Unit name | Introduction to Literature and Community Engagement 2 |
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Unit code | ENGL10049 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Gareth Griffith |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit is designed to enable each student to establish a community engagement project, such as a reading group, in the community or at their place of work, either on their own or in collaboration with an/other student/s. Students will be assisted in finding a suitable placement and will then complete a series of directed tasks related to publicity, finding and/or producing appropriate resources, participatory methods and approaches, managing a reading group session or similar, and liaising with staff and/or volunteers within a community setting. Students will be offered training on managing difficult situations.
Aims:
This unit aims to enable each student to establish a community engagement project in a suitable placement (either on their own or in collaboration with another student), and to prepare for and encounter issues such as recruiting and retaining readers, choosing appropriate materials, running a session, and relating theoretical issues from literary study to the use of literature in a practical setting.
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
1) the ability to establish a reading group in a suitable placement
2) the ability to put into practice the reflective ideas gathered in 'Introduction to Literature and Community Engagement 1'.
Through the year:
5 x 3-hour seminars
2 x 4.5-hour dayschools
1 x 4.5 hour conference
1 x 1-hour one-to-one meeting with tutor.
1 x reflective diary (4000 words) (ILOs 1-2)
A range of relevant materials will be provided, some from external partners. Additional reading may include: