2026/7, Trimester 1, In Person,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
| Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
| Partner: | |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Emily Alder |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 20 | The weekly lecture time is spent examining the primary literary texts and films, and offering critical frameworks for their analysis including key features of fantasy narratives, the history and development of the genre, cultural contexts, and scholarly approaches. These sessions are interactive and will help provide you with core information and skills for preparing your assessments. |
| Face To Face | Tutorial | 10 | In the weekly tutorial time, you will consolidate and deepen your learning about the module texts and the fantasy genre. You will practice close reading of the texts, application of critical frameworks, and engage in discussion with your peers including in pairs and small groups. Learning activities will support you in preparing for your assessments. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 170 | Most of the credit-bearing hours for this module are spent in guided independent study. With the support of assigned reading materials, Moodle study resources, a weekly syllabus, and study skills taught during contact hours, you will manage your independent study time to complete assigned readings and viewings for each week in advance of classes, make notes and annotate texts, do additional recommended reading and research, and plan and produce assessments. Week 7 will be a reading week where no scheduled teaching will take place but it is expected that you will use this time to reflect on and consolidate your learning to date. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Portfolio | 20 | 1~4 | Week 6 | , WORDS= 800 words | For this assessment you will write two short close readings of passages or scenes from the module set texts (400 words each, worth 20% of the module grade). In each close reading, you will analyse how the passage represents a fantasy trope or device, using techniques of written language or cinema, in context of the novel or film’s overall story. This assessment is designed to be inclusive and supportive by allowing you to work with either written or visual examples, supported by practice and opportunities for formative feedback in class. |
| Portfolio | 60 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 14 | , WORDS= 2100 | For the second part of your portfolio (worth 60% of the module grade), you will produce three mini-essays of 700 words each about module set texts. This assessment is designed to be inclusive and supportive through the structure of a portfolio, by offering you options to include creative writing and video essay formats alongside at least one written mini-essay, and by building on the practice and feedback you had on the first part of the portfolio.If you need any further assessment accommodations documented in a learning profile please discuss them with your module leader. |
| Portfolio | 20 | 1~2~3~4~5 | Week 14 | , WORDS= 8 items | Alongside your portfolio you will submit a ‘processfolio’ worth 20% of the module grade. This inclusive assessment instrument lets you reflect on your own personal learning process during the module and choose what evidence to present. The processfolio contains 8 different items (anything - e.g. a film you watched, a class activity, a discarded draft, a journal article, a piece of assessment feedback, a conversation, and many more). You will submit a picture or detailed description of each item and an explanation (in writing, or spoken voice recording) of how it helped you learn and produce your portfolio close-readings and mini-essays. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 80 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 20 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |