| Unit name | Literature and Community Engagement in Practice 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL21014 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Smallwood |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit aims to support students in continuing to run a reading group in a community setting, or at their work place. Where the group established in earlier units was unsuccessful and/or where it has been discontinued for any reason, students may undertake to set up a new group as part of this unit. This is the final practice-based community engagement unit, so there will be a particular emphasis on finishing the project and on transferring the group to a student in another year or ensuring that it is able to continue independent of support.
Students will have had opportunities to continue running a reading group; to finish and reflect on their work in this area; and to support the group in continuing beyond the unit.
This unit will consist of hours undertaken at times appropriate to the placement and to be agreed with staff and/or volunteers within the particular community setting. Students will normally be expected to dedicate up to 90 hours to the reading group across the year, including preparation time and reflection. In addition, students will normally have at least two meetings with the unit director.
Students will be assessed through a reflective assignment (normally of 3,500 to 5,000 words). Students will be asked to interview 2-3 members of the reading group in depth, and to record the interviews, which should cover issues such as the members involvement with the group, their wider reading, and attitudes to education before/after attending. A series of directed questions will be set to help students to structure this interview and reflect on it in detail in the assignment, in the context of what they have learnt over the past few years in running the group.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ENGL21014).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
