Develop their knowledge and understanding of how linguistics is used to describe and analyze literature.

Module Title: Stylistics

 

Module Code: ENU516

 

Cohort: Full-time/Part-time

 

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Academic Year: 2015-2016 Semester: 2

3. Module Leader

 

4. Other Members of Staff Involved in the Module

None

 

5. Module Learning Opportunities

Students will, by the end of the module, have the opportunity to:

 

• Develop their knowledge and understanding of how linguistics is used to describe and analyse literature;

 

• Gain a broad knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical approaches to stylistics and how these theories affect methodology;

 

• Gain a detailed knowledge of a range of approaches analysis of literature from a linguistic perspective, as well as the appropriacy of different approaches in different settings

 

• Apply a range of critical approaches to stylistics analysis, with a focus on students’ own interests both in text types and analytic approaches;

 

• Produce their own small-scale analysis of a literary text, with a focus on the applying their chosen method in a reliable and consistent way;

 

• Develop their ability to use critical and analytical terminology and appropriate scholarly citation of work in stylistic analysis, while appreciating the complexities in approaches by different scholars

 

• Develop advanced literacy and communication skills and the ability to apply these in contexts and create work that is coherently structured;

 

• Develop an advanced level of self-efficacy in terms of their own analysis, by showing their ability to follow advice, act independently, manage their time, plan and organise their workload to meet deadlines and to reflect upon their own learning, making effective use of feedback to facilitate improvements in their own performances;

 

• Learn advanced research skills including the ability to acquire, use, evaluate and interpret complex information from diverse sources and to synthesise such

 

Assignment Brief

 

 

 

 

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6. Details of the Assignment

 

Assignment Name: Component 2

Assignment Weighting: 75%

 

Assignment Details:  Essay 3,500 words

7. Assignment Deadline and Submission Details

Deadline:    by 12 noon on 9 May 2016

 

Submission Mode: Electronic Copy

 

For electronic submissions: You must submit your work electronically as a .doc or .docx file. Please make sure the file name follows the following format: studentnumber_modulecode_description (e.g. 10023344_ENU516_Component2) before uploading it to Moodle.

 

Feedback: electronic

8. Instructions for Extensions and Late submissions

 

If an extension has been granted, the assignment(s) (whether hard-copy or electronic submission) must be submitted as a hard copy via the Coursework Counter in The Hub. The exception is where the assessment is a wiki, discussion board, online collaboration or uses other digital media, this may be submitted electronically as advised by the module tutor.

 

Late electronic assignments must be submitted via the late submission upload option on the module Moodle page. Late hard copy assignments must be submitted via the Coursework Counter in The Hub.

 

All resits and assignments submitted as agreed by the Mitigating Circumstances Board must be submitted in hard copy.

9. Assignment Marking Criteria

 

Assignment Brief

 

 

 

Criteria	Choose relevant texts for analysis and apply	Do close critical analysis of language texts	Write carefully and succinctly, observing scholarly conventions
	relevant linguistic theories and approaches
	Demonstrates competent, thorough, and carefully
	focused knowledge of relevant theories and linguistic		Largely error-free spelling, punctuation and grammar.
	approaches, and makes very effective use of research	Uses frequent, concise, thoughtfully analysed quotation	Expressed in appropriate academic language.
70%+ First	tools.	from the data, showing independent thought and	Quotations and other material from secondary sources are used when
	Demonstrates an excellent ability to choose appropriate	originality.	required and usually integrated appropriately and grammatically.
	text or texts which are well-suited for the chosen		Conforms to presentation and referencing standards with few or no errors.
	analytic framework.
	Applies theoretical approaches effectively to data, and		Largely error-free spelling, punctuation and grammar.
	makes some very effective use of research tools.	Data is analysed, providing references to the data as	Expressed in appropriate academic language.
60-69%: 2:1	Demonstrates a very good ability to choose appropriate	required to show full engagement, and to fully support	Quotations and other material from secondary sources are used when
	text or texts which are well-suited for the chosen	ideas and arguments presented.	required and usually integrated appropriately and grammatically.
	analytic framework.		Conforms to presentation and referencing standards with few or no errors.
	Uses theories and approaches relevant to the module	Some aspects of the data neglected or misinterpreted	Good standard of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
	and to the data – this is effective in adding to the		Expressed in clear, appropriate language.
		(perhaps because of misunderstanding of a linguistic
	analysis. Uses research tools to good effect.		Clearly integrated quotations and other material from secondary sources
50-59%: 2:2		concept or flawed contextual knowledge) but there is
	Demonstrates a good ability to choose appropriate text		without distracting from meaning.
		evidence of critical analysis and in general, references to
	or texts which are well-suited for the chosen analytic		Evidence of a largely successful attempt to conform to presentation and
		data support ideas and arguments presented.
	framework.		referencing standards.
	Some attempt is made to analyse data using linguistic		There may be some errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
			Expression is largely appropriate to academic context but may include some
	theories or approaches; limited and not very illuminating	Major aspects of the data are neglected or misinterpreted
			casual or vague language.
	use is made of research tools.	(perhaps because of misunderstanding of a linguistic
			Quotations and other material from secondary sources may not always be
40-49%: Third	Demonstrates some ability to choose appropriate text or	concept or flawed contextual knowledge). Analysis
			integrated effectively but this should not lead to a loss of understanding or be
	texts which are well-suited for the chosen analytic	generally makes sense and is supported by reference to
			anexample of poor referencing bordering on plagiarism  •  References are
	framework, but texts might be insufficient for the	the data, but may be vague or lacking support.
			present where required but errors may be made in precise
	analysis.
			presentation.
	Linguistic theories and approaches are either not used,		Writing has too many errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar to achieve
	or are misunderstood, or	General, vague, ‘lay’ discussion of data based on general
			adequate level.
	are referred to in passing but not applied to the data	assumptions rather than scholarship, on poor research,
39 or below:			Expressed in inappropriate, colloquial, or awkward language.
	adequately. Does not demonstrate significant ability to	or on a lack of care and attention to the data.
Fail			Poorly integrated quotations and other material from secondary sources.
	choose appropriate text or texts which are well-suited	Or, effort is made to analyse but the data or research is
			Lack of or very poorly presented references and lack of presentation and
	for the chosen analytic framework. Texts might alsobe	misunderstood or not relevant
			referencing standards makes work inaccurate.
	insufficient for the analysis.

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