Pre-requisites

EN604

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Make critical interpretations and appraisals of literature of the modern era including from a Christian worldview perspective

• Critique styles and forms of major literary works

• Generate an original exposition of literature in the modern era for a wider audience

Unit Description

This unit examines contemporary literature in light of influences, trends and responses that occur in literary progression. Textual focus considers origins, responses and cycles in literature. The unit considers global and cultural matters evident in contemporary literature. Students will explore and compare how texts respond. Approaches to the development and future of literary texts will include, but not be isolated to, the role of screen, print and digital media in changing the way people use language.

Topics

• Narrative adaptation and response
• Finding movements of thought in contemporary literature
• Analysing devices and messages as they are demonstrated in the literary text
• Positioning the Christian worldview against the apparent worldviews of modern literature
• Critiquing the nature of progression in the literary Arts

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Unit offerings

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.