Details for ENG202 Australian Literature and Identity

Students will effectively evaluate Australian literary works from the 20th-21st Century and analuse the global frameworks and contructs of these texts. Students will learn to engage with these texts and formulate the arguments that support the interpretations of these texts, looking at the contructs of Australia’s National identity.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: ENG202
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites:

• At least 40 credit points

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Analyse connections between Australian English texts and contexts;
2. Review the signature Australian literary texts of the English language across the 20th-21st Centuries;
3. Analyse how ideas, perspectives, and values are represented in Australian texts and how they are received by audiences;
4. Analyse and compare texts, through the identification of the structural, conventional, and language and stylistic features used by authors;
5. Examine evidence to develop, support, and justify a critical interpretation of a text;
6. Examine and defend arguments relating to the technical composition of two key Australian literary texts;
7. Justify how the two Australian literary texts significantly contribute  to the construction of National Identity.

Subject Content

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face (on site)
• Distance/E-learning (online)
• Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Forum Posts and Debate Topics (20%)
• Reading Review Journal (30%)
• Major Essay (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Please consult your instructor before purchasing any texts