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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Christian Hänggi (christian.haenggi@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course offers an introduction to English-language drama, including an overview of its main texts and genres. In addition, the course introduces students to writing academic papers. |
| Learning objectives | The course will introduce students to theater and drama in English language and offer basic tools for the analysis of dramatic texts. By the end of the course, students should be able to write a 4000-word academic paper on a play of their choice. |
| Bibliography | In this course, the students will read William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", Thornton Wilder's "Our Town", and Tracy Letts' "Mary Page Marlowe" as well as a selection of other texts. Students are required to purchase these plays; other mandatory readings will be made available online. If it can be arranged with Theater Basel, there will be a behind-the-scenes excursion and a visit to see "Unsere kleine Stadt" as an integral part of the course. |
| Comments | Course material will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Nur für Studierende des Studiengangs Lehrperson Sekundarstufe I der FHNW: Modul FW Englisch 1.8 (3. Jahr Grundstudium). |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Freier Wahlbereich: Empfehlungen (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Course preparation is mandatory and may be assessed throughout the semester. After successfully finishing the course, students are required to write a three-credit-point academic paper (IAL 1B). More details will be given during the course. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |