ENGLISH 219 : Nineteenth Century Literature

Arts

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.

Course Overview

The nineteenth century saw the expansion of the reading public and met it with an astonishing breadth of styles, themes and subject matter. We will look at a variety of nineteenth-century writers and consider their different forms, contexts, and concerns. In particular, we will look at gender, the New Woman, and sexual identity; the impact of Darwinian theories of evolution on religious faith and doubt; and different approaches to the imperial and economic expansion of Britain abroad. We will consider how far these conditions have and have not changed since the nineteenth century.
This course also gives you the chance to study classic writers you've very likely heard of, or seen adapted for the screen, but may not have read before - such as Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy, and Oscar Wilde.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English Restriction: ENGLISH 104, 360

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Apply close-reading skills to works in different genres, written over a period of about 100 years. (Capability 3)
  2. Develop an understanding of how individuals' lives over the period studied were constrained by their social context, including the effects of gender and class. (Capability 1)
  3. Articulate and discuss ideas in essay writing. (Capability 3 and 4)
  4. Share knowledge with their peers using a variety of technologies, and work collaboratively and individually to present critical and peer-focused interpretations. (Capability 6 and 7)
  5. Build capacity to produce independent thought and become life-long learners. (Capability 8)
  6. Understand through the course texts the historical origins of structures which have shaped contemporary society. (Capability 1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Presentation 15% Individual Coursework
Close Reading 20% Individual Coursework
Tutorial Assignments 10% Individual Coursework
Comparative Essay 35% Individual Coursework
Performance 20% Individual Coursework

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures, a 1 hour tutorial, 4 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 3 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at tutorials, as some of the credit for coursework depends on exercises handed up at them. Lecture attendance is also recommended.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
The activities for the course are scheduled as standard weekly timetable delivery.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Every text will be linked in electronic form, and any non-abridged edition of the text you may possess or purchase is acceptable:

Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies
Oscar Wilde, selected fairy tales
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Selected poetry of Wordsworth, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

 

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 06/11/2023 07:33 a.m.