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Close Reading of a Major English Text

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Course ID:	3301-LB1014
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.202 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Close Reading of a Major English Text
Name in Polish:	Szczegółowa analiza i interpretacja wybitnego tekstu literackiego: Ulisses Jamesa Joyce'a
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Fakultatywne przedmioty dla studiów dziennych z literatury brytyjskiej
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	The classes are devoted to Ulysses by James Joyce. The novel is discussed in the context of Irish culture, history and politics of the period; the poetics of Modernism; Joyce’s earlier texts; and the epic tradition. Students are supposed to have read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . Additionally, Homer’s The Odyssey is often referenced and each student once in the semester prepares a short presentation of one Homeric motif.
Full description:	During the classes we discuss James Joyce’s Ulysses. Every week students read at home a part of the text which then is analysed in detail. Thus the text is divided into sections which basically correspond to Joyce’s division into episodes, though sometimes we talk about two episodes during one class. The division is as follows: - Telemachus and Nestor - Proteus - Calypso - The Lotus Eaters - Hades and Aeolus - The Lestrygonians Scylla & Charybdis - The Wandering Rocks and The Sirens - The Cyclops - Nausicaa - The Oxen of the Sun - Circe - Eumaeus and Ithaca - Penelope. Joyce’s text is discussed in the context of Irish culture, history and politics of the period; the poetics of Modernism; Joyce’s earlier texts; and the epic tradition. Students are supposed to have read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . Additionally, Homer’s The Odyssey is often referenced and each student once in the semester prepares a short presentation of one Homeric motif.
Bibliography:	James Joyce, Ulysses James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce, The Dubliners Stuart Gilbert, James Joyce’s Ulysses Richard Ellmann, James Joyce Don Gifford, Joyce Annotated Don Gifford, The History of Irland.
Learning outcomes:	„Learning outcomes before 2022/2023” A student will acquire basic information about: Close Reading of a Major English Text I and will develop his/her analytical skills. „Learning outcomes after 2022/2023” Knowledge: the graduate will be able to K_W01 Identify and characterize on an advanced level the place and status of literary and culture studies within the humanities K_W02 Describe on an advanced level the current trends in literary and cultural studies research within the James Joyce studies K_W04 Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in the James Joyce studies with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems connected to "Ulysses" Abilities: the graduate is able to K_U01 Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to the James Joyce studies K_U02 Apply advanced research methodology within the James Joyce studies and English studies, respecting ethical norms and copyright law Social competences: the graduate is ready to K_K02 Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional development as far as the interpretation of James Joyce's "Ulysses" is concerned.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	- attendance - participation in discussions (25%) - presentations (25%) - written exam (50%) 3 absences are allowed.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Tadeusz Pióro
Group instructors:	Tadeusz Pióro
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