Cognitive Narratology
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4335 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4335
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod introduces students to the study of Cognitive Narratology. Combining theoretical issues in narratology with methodological approaches from other areas of linguistic study such as pragmatics, discourse analysis and stylistics, students will critically survey contemporary narratological practice following the cognitive turn. In exploring the relationship between narrative, language and cognition, they will investigate a range of approaches to the study of worldmaking, fictional minds, perspective, and intertextuality; engage with theories of cognitive reception; and examine such topics as emotion, ethics and empathy in relation to literary reading
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, English Literature, Literary Linguisics, and Modern and Contemporary Literature. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Articulate a nuanced understanding of the relationship between narrative and cognition.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of cognitive narratological models and approaches to discourse.
Conduct rigorous and systematic cognitive narratological analysis which draws upon relevant metalanguage and research in the field.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).