UGRC 160 — Introduction to Literature

University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana

This course will engage students in careful reading and analysis of a challenging selection of literary works from a range of genres including the novel, the short story, poetry and drama. The focus will be on intensive reading and discussion of the literature to inculcate in students the skill of interpretation. Students are expected to be active readers as they analyze and interpret textual detail, establish connections among their observations and draw logical inferences leading toward an interpretive conclusion. They will be introduced to formal features of the selected texts, including plot, character and language, as well as to the links between literature and life, to make them better readers of their world. The course will include a writing component that focuses on expository, analytical and argumentative writing about the literature. In short, students will read, discuss and write about texts while developing skills such as the sophisticated use of literary elements and terminology, close readings of various texts, creating, drafting and editing analytical essays. At the completion of this course, the students will be able to: • Make warranted and reasonable assertions about an author‘s arguments • Recognize and use literary terms • Apply literary terminology to fiction, drama, and poetry • Analyze different genres of literature, particularly short stories, novels, drama and poetry • Read literary texts closely • Read, understand and write analytical literary essays • Recognize and assess the elements of different literary genres

Credits

3

Level

Level 100

Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).