NOU163 Analysing Literature - for International Students
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leader:
- Sigurd Tenningen
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Exchange Student
Teaching language
NorwegianPrerequisites
Students must be able to follow teaching and read Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
Recommended prerequisites
The recommended level in Norwegian, both written and oral language, is B2 according to CEFR (the European Framework).
Course contents
The course gives an introduction to the literary analysis of lyrical, epical, dramatical and essayistic texts. Emphasis is placed on the theories of genres, narratological terms like narrative perspective, point of view, and composition, as well as the analysis of poetical qualities related to figurative language, rhetoric, and verse. The course focuses on texts from the last 100 years, with particular emphasis on works that have been important for the development of recent Nordic literature. Students will work with a broad selection of Nordic poetry, essays and works where texts and pictures interact. More than historizing and understanding epochs, the course aims at illustrating distinctive, aesthetic characteristics of the selected texts and placing them within a genre theoretical context. The analysis aims at increasing text comprehension and, at the same time, keeping the literary experience in focus.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
On successful completion of the course, students should
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Have knowledge about and be able to apply central terms in literary analysis
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Have thorough knowledge of the lyrical, epical, dramatical and essayistic genres
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Be familiar with a broad selection of recent Nordic, especially Norwegian, literature
Skills
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to
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Reflect on the aesthetical qualities of the language
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Describe literary styles and carry out interpretations by using analytical terms and expressions
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Identify the aesthetical characteristics of texts and identify them according to the genre
Examination requirements
Students in the Graduate Teacher Education (level 8-13): The practical training must be approved.
All other students: An individual written assignment must be approved.
Teaching methods
Lectures and group work. A two-week period of practical training for students in the Graduate Teacher Education (level 8-13). The workload is estimated at 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
No
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.
Assessment methods and criteria
An individual one-week home examination. Students with Norwegian as their first language must use the language variant Nynorsk.
Graded assessment.
Other information
The course is aimed at international students and can not be included in a one-year programme or bachelor's degree in Nordic due to different examination requirements.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| NO-143 – Literary Analysis | 10 |
| NOU143 – Literary Analysis for exchange students | 10 |
| NO-163 – Analysing Literature | 10 |
| LFT107 – Å analysere litteratur | 10 |