MAKERERE UNIVERSITY - Office of the Academic Registrar ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

LLE 7105 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF TEXT (Elective for MED LLE)Course DescriptionThis course is designed for learners‟ critical engagement with texts for their appreciation of theauthors‟ context and experiences therein and their value for message to society. It will teach keyresearch undertakings and findings on the aspect of text and discourse and their value forlanguage education development. Based on literary theory, it aims at emphasising not only thewealth and currency of literary knowledge but also of the significance for use. It is orientedtoward the goal of enabling the learner to critique text for its aesthetic and ethical value.Learning OutcomesThe learner will be able to:(i) demonstrate an understanding of the significance of selected literary theory in theanalysis of text;(ii) apply various relevant theory to different texts, and(iii) analyse and make sense of a wide range of texts by different authors from differentregions and time settings.ObjectivesThe course will equip the learner with:(i) knowledge of literary theory;(ii) knowledge of the contribution of criticism to the art industry;(iii) skills of critiquing text at the discrete and the global level, and(iv) critique the value of different theories for classroom practice in teaching literature.ContentLearners will critique practices in the teaching of literary skills. They will study the applicationof literary theory to the classroom and teacher education practice. They will study approaches toand techniques for creating and recreating texts in various genres and survey the practicalchallenges of developing reading-writing cultures in school and community. The practicalcomponent will involve compilation of documented sources of data on literary cultures in aselected language or a teaching issue and the key implications for their own work context.Teaching Approaches and Methods(i) Brain storming(ii) Discussion(iii) Case Study(iv) Small group(v) Seminar(vi) WorkshopCourse Outline30
MaterialsWeek Content/Activity1 & 2 Making Literature Accessible to Young and Older ReadersLiterature-based curriculumReading resourcesIndividual choices, shared choices3 Recreating TextsDefining textMeanings and imagesReaders‟ activityTeachers‟ roles4 Reader Response Theories5 Responding to NarrativeReflection, receptionBecoming the writerMisreading, misinterpretation6 Responding to DramaVisualising the textSub-textingValidity in reading dialogue7 Responding to PoetryComprehensionCriticismDiscrimination8 Textual Semiotics9 & 10 Deconstruction11 Feminist Theories12 Marxist Theories13 Psychoanalytical Criticism15 Dependent Authorship – Writing from ReadingImaginationReconstructionExtending the text16 & Examinations17Arnott, D.W. & Maun, W.M. (1974) African Language Studies XV, London: Luzac CompanyLtd.Barnet, S. et al (2000) Literature for Composition. Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, FifthEdition, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.Buchbinder, D. (1991) Contemporary Literary Theory, Melbourne: The Macmillan CompanyCroft, S. & Cross, H. (1997) Literature, Criticism and Style, Oxford: Oxford University Press.Corcoran, B. & Evans, E. (Ed.) (1987) Readers, Texts, Teachers, New Jersey: Boynton/CookPublishers.31
Page 1 and 2: MAKEREREUNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF EDUCATI
Page 3 and 4: The wide gap between the knowledge
Page 5 and 6: 8.0 Programme DurationThe M.Ed. Lan
Page 7 and 8: 9.0 Summary of CoursesFollowing is
Page 9 and 10: German Language EducationLLE 7203 S
Page 11 and 12: i. Clarifying conceptsii. Identifyi
Page 13 and 14: Course OutlineIntroduction“What i
Page 15 and 16: LLE 7101: THEORY AND PRACTICES OF L
Page 17 and 18: French modelsGerman models12 Organi
Page 19 and 20: Week Content/Activity1 Reading Theo
Page 21 and 22: Chatry-Komarek (2003) Literacy at S
Page 23 and 24: Bishop, G. (1989). Alternative Stra
Page 25 and 26: Mode of Assessment• Course work a
Page 27 and 28: 11, 12 &13Bantu languages and impli
Page 29: in relation to activitiesin relatio
Page 33 and 34: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)critique sta
Page 35 and 36: Journal of Language, Culture and Cu
Page 37 and 38: Marian Ba:Ama Ata Aido:Post-Colonia
Page 39 and 40: Learners will be able to:ii. hypoth
Page 41 and 42: AssessmentCourse assessment will be
Page 43 and 44: 16 & 17 ExaminationsMaterials1. Bru
Page 45 and 46: 14 & 15 Evaluating MaterialsTarget
Page 47 and 48: Stages in the development of the li
Page 49 and 50: DemonstrationClass discussionsWorks
Page 51 and 52: Jackson, Mary V. 1989. Engines of I
Page 53 and 54: Local oral literature vs. foreign o
Page 55: Department of Language StaffName Po

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY - Office of the Academic Registrar ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?