Please note this unit cannot be undertaken by students who previously completed HEA105 Introduction to English A as the content of this unit is substantially similar to HEA105 Introduction to English A.
More information about this unit (including contact details for the Unit Coordinator) is available from the English discipline's website. Please click here.
Information for students studying by distance education is available here.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HEA103
H,L Distance(H,L,W,I,N,O)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
H
On Campus
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
I
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
L
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
L
On Campus
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
N
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
O
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
W
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
How do short stories, poems, plays, novels and films generate meaning? This unit explores some of the strategies we can use to understand literary texts. It introduces students to the work of close reading, critical thinking, and academic writing. Students who successfully complete this unit will have gained a foundational vocabulary and developed core skills on which to base further studies in English.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
Internal:
Short exercises (20%), 1,000 word essay (20%), 1,500 word essay (30%), two-hour examination (30%)
Distance:
Online short exercises (20%), 1,000 word essay (20%), 1,500 word essay (30%), two-hour examination (30%)
TEACHING PATTERN: Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial weekly
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web dependent - H,L,W,I,N,O Some parts of this unit will be taught online
Resource dependent teaching & learning - H,L,W,I,N,O Independent study with provided resources replaces face-to-face or other classes (e.g. lectures)
Flexible scheduling - H,W,I,N,O Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web dependent - H,L,W,I,N,O