BA English Language and Literature(Part-time)
Year 4
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of English Studies;- use generic and subject specific intellectual qualities ie> present a structured and coherent argument;> have knowledge of critical terminology;> have knowledge of linguistic terminology;- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places, including substantial study of periods before 1800;- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts inwhich literature is written and read;- have a basic knowledge of the structure of English, and how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to analysis of texts;- develop and use critical skills.- develop analytical skills and apply them to texts.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment;- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;- decision making.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include demonstrating:- the knowledge and application of concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;- the ability to construct an argument;- knowledge of English Language and Literature;- the ability to be critical of scholarly work.