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2009 Course Handbook

LING907: Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature

This unit considers the use of linguistics in the study of style; the meaning of literary texts and their value in particular communities; the status of texts as literary artefacts; stylistics and the teaching of first and second language literatures; language, literature and sociocultural background; genre and linguistic description; methods of teaching the language of literature; verbal art and crossdisciplinary issues.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:--
When Offered: D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: No session)
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: No session)
Staff Contact: Associate Professor David Butt
Prerequisites:

LING900

Corequisites:

NCCWs:

TRAN907

Unit Designations: --
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Faculty of Human Sciences

Timetable Information

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Recent Updates

17 Oct 2008 - EDUC80P

Program title amended