ITAL30340 Contemporary Italian Texts

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module focuses on 20th and 21st century Italian literature. Module content TBC.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to: recognize the place of the novels studied in the broad historical and cultural context of Italy; present ideas orally and engage in discussion in tutorials; analyse the texts in terms of both form and content, through providing a detailed commentary on individual texts; present close analysis of one of the set texts as a group, with a focus on themes and structural features of importance; write a critical essay appropriate to a third-year student of Italian literature, taking due account of critical sources.

Indicative Module Content:

This module focuses on 20th and 21st century Italian literature. Module content TBC.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

43
Autonomous Student Learning

43
Lectures

12
Seminar (or Webinar)

12
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, supplemented by seminars. Active, task-based learning; group work; critical writing; case-based learning. Active participation in class is required. In addition to this, full engagement with material and tasks made available in Brightspace is expected each week.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: 1 class test (commentary / textual analysis) Week 8 Graded No

40

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): 3500 words final essay Week 14 Graded No

60

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Class test results will be discussed in class in the last part of the module, without identifying individuals but focusing on important issues like common misperceptions, difficult concepts, problems with written expression. In addition, further individual feedback can always be obtained upon request.