Literature Review, 3000 words

Presentation report &amp; dissertation plan, 3000 words

Presentation report & plan

Having encountered recent developments in the field in the Semester 1 module Contemporary Literary Studies, students continue to explore contemporary approaches as they relate to their own research. Under guidance from the module tutor and their supervisor, each student is asked to propose set reading related to their project, lead a group discussion evaluating its significance as an intervention in the field, and reflect on its application to their own work. 

Further sessions consist of workshops from invited members of English staff on their own research trajectories, and practical sessions on key skills – refining a research question, compiling a literature review, preparing for a public presentation.

The module concludes with a presentation of current progress to fellow researchers in the English department, reflection on which forms the basis of the second assignment.

Where funds allow, the module also has the flexibility to incorporate a group research trip, for example to Gladstones Library in Hawarden, N Wales. The intention is to foster further interaction between students and other researchers in literary studies (staff and PhD students), and share ideas in a setting more conducive to general reflection.

English Project Development - 7102ENGL

English Project Development

Demonstrate originality and critical awareness in conceiving and undertaking a research task, presenting findings in a suitable scholarly format

Articulate an appropriate theoretical and methodological framework

Outline and evaluate current scholarship in the field relating to their project