Critical Approaches to Creative Practice: Methodology, Research & Literature - CED00001M
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- Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
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Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
Occurrence |
Teaching period |
A |
Spring Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
The module aims to:
- Introduce a range of texts for close reading and critical analysis
- Build on the academic rigorousness established in the preceding module
- Develop scholarly writing and intellectual debate
- Develop an awareness of the elements of specific forms of writing (poetry, prose and scripting)
- Explore the development and application of critical practice
- Engage in theoretical, critical and methodological discussions
- Develop communication, comprehension and co-operation alongside analytical, critical thinking
- Develop appropriate academic skills and language for critical analysis, argument, referencing, research and essay writing
- Offer opportunities to respond imaginatively to the texts studied
- Increase understanding of the key aspects of writing (plot, setting, characters, point of view)
- Create regular reflective practice, through the keeping of a Learning Log
Module learning outcomes
By the conclusion of the module the student should be able to:
Subject content
- Demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical, critical and methodological approaches to literature
- Express critical evaluations of creative and academic literature verbally and in writing
- Respond intellectually and creatively to literary works
- Write an essay that is sustained offering a measured, convincing and scholarly argument
Academic and graduate skills
- Demonstrate research skills by engaging with a variety of sources
- Select and organise appropriate information
- Express complex ideas arising from both in academic and creative work with clarity
Other learning outcomes (if applicable)
- Approach unfamiliar texts with a sense of confidence
Indicative assessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework |
100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework |
100 |
Module feedback
The tutor will give regular individual feedback throughout the module on work submitted.
The assessment feedback is as per the university’s guidelines with regard to timings.
Indicative reading
Required Reading
- Cottrell, S. Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. (Palgrave Study Skills). (2011) Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Culler, J. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. (2011) Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Greetham, B. How to Write Better Essays. (Palgrave Study Skills) (2008) Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Woolf,J. Writing About Literature. (2005) Oxon: Routledge
Key texts selected for critical analysis in poetry, prose and scripts to be decided.