieldwork opportunities, and poster displays. The module is structured so that students will take two separate pods designed to introduce key concepts in the study of English language. Each of the pods will be led for five weeks by an individual colleague from the English language team, and topics may include stylistics, syntax and grammatical analysis; language variation and its relation to identity; language and history; discourse analysis. Weekly preparation and set exercises will enable students to produce a portfolio for assessment at the end of each pod (equivalent to 2000 words for each portfolio). Examples might include: researching the history of a word; a short sociolinguistic survey; grammar exercises; linguistic analysis of a text.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	10	2.00	20.00
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			170.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Weekly workshops and consultation hours provide regular settings in which the pod leaders can offer forms of informal and formative feedback. Written feedback on the portfolios will help students to develop their written work for future modules.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	While its precise contents will be determined by the leader of each pod, each portfolio will be composed of regular or weekly assignments based on class activity, class discussion, and/or independent scholarship using the reading list as a guide. Elements within the portfolio will allow students to practice effective written communication, to analyse a range of texts, to manage complex information, to display independent thought, and to achieve all other learning outcomes. The word limit for each portfolio will range from 2,000 to 3,000 words or their equivalent as determined by the pod leader.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/08/2019

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