What is literature, why we read.

Language of literary texts: figures and tropes.

Classification of literature, literary genres.

Prose: important concepts (characters, setting, story).

Narratology, author-reader-text relationship.

Drama: important concepts (characters, setting, ways of speaking).

Types of drama.

Poetry: important concepts; types of poetry.

Poetic forms, prosodic means.

Critical thinking, how to write a literary essay.

Method of documentation of sources in the essay, citation standards.

Specifics and brief overview of British literature.

Specifics and brief overview of American literature.