ALL260 - Australian Literature
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Trimester 2: Burwood: 1 x 1-hour class plus 1 x 2-hour seminar per week Waurn Ponds: 1 x 1-hour class (recordings provided at Geelong) plus 1 x 2-hour seminar (weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11). 1 x 2-hour seminar equivalent online delivery (weeks 6, 7, 9). Trimester 3: 1 x 2-hour seminar week 1, 1 x 4-hour seminar in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | Trimester 2: Independent and Collaborative learning activities, including 1 x 1-hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 2-hour seminar equivalent Trimester 3: Independent and collaborative learning activities including: 1 x 2-hour seminar equivalent |
Content
This unit introduces students to a range of Australian fiction, poetry and drama. A detailed understanding of writing genres and forms, and of Australian literary history, will entail readings of both early and contemporary texts. Students will learn to approach literary texts through thematic and theoretical focuses, with specific attention to Indigenous writing.
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