History of American Literature 09-HLAM-N-12

Student: 1. gains basic knowledge of: history of American literature, development of prevalent literary motives and forms across the ages, the most significant literary phenomena as well as works and writers in their historical context; 2. gains the understanding of: historical development of literature; relationship between composing literary works and the cultural context; 3. gains the skills necessary to: comprehend and interpret literature from different periods, comprehend and summarize scholarly articles as well as comment upon them; use properly basic literary terminology; take part in class discussions, conduct library query and research; contextualize acquired knowledge; summarize discussions and draw conclusions; work with others.