Text World Theory
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4407 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4407
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod offers a comprehensive overview of the literary-linguistic framework ‘Text World Theory’. Focusing primarily on the application and development of the framework over the last twenty years, the pod highlights contemporary advances in text-world research, examining topics from language in the classroom through to the emotional experience of engaging with literary texts. Students will be invited to apply, augment and critically evaluate the framework, explore a range of Text-World-Theory applications to discourse, both literary and otherwise, and consider the future potential of text-world scholarship.
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, Applied Linguistics, English Literature, Literary Linguistics, and Modern and Contemporary Literature. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a clear and accurate working knowledge of the Text World Theory framework, including both its theoretical development and its ontological structure.
Apply Text World Theory to discourse in a manner which is rigorous, retrievable and precise.
Demonstrate a nuanced understanding of the effects of linguistic patterns and conventions in compositional and readerly practices as brought to light through a Text-Worlds analysis.
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).