Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
When you have completed this degree you will have knowledge and understanding of:
- a substantial number of texts in English (or translated into English) from a wide range of different genres
- the central and complex role of language in the creation of meaning
- key critical and theoretical approaches to the study of English, including an awareness of how language and texts negotiate cultural change and difference
- how texts are produced, disseminated and interpreted within different cultural and socio-historical contexts
- how the study of English literature can benefit from interdisciplinary work.
Cognitive skills
When you have completed this degree you will be able to:
- analyse a wide range of texts in an appropriate critical vocabulary
- synthesise information and ideas drawn from a variety of sources
- evaluate different interpretations of texts
- engage with literary texts from the past and from other contexts and cultures.
Practical and/or professional skills
When you have completed this degree you will be able to:
- plan and write essays and longer projects, following the conventions of scholarship in this subject, and acknowledging the work of others.
Key skills
When you have completed this degree you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- ability to communicate complex ideas and arguments clearly and in ways that are appropriate to your subject, purpose and audience
- information literacy skills in finding, evaluating and using online data
- competence in the use of appropriate ICT tools
- ability to work independently, and develop your own learning strategies.
Teaching, learning and assessment methods
You will gain knowledge and understanding through study of published distance-learning materials, including specially written teaching texts, audio-visual materials, set books, study guides, assignment and project guides, specimen examination papers, and written feedback on assignments. Learning outcomes are assessed by means of assignments requiring short written answers, essays, extended essays and examinations.
You will develop and practise your cognitive skills through study of the study materials, which include self-assessment questions, as well as audio-visual materials and associated study guides, assignment booklets and specimen examination papers. These skills are also taught and practised through group tutorial work (face-to-face and online) and through carefully monitored written feedback by tutors on your assignments.
You will be taught key skills by teaching materials in print and a range of other interactive media, by detailed tutor feedback on written work, and by participation in study events such as tutorials and day schools. You will practise and develop them throughout the modules that make up the degree, though there is more emphasis on independent learning at Level 3.
Practical and/or professional skills are taught cumulatively throughout the modules that make up the degree.