106-201 ENGLISH PART 2
E. SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (For possible combinations with this school see Ch. 6.)
GENERAL
The first year is regarded as a preliminary year of exploratory study.
Before entering on their second year as candidates for the degree with honours, students will require the permission of the faculty of Arts to do so. Normally this will be given only to those who have gained a first or a second class honour in English 1. Any student who, not having been awarded a first or second class honour in English 1, wishes to enter the honours school, must apply through the sub-dean to the faculty for per- mission to do so.
Any student who wishes to transfer from a combined honours school to the school of Pure English must apply, through the sub-dean, for per- mission of the head of the department of English.
Any student who wishes to repeat any course in the honours school in English must apply, through the sub-dean, for permission of the head of the department of English.
All students who have completed any year In the honours school of English, must apply, through the sub-dean, for permission of the head of the department of English to proceed Into their next year. Normally this will be given only to students who have gained first or second class honours in their English course (or courses) and who have progressed satisfactorily in their additional subjects.
The course in Practice of Criticism for English Literature 2 will be ex- amined et the end of, and together with, the course in Practice of Criti- cism in English Literature 3. The examination will normally take place at the end of third term, before the beginning of the examination term.
Regular attendance at classes is expected, and class work will be taken into account at the examination.
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All students taking part II of the final examination are required to submit a thesis by 8 June of the year in which they are taking part II of the final examination, or at such other time as is set down in the details of the combined honours courses. This thesis forms part of the final examina- tion. The subject of the thesis must be approved by the head of the department by the end of the first week of the third term of the student's third year. Work on the thesis should begin in the long vacation.
The thesis itself should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length;
any thesis significantly longer or shorter will not be accepted. It should be typewritten, double-spaced, on quarto paper. Two copies must be submitted.
Students' attention is drawn to the faculty regulation affecting the thesis.
N.B.—(i) any thesis submitted after the due date without the formal permission of the head of department will be substantially penalized;
(ii) no thesis will be examined if it is submitted after 30 November with- out formal permission of the head of department.
PURE ENGLISH SCHOOL
The course for the degree with honours comprises the following subjects:
English 1
English Literature 2 and 3 English Language 2 and 3 English Language and Literature 4
in accordance with the details set out below. Students must take these six subjects and at least four approved additional subjects chosen so as to comply with the requirements for the ordinary degree.
For the degree with honours in the school of Pure English these additional subjects must include at least part 1 of a language (other than English) approved by the head of the department. (Normally this will be one of the following: Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian or Swedish.)
1. First year:
(a) The normal requirements for first year are:
(i) The achievement of a suitable standard in English 1, usually first or second class honours; and
(ii) Passes in three other part 1 subjects chosen in accordance with the requirements for the ordinary degree.
(b) However, in view of the requirements above for part 1 of a language other than English, and the nature of English Language 2, students who may wish to pursue the honours course in the school of Pure English are strongly recommended to include the required part 1 of a language other than English in their first-year studies, as well, of course, as the op- tional Additional Work in English 1, which is of special value to students interested in the possibility of an honours course in Pure English. (A student whose first year does not include a language other than English may, in special circumstances, be given permission to enter on the second year of the Pure English course and take part 1 of a language other than English in his second year instead of an additional part 2 subject. Such permission must be sought through the sub-dean.)
2. Second year:
The normal requirements for second year are:
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(i) The achievement of a suitable standard, usually first or second class honours, in English Literature 2;
(11) The achievement of a suitaЫe standard, usually first or second class honours, in English Language 2;
(iii) A pass in a grade 2 subject chosen in accordance with the require- ments for the ordinary degree.
3. Third year: Final Honours, Part I:
Students will take English Literature 3 and English Language 3 (in which they must achieve a suitaЫe standard—usually first or second class honours), the examination for these consisting of papers in:
Literature of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The 19th and 20th century novel or Australian and American litera- ture or Studies in drama, as available. (Numbers in any of these classes may have to be limited.)
Practice of criticism (dating).
Middle English.
Elementary Old Norse or Early English lyric poetry.
4. Fourth Year: Final Honours, Pert ll:
Students will take English Language afd Literature 4, the examination for which consists of five papers, which shall include:
(1) A thesis of 8,000-10,000 words on an approved subject;
• (2) Medieval literature;
and three of:
American literature;
Aspects of poetry from 1500;
Literature and thought, c. 1830-1880, or Literature and thought, C.
1870-1925;
Shakespeare;
Old English poetry;
Old Norse poetry and prose;
History of the English language.
N.B. Some of the above papers may not be available and others may be added In any particular year. Those that are to be available, together with suggested reading for each seminar course, will be listed on the departmental notice-board before the end of the preceding year. Numbers may have to be limited in any of these seminars. The papers marked with an asterisk are available only to students who have taken English Lan- guage 3.
ENGLISH IN COMBINED HONOURS COURSES English in combined honours courses will consist of EITHER
(A) English 1, and English Literature 2, 3, and 4: or (8) English 1, and English Language 2, 3, and 4;
in accordance with the details set out below, and such additional sub- jects as comply with (a) the requirements of the ordinary degree and (b) the particular combined honours course concerned. Normally, these additional subjects will comprise the relevant honours work to the com- bining school together with two grade 1 and one grade 2 pass subjects.
(A) In their first year, students will take English 1, in which they must achieve a suitaЫe standard—usually first or second class honours. They (1)
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are also strongly recommended to include part 1 of a language other than English among their first year subjects, as well, of course, as the optional Additional Work in English 1.
In their second year, students will take English Literature 2, in which they must achieve a suitable standard—usually first or second class honours (together with the required work for the combining honours school and a grade 2 subject in accordance with the requirements for the ordinary degree).
In their third year, they will take papers (1), (2), and (З) of part I of the final examination in the school of Pure English (together with the re- quired work for the combining honours school) in which they must achieve a suitable standard—usually first or second class honours.
In their fourth year, they will present a thesis in accordance with the requirements of the particular combined honours course concerned, and two of papers (3), (4), (5) and (6) offered in part I1 of the final exam- ination in the school of Pure English (together with the required work for the combining honours school).
(B) Students may take English Language as part of a combined honours course, provided they give evidence of their ability to do so and pass In part 1 of a language other than English in accordance with the require- ments of the school of Pure English as set out above. Thus:
In their first year, students will take English 1, in which they must achieve a suitable standard—usually first or second class honours. (N.B. Stu- dents who may wish to study English Language 2, 3, and 4, are reminded that the optional additional work in English 1 is partly designed to give them some introduction to this study.) In addition they should take the required part 1 of a language other than English (which should normally be one of those listed above under the course for Pure English), and two other subjects.
in their second year, they will take English Language 2, in which they must achieve a suitable standard—usually first or second class honours (together with the required work for the combining honours school and a grade 2 subject in accordance with the requirements for the ordinary degree).
In their third year, they will take papers (4) and (5) of part I of the final examination in the school of Pure English (together with the required work for the combining honours school), in which they must achieve a suitable standard—usually first or second class honours.
In their fourth year, they will present a thesis in accordance with the re- quirements of the particular combined honours course concerned, and two of papers (2), (7), (8) and (9) offered in part 11 of the final examination in the school of Pure English (together with the required work for the combining honours school).