Individualized study online with Video component (Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component)
English 373 is designed to introduce students to the study of the relationships between literary and cinematic forms. We look at the links between the novel and film, the theatre and film, the fairytale and film, poetry and film, with a final unit on the film-novel. Students explore issues pertaining to each medium as well as larger questions related to style,adaptation, translation, and interpretation. We study several primary texts in detail, view several films and read work by some representative literary and film theorists and historians.
Outline
Over a work schedule of 18 weeks students study novels, plays and films, write two essays and one three-hour examination.
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 373, you must achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on each assignment, 50 percent on the final examination and a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
30%
Assignment 2
40%
Examination
30%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Chekhov, A. 1989. Uncle Vanya. Adapted by David Mamet. Grove Press. (Print)
Corrigan, T. 9th ed., 2015. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pearson. (Print)
Nabokov, V. 1991. Laughter in the Dark. New Directions. (Print)
Woolf, V. 2015. Orlando: A Biography. Oxford. (Print)
Other materials
The course materials also include a study guide, and a reading file.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the ENGL 373 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the critical essay and the examination.
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