Literary Theory and Method for Philological Studies in the Languages of the Middle East, Central, East and South Asia
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 5AA013
- Code
- 5AA013
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Chinese G2F, Indology G2F, Iranian Languages G2F, Semitic Languages G2F, Turkish G2F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Finalised by
- The Department Board, 20 December 2019
- Responsible department
- Department of Linguistics and Philology
General provisions
The course is included in the D-courses in Hindi, Iranian languages, Semitic languages and Turkish languages. It is also included in the Oriental Studies program on the sixth semester and is common to all languages in the program. The course is also given as an independent course for students taking Chinese.
Entry requirements
60 A- and B-level credits and at least 22.5 C-level credits in Arabic, Aramaic/Syriac, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Kurdish, Persian or Turkish, or 150 credits from semesters 1-5 in the Bachelor's Programme in Oriental Studies
Learning outcomes
The course intends to give a theoretical and methodological preparation for a degree project with philological specialisation in one of the regions the Middle East, Central-, the East and South Asia with application of relevant theory on literature and media.
On completion of the course, the student for the grade Pass should at least be able to
- account for literary-critical theories at a general level;
- in a basic way apply a literary-critical theory;
- account for theory and method for a text edition at a general level;
- give a basic example on how a text edition can be carried out;
- account for theory and method for media analysis at a general level;
- carry out a basic textual analysis.
Content
The course gives an introduction to philological studies in literature and media. Literary-critical theory and theory and method for interpretation of texts and text edition are applied on literature and mass media texts. A gender-theoretical perspective is applied, where relevant.
Instruction
The instruction consists of lectures, exercises and assessment. The student's own learning activities are crucial for completion of the course.
Assessment
The course is examined through written assignments and a written examination of the joint reading list that consists of about 500 pages of theoretical texts.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.