Educational guide 2023_24 Faculty of Arts

Methodologies

	Description
Introductory activities	Introduction to narrative theory. Explanation of the course syllabus and students’ assessment.
Presentations / oral communications	Oral presentations will be conducted in groups and they must be approximately 10-15 minutes long. For the purposes of the presentation, you should conduct extensive library and internet research. A handout including important quotations, topics covered, and works consulted must be prepared and provided to each class member. You should also be prepared to answer questions at the end of your presentation.
Lecture	The lectures aim to provide you with the tools to evaluate narratives by describing their technical achievements. We will define major narrative features and elements of narrative theory, and identify and analyze examples of these features in narrative texts. We will also compare how different narrative platforms use point of view, duration and pace, characterization, and other narrative elements.
Seminars	Discussions of set texts or parts of them. Students will be asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly seminar.
Personal attention	Students may consult the teacher in person on through an online connection about any aspect of the course, at a time agreed by email or in person.