UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES ...

Module description:This module is designed to develop students’ understanding of fundamental issues pertaining to the nature, functions and structure of theEnglish language.Fundamentals of the Study of Literature in EnglishHLEN3582NQF Level: 5 Credits: 12 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: NoneModule description:The module introduces students to the basic elements of literary criticism. Students will learn what constitutes literature and discuss itsfunctions. Special emphasis will be placed on its contribution to society and the individual reader.Lexis and Basic GrammarHLEN3611NQF Level: 6 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: NoneModule description:This module discusses the structure of the English language at the levels of the word, the phrase and the simple sentence. It familiarisesstudents with morphology (the study of the internal structure of words) and syntax (the study of the structure of phrases and sentences) inthe identification of word classes and types of phrases and clauses. It also shows how morphology and syntax are interrelated in thestudy of the structure of language.Namibian Literature in English since IndependenceHLEL3732NQF Level: 7 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: NoneModule description:The module will explore key themes in Namibian literature and set this in an historical and cultural context. Reference will also be madeto other Southern African books and writers. The texts will be drawn from the genres of poetry, prose and drama.Practical Criticism and PoetryHLEN3631NQF Level: 6 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: NoneModule description:The module is designed to cultivate the literary appreciation and critical evaluation skills of the student. Students will be introduced to avariety of poetic forms and encouraged to discern appropriate approaches which will enhance their understanding of that particular genre(kind or style of writing). The module will be based on lectures and practical exercises.PsycholinguisticsHLEN3732NQF Level: 7 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: NoneModule description:This module deals mainly with issues concerning first language acquisition and second language acquisition and learning. In dealing withunderstanding of what goes on in the process of language acquisition and learning, the students will examine the stages of languageacquisition, theories of child language acquisition, language acquisition and the different aspects of grammar, characteristics of the inputin child and adult language acquisition, issues related to deprivation of language, sign language, comparison of animals and humans withregard to language abilities, second language acquisition in children and adults, second and foreign language teaching, bilingualism.Selected Author or Theme: Contrasting Images of AfricaHLEL3840NQF Level: 8 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: Admission to the fourth year levelModule description:The module analyses different perspectives that were adopted in the representation of Africa, in fiction. Special emphasis will be placedon analysing a text/writer/narrator’s point(s) of view, in order to make judicious evaluations of the challenges faced by writers whenportraying the “other”.Selection of Drama and ProseHLEN3672NQF Level: 6 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 60% Examination 40% - 1 x 3 hour paperPrerequisite: None168