Learning outcomes

(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

Oral and written skills in English allowing students to competently present literary and linguistic pieces of academic argumentation (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) 

Goals

(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.

In terms of language skills, enabling students to attain levels C2 for receptive skills and B2+ for productive skills, as defined by the Council of Europe in its Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

(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.

Table of contents

Julius Caesar

King Lear

Hamlet

Macbeth

 

Exercices

Reading of Macbeth (with related activities, such as attending a performance of the play).

 

Assessment method

(1) Continuous assessment. Test on Macbeth.Oral exam.

(2) Written exam and oral presentation(s)

Weighting of the different course components:

  • Oral exam on part (1) (Shakespeare): 6/20
  • Written exam on the exercises accompanying part (1) (Shakespeare): 6/20
  • Written exam on part (2) (Internet memes): 6/20
  • Oral presentation(s) on part (2) (Internet memes): 2/20

Sources, references and any support material

(1) Editions of the plays studied.

(2) Scholarly articles.

Language of instruction

Français