ELT 423 TEACHING AND STUDYING NOVEL

COURSE REFERENCE Jeremy Hawthorn

COURSE CONTENTS Fiction and the novel History, Genre, culture Shorter Fiction Realism, modernism, postmodernism Fiction and the electronic media Analyzing fiction Studying the novel Versions and adaptations Critical approaches to fiction

COURSE ASSESSMENT  Midterm Exam 30%  Presentation 20%  Final Exam 50% Performance: Students can choose any literary work and provide relevant info about the author, briefly explain the work(setting, characterization, style etc.) and present it in front of the class.

COURSE ATTENDANCE  Course Duration 14 Weeks/42 Hours  Permitted Absence30%

IMPORTANT DATES  Mid-term exams November 2012  Final exams03-11 January 2013  Make up exams04-09 February 2013