Literature 1 (Ypg) @ SCQF Level 6

Course description

The texts used for this module are: ;Cal; by Barnard MacLaverty ;Educating Rita; by Willy Russell. Get them on Amazon before applying via the links below:

• "Cal" by Bernard MacLaverty - Buy on Amazon
• "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell - Buy on Amazon

Enquiries and to book a place:  Email openlearning@dumgal.ac.ukThis course is designed to develop your literary analysis skills and build your awareness of social and moral concerns to help you make reasoned judgements about literary texts, plays, poems, novels and short stories.If you have a keen interest in literature or communications and emotions within the arts, this course is right for you.

Learning outcome

This course could set you on a path to build your future as a literary agent.Literary agents work with authors and act as a gateway to finding a publisher. The literary agent reads the author's initial submissions and provides feedback to make it better. Literary agents are responsible for promoting an authors work to publishers and media producers as well as handling their business dealings, allowing the author to concentrate on writing.Literary agents can be employed by literary agencies or self-employed in working for themselves.

This unit in conjunction with Communication NC is accepted as the equivalent to Higher English for teacher training programmes in most colleges and universities.