Practices in English

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will:

  1. have gained a broad overview of the range of textual forms constituted by 'the essay' and of discursive and intellectual conjectures between the essay, other major literary genres, and the broader intellectual and cultural contexts of textual production
  2. understand various theoretical approaches to the essay as a literary genre
  3. be able to critically analyse the textual and discursive strategies utilised in the essay form in its various modes of address: for example, as provisional and exploratory prose, as reflective and contemplative writing, as persuasive and often polemical argument, or as detailed and precise description
  4. be able to critically examine the uses of the essay as textual practice with particular reference to literary, artistic, cultural and ideological issues
  5. demonstrate a highly developed capacity for rigorous and independent thinking and advanced research and communication skills shown through reasoned, well-informed argument in written work and class discussion and participation
  6. be able to synthesise knowledge and skills, critically analyse arguments, compare different points of view and assemble information to develop an independent argument
  7. demonstrate more highly developed textual analysis skills shown through written analyses of and responses to set texts
  8. be aware of the requirements of scholarship, especially in terms of academic honesty demonstrated through the appropriate, accurate and honest use of other scholars' work.

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• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-ENG390 (Not currently available)

Others

ENGX389 Is a capstone subject that ties all previous English subjects together and must be the last subject taken for this field of study.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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