School of Arts

WELCOME TO ENGL101 2026🎉

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Introduction to English Studies A, is designed specifically for you as someone who loves reading literature in its various exciting forms, genres. The course not only introduces you to the art of reading and appreciating literary texts, but it also provides you with key foundational skills such as critical and analytical thinking, understanding different literary landscape, historical context, and WRITING and ARGUMENTATION. In other words, ENGL101 equips you with the pertinent and knowledge necessary to engage deeply with different literary genres while also preparing you for the world you live in. 

Course coordinator: Mrs N Weston - kingn@ukzn.ac.za 

Class Representatives: *please contact Mrs Weston if you would like to volunteer as a class representative* 

Lecturers: 

• Dr S Laltha (lalthas@ukzn.ac.za)
• Mrs N Weston (kingn@ukzn.ac.za)
• Dr N Sithole (sitholes@ukzn.ac.za) 
• Ms L Naidoo (NaidooL2@ukzn.ac.za)
• Ms A Pires (PiresA@ukzn.ac.za)

Course Administrators:

• Mr S Ndlela (NdlelaS1@ukzn.ac.za) HC
• Ms G Mkhize (Mkhzeg@ukzn.ac.za) PMB

Course Prescribed Texts:

• Poetry - (Dr Laltha)
• Film Studies (Her, 2013/iRobot, 2004/Ex Machina, 2014) - (Mrs Weston)
• Novel (TBA) - Dr Sithole) 

NB!! ASSESSMENTS: ✒️

YOU WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 ASSESSMENTS, ONE PER SECTION. YOU MUST NOT MISS AN ASSESSMENT!

VERY NB🚨🚨 NO Formative exam will be held for this module! 

• Formative Assessment/Tests: 100%

1. ASSESSMENT 1 - Poetry: 33.3%
2. ASSESSMENT 2 - Film: 33.3%
3. ASSESSMENT 3 - Novel: 33.3% 

Module Total: 100% 

NB NOTICE: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A MARK FOR ANY OF THE TESTS YOU WILL BE AT RISK OF NOT PASSING THE MODULE!

Duly Performed (DP) Requirements:

(i) attend at least 80% of all lectures, and

(ii) hand in all written work (as requested).

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