Reading list for english students.

Yeah joint with philosophy I got Middlemarch out today and it seems alright, 800 pages long though...

I'm just going into my third year of English Lit, and I feel like I should just reassure you that I wouldn't worry at all if you don't make it through half of that list. You're generally only assessed on 2-3 texts for each module, so it might be better to focus on a just a few that you're interested in, rather than getting stressed and rushing through the whole list. The course is pretty much scheduled to give you time to prepare the texts during term time if necessary, anyway.

I'm just going into my third year of English Lit, and I feel like I should just reassure you that I wouldn't worry at all if you don't make it through half of that list..

There's three that I think we have to read for the first term (Middlemarch for the first week) and then a great long list of suggested texts, and I've only read a couple of those!
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I got a letter from the English department yesterday with the list of set texts for the core module IALS 1. I've looked on Amazon for the exact publications but I can't find Understanding Literature with ISBN code ending 710! Thinking I might just get an earlier edition..

it's gone out of print :/ i dont know whether thats an old list they've sent us because its no on the online one for this year. im going to ring the dept tomorrow and find out, not spending £40 on a book i dont need

Hey guys just to echo what others have already said. Dont panic about the reading list just do what you can. I arrived all worried I was behind, only to find hardly anyone had done anything. Lots of people dont even read the set texts, I almost always did but some dont so just do what you can!

You will only have 8 or 9 contact hours anyway so trust me you will have LOTS of time to go through these things later on

Hey,

Can you advise of anywhere to get help with choosing modules? I understand I need 120 credits over each year, but the timetable online for the modules is so difficult to read! Are there two core modules, one before xmas, and one after? How many credits are they each? How many approved modules are there? What about unrestricted modules?

I'm really sorry to fire this at you, but I can't find any guidance anywhere

Hello!

Just going into second year now Yep there are two core modules, if it's the same as what I did last year (I did full English Lit) one for each semester. They're 40 credits each.

Then, before registration there's a massive module sign up sesh and you'll get loads of information about all the modules, go to the Octagon and get to sign up for all the modules. There are loads of approved modules you can take in stuff like Philosophy (they're quite good as you can take a couple, only 20 credits each), History, Biblical Studies (I did decoding the old testament and the lecturer is AMAZING. Such a good module)

When I did it, there were only a few extra Lit modules you could take - Theatre, Practical Stylistics, Introduction to Cinema and Critical Contexts. I'm not sure of CC will be on this year because it SUCKED and we all complained about it.

Basically, though, you will get lots of help and guidance to do with modules, and I think you get given a link to all of them at the start. If you go on the Departments and Services bit there should be a Directory of Modules for you to look at.

You can also do beginners languages if it takes your fancy Don't panic too much on what you choose, though, as the first year doesn't really count for much!

Hi

Thanks for replying, I feel a bit better now! I'm doing straight English Lit too. I was worried because the registration booklet gave the impression that we should know exactly what we wanted to sign up for before we get there!

I had it noted down that the two core modules were 20 credits each. Is this wrong?

My bad yes! I accidentally doubled everything I was saying. Most module are 20 credits each including the core Eng Lit ones, then some of the Philosophy ones are 10 credits which I thought was good Sorry for the confusion!

Heh, it's OK

I've had a look, and I think I'm getting my head round it! I'm hoping I can do two lit modules and a philosophy module per semester. I suppose it depends on the teaching timetables though, specifically that they don't clash!

I've looked at the timetabling for the first core lit module on Sheffield's website, and I can only hope that we don't have to go to all the seminars listed! I'm thinking maybe everyone doing lit will be split into different groups, and will have their own particular seminars. Otherwise there are 15 seminars a week, plus two lectures, for LIT107 alone! Lol.