Literature and Film

KNOWLEDGE

Students that have participated fully in Literature and Film can:

• engage basic reference points for literary and cinematic study through discussing a selection of texts and films;

• connect the texts through their awareness of genre conventions;

• consider the ideas that are important for understanding the relationship between selected works of literature and films;

• use the appropriate vocabulary and critical theories for analyzing the literature and films.

SKILLS

Students that have participated fully in Literature and Film will develop the following practical skills:

• ability to make both wide-ranging and precise comparisons between the course texts;

• ability to articulate and assess key ideas and concepts about literature and films;

• ability to develop strategies for using correct technical vocabulary to make precise comparisons between literature and film.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

The activities and instruction methods in the class Literature and Film aim to develop the student’s ability to:

• reflect upon their knowledge of English-language literature and its relationship to its cinematic adaptation;

• have an understanding of the historical and cultural concerns of a selection of texts and films;

• understand the relevance of the literary and cinematic past to our own time and cultural sensibilities.