English  (ENJ1)

The English programme is aimed at students who love reading, who value literature and appreciate its fundamental role in shaping society and the individual; it attracts students who wish to deepen and refine their critical engagement with a wide variety of English-language texts and cultures.  We educate students in the history of literary and cultural production, in current theoretical methods and approaches, and in a wide range of generic, historical and national literatures.  We promote our core values – independence, creativity, collaboration, critical reflection, cultural engagement, and social and political consciousness – through innovative teaching, learning and assessment methods.  The seminar, workshop and small group work are at the core of our teaching; in these supportive learning environments students and their lecturer/tutor come together in the spirit of mutual inquiry, reflection, discussion and debate.  Work is assessed by a variety of methods including exam, essay, reflective journals, presentations, worksheets, portfolios, creative writing, individual and group projects. Together these modes of assessment foster the development of a range of important qualities and proficiencies.  We work to equip our students with the knowledge, skills, resources and inspiration useful for a range of professions and beneficial for life, and to produce graduates capable of fulfilling their highest potential as critically-minded and creative citizens.  The challenges, experiences and opportunities provided in this educational environment prepare students for a variety of different workplaces.

1 - Situate a text within appropriate thematic, critical, historic and cultural contexts, and to interrogate it in the light of current critical debates
2 - Illustrate In-depth knowledge of literary production in specific time periods and cultures, and identify aesthetic innovations and trends
3 - Express nuanced understanding of form, genre and mode, and an ability to connect ideas across different periods and cultures
4 - Apply refined and sophisticated skills in detailed textual analysis and close reading, and highly attentive to the tensions and ambiguity of texts and language
5 - Apply ann extensive range of literary terminology to the analysis of texts in a range of genres and media
6 - Write with clarity, precision, depth and style, while demonstrating an awareness of genre (e.g. essay, reflective journal, oral presentation), modes of argument, rhetorical skills, and audience
7 - Possess confidence in their own critical judgments, informed by appropriate academic and theoretical skills
8 - Demonstrate a capacity for Innovative, independent thinking that is creative in approach and response to complex issues
9 - Articulate the value and radical transformative potential of literature and literary studies, and become an enthusiastic advocate for the discipline in wider society
10 - Foster a lifelong commitment to the value of reading with an ongoing desire to explore the rich variety of literary and cultural production and cultural history
11 - Research effectively, identify gaps in knowledge and locate and evaluate appropriate sources of information (including online resources, databases, digital tools)
12 - Advance to Postgraduate studies will all the necessary critical, writing and research skills

Stage 2

At Stage Two, students must take BOTH Level Two core modules (15 credits). Students must make up 10 Level Two option credits in English and should select 2 x 5 credit option modules. Students can choose to take further modules in English as substitutions for elective credits.

Stage 3

At Stage Three, students must take 2 x 10 credit modules from Option List A and 1 x 5 credit modules from Option List B.

Stage 4

At Stage Four, students should take 2 x 10 credit modules from Option List A and 1 x 5 credit module from Option List B

See the UCD Assessment website for further details

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