Russian literature

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Good general knowledge (historical, social, cultural, etc.) of the country where the language is spoken and good command of the language (B2)

·         Classical and contemporary Russian literature

·         Major literary movements from the 19th century to the present day

Literary and stylistic analysis of a chosen text

Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme

This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation :

1.2, 1.5

2.1, 2.4, 2.5

3.1, 3.2

4.4

Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit

On completing this unit the student is able to:

·         Demonstrate knowledge of the major periods of Russian literary history, classical and contemporary, as well as of the major literary movements from the 19th century onwards;

·         Engage in sensitive criticism of a text, either seen during the course or previously unseen;

·         Present the key ideas of the philosophies of the authors studied in the language of study;

·         Produce a written or oral synthesis in the language of study of one or more works read outside class.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Oral examination at the end of Q2.

Study of selected texts, followed by their literary and stylistic analysis. Basic lecture, practical works, group's work.

Highlights of the lives and works of Russian classical and contemporary writers, as from the beginning of the 19th century till nowadays. Large literary trends of the XX° century. 

Bibliographical references proposed by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

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