ALL101 - The Stories We Tell: Inventing Selves and Others
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online), CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Alyson Miller |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL401 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1-hour class per week (recorded video) 1 x 2-hour discussion group participation per week |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery | |
Content
This unit will equip students with the vocabulary needed to talk about literary texts and invite students to think about the vital role that fictions play in giving shape to our identities. The unit approaches literature and literary study as important pathways to unlocking our identities and understanding our lives, affirming the potential for transformation of the self that literary texts and study offer. Set texts include classics from literature, contemporary film works and avant-garde texts.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply knowledge of literary history, modes, concepts, language to the real-world function of literary texts and literary study | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use a broad range of vocabulary in reading and analysis which include the comparative evaluation of texts and the critical investigation of crucial text-world relationships in a well-structured way using both oral and written communication | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Apply knowledge of how different social and cultural contexts have an impact on literature and language, and explore ethics relating to social conduct and responsibility in order to engage in a scholarly and professional manner in a local, national and international context | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Employ a range of digital communication technologies to conduct literary research to express your knowledge and judgements in a variety of forms | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Analyse, evaluate and synthesise knowledge and express your judgements and inquiries in a variety of forms and appropriate registers, with a growing understanding of literary studies conventions of writing and criticism to generate new, innovative and creative solutions | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and a continued commitment to learning and skill development, as a reflective and self-directed practitioner to pursue life-long learning | GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Introduction to Literary Studies Cloud Online Quiz | 400 words | 15% | Week 2 |
| Assessment 2 - Creative Essay + Critical Appendix | 1500 words | 30% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 - Blog | 600 words | 15% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 4 - Critical Essay | 1500 words | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALL101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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