Having completed ENG122 students will
- have a basic understanding of American literature and culture in a historical context
- have an understanding of the characteristics the different literary genres included in the study, such as the novel, short-story, drama, poetry, as well as non-fictional texts.
- be able to understand and discuss texts from a literary- and cultural-theoretical perspective
- have improved the ability to express themselves academically in written and spoken English
It is strongly advised that the students, in addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, also have good results from specialized courses in English from Upper Secondary School.
For students with a background other than the Norwegian school system, a level of competence in English corresponding to B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is recommended.
The course is open to all with admission to the University of Bergen.
For exchange students:
Qualified applicants have to pass a diagnostic test when arriving in Bergen (more information about the test will be sent to applicants by email).
Lectures and seminars: total 72 hours.
Students are expected to take part in and actively contribute to teaching. This expectation is also the basis for the preparation towards the exam.
Students must hand in a supervised term paper of around 1500 words (not including the bibliography). The term paper must be approved before a student can meet for examination. Term papers will be supervised in the general context of the seminars.
Term paper topics are to be chosen on the basis of a selection of predefined topics. Students must attend supervision and uphold the deadlines that are specified by the course instructor.
Students who do not comply with these guidelines, lose to right to take the exam in the course.
Obligatory coursework is valid for one semester following the semester of instruction.
The exam is offered each semester - the regular exam at the end of the autumn semester and the re-take exam in the middle of the spring semester.
The exam is a five-hour school exam, where students will be examined from the entire syllabus.
Students who do not comply with the guidelines given under obligatory assignments, lose to right to take the exam in the course.
No aids are allowed during the exam.
The exam may be digital.