Current active subject description (last updated 2024/25)
Shakespeare and His World
ENG2006
Current active subject description (last updated 2024/25)
Shakespeare and His World
ENG2006
Shakespeare and His World is an in-depth review and examination of Shakespeare's plays and their context. The students will read an extensive selection of plays and secondary literature.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification, acceptance into the English for Bachelor of English or other bachelor programmes at Nord University, and/or international / exchange student status at Nord University.
Knowledge:
- Thorough familiarity with and contextual background for Shakespeare's authorship
- Broad-based knowledge of Shakespeare's plays and their historical and theoretical context
Skills:
- Reading widely with an aesthetic and critical gaze with the purpose of making relevant comparisons and judgments about Shakespearean drama
- Ability to reflect critically upon Shakespearean drama and come to independent and relevant scholarly conclusions, using secondary references where appropriate;
- Ability to frame Shakespeare's works within a larger socio-historical and aesthetic context
General Competencies:
- Engagement with the course material in an independent and critical context;
- Development of a more sophisticated written and oral English.
No costs beyond semester fee and course books
The teaching will be part lectures, part seminars and there will also be time for tutoring outside of class.
Study programmes are evaluated annually and students participate in course evaluations (midterm and end-of-term). Evaluations occur as a part of the university's quality control system.
MU: Oral exam (100%, graded A-F)
OD: 85% obligatory attendance (approved/not approved)
Assessment task (AK): 3 Online Seminars: Complete three online discussions by writing at least one academic contribution in response to a given theme, and to comment on other student's contributions. Comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale: Approved / Not Approved
Compulsory participation/coursework must be approved to receive the final grade.
English-English (non-lexical) dictionaryd
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating
It is recommended to have English as a specialization subject in upper secondary school. Students are advised to acquire and familiarize themselves with the course literature at the start of the term.
Subject language
English
Credits
10
Study location
Bodø
Responsible faculty
The Faculty of Education and Arts
Course coordinator
