Course Outline in Stylistics

De La Salle Lipa
College of Education, Arts and Sciences
English Language Area

Introduction to Stylistics (STYLIST)

Course Credit: 3 units

Pre-requisite: Teaching Reading and Writing


Course Description:

This course examines the essential concepts and techniques of literary stylistics, and uses literary texts to illustrate and explain a variety of English language structures. As well as to develop the ability to use the conceptual frameworks and schemes of linguistics and literature in understanding literary texts.

Course Objectives:

1. Sharpen ones awareness of how language works in literary text and author’s style in writing.
2. Analyze different literary texts applying basic features of linguistics.
3. Increase understanding of language resources and structures
4. Articulate an inward perception of the workings of a language and situate verbal technique of particular poems, short stories, extracts from novels, advertisements and plays.

Learning Plan or Topics:

Week                        Topics
1                        Orientation
2-3                        Literary Theories
                        Basic Concepts of Stylistics
4-6                        Need for the Study
                        Branches of Stylistics
                        Concern of Stylistics
7-8                        Varieties of Language
                        Functions of Stylistics
9                        MIDTERM EXAM
10-11                        Aspects and Features of Stylistics
12-14                        Sample Stylistic Analysis
                (poem, short story, novel, advertisements)
15-17                        Procedures of Stylistic Analysis
18                        FINAL EXAM

Course Requirements:
 
•    Assignments
•    Sample Stylistic Analysis
•    Written outputs
•    Quizzes
•    Major Exams
•    Class participation
•    Attendance
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Reference:
http://stylisticwriting.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/course-outline-2/