credits: 4
coefficient : 3
Course description:
In this course, the student is going to
study a variety of poems in any literature (Am, Brit, commonwealth) in English
language; they should be linguistically and culturally suitable to the students. Elements of literary analysis related
to poetry,its features and
language should be focused. At this level, students are encouraged
to make interpretations.
Teaching objectives:
-To recognise features
of poetry at the acoustic, visual and verbal levels of analysis.
-To
explore poetry through listening, discussion, writing, and appreciating poems from different Anglophone cultures.
-Develop students' knowledge
and understanding, and critical thinking through the analysis of
poems from different historical and cultural settings.
-To enhance students'ability to examine a poem for
its structure, thematic meaning, larger symbolic meaning and cultural significance.
-To master more literary terms and concepts and to apply them appropriately in
speaking and writing about poetry.
-To develop one's language skills (speaking/writing) as well
as vocabulary.
-To express feelings and ideas in response to poetic works.
Lectures:
- Introduction to poetry
- Visual dimension of poetry analysis
- Acoustic dimension of poetry analysis
- Lexical-thematic dimension of poetry analysis
TD:
Textual analysis of samples of poetic works
- Teacher: selma belhamidi