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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Jane Austen: Past and Present

  • Unit Code

    ENG3175

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit examines the novels by Jane Austen in the context of their translation into such modern manifestations as film adaptations, zombie literature, prequels and sequels to her novels and novels by present-day writers inspired, either by Austen herself, or by one of her characters. It considers Austen and her fiction in their cultural and historical contexts and compares them with various later adaptations. Students research and evaluate a range of critical and theoretical approaches in their investigation of Jane Austens world view and the magic timelessness of her writing and characters that inspire so many writers and film makers in the twenty-first century to re-invent her world and many an actor to become one of her characters. This unit also helps students to further develop the sophisticated English language skills learned in one of the foundation units.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENG3142

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a range of critical approaches to the analysis of Austens novels and their adaptations, including a spohisticated language analysis of Austen's pioneering use of free indirect speech.
  2. Discuss the main critical issues relevant to the study of Jane Austen, and apply these in a comparative way with the different slant given by various film-makers.
  3. Discuss the practical and analytical issues associated with Austen and the translation of her work into film and other adaptations.
  4. Identify the ways in which Austens novels and their later adaptations contributed to the construction of social, historical and cultural contexts, both for their time and for today.
  5. Relate Austens novels and their film adaptations to their social, historical and cultural contexts.

Unit Content

  1. A consideration of material which provides an historical, social and cultural understanding of Jane Austen, her work and the adaptations of her work.
  2. A range of critical approaches, including that of sophisticated language analysis, to the novels of Jane Austen and their film adaptations.
  3. A study of relevant critical and analytical models.
  4. Analysis of representative texts of Jane Austen and their filmic versions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Research Essay50%
Examination ^Examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Austen, Jane (1811). Sense and sensibility.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1814). Mansfield ark.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1815). Emma.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1974). Sanditon.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1813). Pride and prejudice.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1818). Persuasion.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1818). Northanger abbey.
  • Adams, C.H., Buchanan, D., & Gesch, K. (Eds.). (2008). The bedside, bathtub and armchair companion to Jane Austen. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Brownstein, R. M. (2011) Why Jane Austen? New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Jones, H. (2009). Jane Austen and marriage. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Lane, M. (2007). Jane Austen and food. London: Continuum.
  • MacDonald, Gina. (2003). Jane Austen on screen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Parrill, S. (2002). Jane Austen on film and television: A critical study of the adaptations. Jefferson: McFarland.
  • Reef, C. (2011). Jane Austen: A Life Revealed. Austin: Clarion..
  • Selwyn, D. (2010). Jane Austen and children. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Stafford, F. (2007). Jane Austen’s Emma: A Casebook. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sturrock. J. (2013). Jane Austen’s Families. London, UK: Anthem Press.
  • White, L. M. (2011). Jane Austen’s Anglicanism. Burlington, Ashgate.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

ENG3175|1|1

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Jane Austen: Past and Present

  • Unit Code

    ENG3175

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit examines the novels by Jane Austen in the context of their translation into such modern manifestations as film adaptations, zombie literature, prequels and sequels to her novels and novels by present-day writers inspired, either by Austen herself, or by one of her characters. It considers Austen and her fiction in their cultural and historical contexts and compares them with various later adaptations. Students research and evaluate a range of critical and theoretical approaches in their investigation of Jane Austens world view and the magic timelessness of her writing and characters that inspire so many writers and film makers in the twenty-first century to re-invent her world and many an actor to become one of her characters. This unit also helps students to further develop the sophisticated English language skills learned in one of the foundation units.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENG3142

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a range of critical approaches to the analysis of Austens novels and their adaptations, including a spohisticated language analysis of Austen's pioneering use of free indirect speech.
  2. Discuss the main critical issues relevant to the study of Jane Austen, and apply these in a comparative way with the different slant given by various film-makers.
  3. Discuss the practical and analytical issues associated with Austen and the translation of her work into film and other adaptations.
  4. Identify the ways in which Austens novels and their later adaptations contributed to the construction of social, historical and cultural contexts, both for their time and for today.
  5. Relate Austens novels and their film adaptations to their social, historical and cultural contexts.

Unit Content

  1. A consideration of material which provides an historical, social and cultural understanding of Jane Austen, her work and the adaptations of her work.
  2. A range of critical approaches, including that of sophisticated language analysis, to the novels of Jane Austen and their film adaptations.
  3. A study of relevant critical and analytical models.
  4. Analysis of representative texts of Jane Austen and their filmic versions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Research Essay50%
Examination ^Examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Austen, Jane (1811). Sense and sensibility.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1814). Mansfield ark.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1815). Emma.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1974). Sanditon.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1813). Pride and prejudice.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1818). Persuasion.
  • ^ Austen, Jane (1818). Northanger abbey.
  • Adams, C.H., Buchanan, D., & Gesch, K. (Eds.). (2008). The bedside, bathtub and armchair companion to Jane Austen. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Brownstein, R. M. (2011) Why Jane Austen? New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Jones, H. (2009). Jane Austen and marriage. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Lane, M. (2007). Jane Austen and food. London: Continuum.
  • MacDonald, Gina. (2003). Jane Austen on screen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Parrill, S. (2002). Jane Austen on film and television: A critical study of the adaptations. Jefferson: McFarland.
  • Reef, C. (2011). Jane Austen: A Life Revealed. Austin: Clarion..
  • Selwyn, D. (2010). Jane Austen and children. London, UK: Continuum.
  • Stafford, F. (2007). Jane Austen’s Emma: A Casebook. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sturrock. J. (2013). Jane Austen’s Families. London, UK: Anthem Press.
  • White, L. M. (2011). Jane Austen’s Anglicanism. Burlington, Ashgate.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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