LA 357: LAW AND LITERATURE; LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
Knowledge:
Understand the range of relations that
can exist between law and literature
and in particular the distinction between
law as literature and law in literature
Locate core literary texts and secondary
scholarly critique
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Through large group workshops in the
reinvention centre studio (open-space
learning location), small group seminars in
the Millburn House writer’s room, directed
reading and IT access, using literary primary
and secondary sources
Creative writing assessment
Feedback in group work and on creative
writing Assessment
Creative writing assessment
2 hour examination (2 questions)
Finalist exam: essay plus comparison
exercise
Non-finalist exam: essay plus
comprehension exercise
Compare literary method to legal
method in the appreciation of texts
Identify the social implications of literary
approaches to law
Contextual Skills:
Understand the relationship between
legal, cultural, artistic and social political
influences upon the practice and
portrayal of law and lawyers in literature
Application:
Apply, with independent thought,
subject knowledge, including skills of
rhetoric and textual criticism, to the
appreciation of texts, the physical
performance of law and creative writing
Cooperative conversations in large and small
groups
2 hour examination (2 questions)
Finalist exam: essay plus comparison
exercise
Non-finalist exam: essay plus
comprehension exercise
Analysis:
Engage in macro- and micro-analysis of
texts with reference to a range of
perspectives, including the historical and
the aesthetic
By use of pedagogical demonstration (in
outdoor space, large group space and small
group discussion)
Creative writing assessment
Autonomy and Research:
Demonstrate an ability to work
independently, to undertake an original
piece of creative writing and to organise
time appropriately; to handle
information sources with confidence
Pervasively and specifically in relation to
large and small group workshops and by
original creative writing – for formative and
summative assessment
2 hour examination (2 questions)
Finalist exam: essay plus comparison
exercise
Non-finalist exam: essay plus
comprehension exercise
Communication:
Convey the results of analysis clearly,
accurately and succinctly both orally and
in writing, and demonstrate ability to
use oral communication as a mode of
argument
Other Skills/Group Work:
Work collaboratively to allocate
responsibility within a group and
complete a defined task within a limited
time
IT: To present a word-processed piece
of creative writing and reflective
abstract to an appropriate standard; to
use the internet to access information
By fostering an open and discursive small
group culture
By feedback on assessed work
Use of various interactive and embodied
processes of learning in small group and
large group workshops
By referring students to relevant web-sites
Creative writing assessment – notably
the performance of the assessment to
the tutor
2 hour examination (2 questions)
Finalist exam: essay plus comparison
exercise
Non-finalist exam: essay plus
comprehension exercise
Creative writing assessment – especially
electronic submission of reflective work,
and contribution to module website
generally
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