(1) Study Shakespeare as a "living" author. Deepen the student's understanding of the complexity and the historicity of the literary phenomenon. Widen the student's knowledge of the metalanguage of literary studies. Further develop the student's literary erudition. Further improve the student's knowledge of the English language in various stylistic forms and historical dialects.
(2) Knowledge of multimodal communication strategies on the Internet and of their linguistic relevance and interest
(1) Study Shakespeare as a "living" author. Deepen the student's understanding of the complexity and the historicity of the literary phenomenon. Widen the student's knowledge of the metalanguage of literary studies. Further develop the student's literary erudition. Further improve the student's knowledge of the English language in various stylistic forms and historical dialects.
(2) Studying emerging forms of communication such as Internet memes and understanding their linguistic forms and functions.
(1) Reading of Macbeth as well as of fragments from Julius Caesar, Hamlet and King Lear.
(2) Study of existing linguistic analyses of Internet memes, and application and extension to other cases.
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Hamlet
Macbeth
Reading of Macbeth (with related activities, such as attending a performance of the play).
(1) Continuous assessment. Test on Macbeth.Oral exam.
(2) Written exam and oral presentation(s)
Weighting of the different course components:
(1) Editions of the plays studied.
(2) Scholarly articles.
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 0 | 5 | ||
| Standard | 3 | 5 |