AJc302 Literary Stylistics

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJc302/01: Fri 24. 9. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, Fri 8. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, Fri 22. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, Fri 12. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, Fri 26. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, Fri 10. 12. 12:00–13:50 učebna 11, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
Prerequisites
Advanced level of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces the students to a stylistic analysis of literary texts. It focuses on foregrounding, stylistic markers at different language layers, narrative stylistics, choices of point of view and stylised presentation of different registers and genres in literary texts; furthermore, the course tries to relate stylistic description to text interpretation and literary criticism.
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the main stylistic features of a literary text, interpret literary texts and motivate their interpretation. An additional objective of this course is to prepare students to use literary texts in language teaching both as discussion topics and as a basis for acquiring grammatical structures and vocabulary items.
Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to use relevant stylistics terminology, to analyse literary texts from a stylistics point of view, and to apply this knowledge and skills for pedagogical purposes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Poetics and stylistcs, Stylistic analysis of literary texts.
  • 2. The style of an author, period, literary movement and genre.
  • 3. Literature as discourse. Domain, tenor and mode of discourse.
  • 4. Poetic discourse: structure, sound symbolism a meaning.
  • 5. Understanding poems. Using poems in creative writing.
  • 6. Narrative stylistics.
  • 7. Exploring point of view in narrative fiction. Linguistic indicators of point of view.
  • 8. Stylized dialogue in fiction. Speech acts and politeness. Dramatising a fictional prose text.
  • 9. Drama structure. Rewriting a drama text as a narrative. Performing a drama text.
  • 10. Stylised registers and genres in fictional prose.
  • 11. Discussion of the use of literary texts in the language classroom observed during teaching practice.
Literature
    required literature
  • VERDONK, Peter. Stylistics. first published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, xiii, 124. ISBN 9780194372404. info
    recommended literature
  • WALES, Katie. A dictionary of stylistics. 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman, 2001, viii, 429. ISBN 0582317371. info
  • SHORT, Mick. Exploring the language of poems, plays and prose. London: Longman, 1996, xiii, 399. ISBN 0582291305. info
  • Reading, analysing and teaching literature. Edited by Mick Short. Essex: Longman, 1989, viii, 315. ISBN 0582291577. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. and Mick SHORT. Style in fiction : a linguistic introduction to English fictional prose. London: Longman, 1981, xiii, 402. ISBN 0582291038. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. and Mick SHORT. Style in fiction : a linguistic introduction to English fictional prose. London: Longman, 1981, xiii, 402. ISBN 0582291038. info
Teaching methods
Seminars including class discussions; homeworks; reading assignments. Tasks for teaching practice.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment based on presence and performance at seminars.
Three written assignments - passmark 70% or
Seminar work - passmark 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1138
Students are expected to bring the handouts included in the Literary Stylistics Moodle course (http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1138) to contact sessions. For online semester: Please note that students are requested to secure good internet connection in order to participate in online lessons and they must attend these meetings with both the sound and camera on.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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