Russian literature

ltrad2961  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Russian literature
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Maçarskaia Maria;
Language
Russian
Prerequisites
Good general knowledge (historical, social, cultural, etc.) of the country where the language is spoken and good command of the language (B2)
Main themes
·         Classical and contemporary Russian literature
·         Major literary movements from the 19th century to the present day
Literary and stylistic analysis of a chosen text
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 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”.
Content
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. 
Teaching methods
Study of selected texts, followed by their literary and stylistic analysis. Basic lecture, practical works, group's work.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination at the end of Q1.
Other information
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Online resources

Website: « flibusta.net »
Bibliography
Références bibliographiques proposées par l'enseignant au début du cours.
Faculty or entity
LSTI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Translation