Fiction: Form & Context

Code	School	Level	Credits	Semesters
ENGL4300	English	4	20	Spring Malaysia

Code: ENGL4300
School: English
Level: 4
Credits: 20
Semesters: Spring Malaysia

Summary

This module explores the structures, techniques and methodologies of fiction through both creative and analytical practice. Students examine a range of international fiction from a writer's perspective with an emphasis on craft. Assignments include creati

Target Students

Compulsory for students enrolled on the MA in Creative Writing (UNMC) available to other MA students with permission of the instructor.

Classes

One 3-hour workshop each week for 12 weeks

Assessment

30% Coursework 1: Essay (1,500 words)
70% Coursework 2: 4000 word portfolio of original fiction, taking into account considerations specific to literary form

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

To provide students with an opportunity to practice and refine their skills as writers to examine fiction creatively and critically and to develop a working knowledge of narrative structure.

Learning Outcomes

(a) Knowledge and understanding of:

the elements of fiction, including narrative voice and technique, point of view, character development, dialogue, plot and setting
the relationship between reading and writing creatively
(b) Intellectual skills:
the ability to think critically about fiction
the ability to examine fiction as a product of particular techniques and practices
the ability to apply selected techniques to one's own writing and to discuss their effects
(c) Professional practical skills:
the ability to write adaptively to suit a specified creative context
the ability to present a logical and sustained argument in an analytical context
(d) Transferable (key) skills:
the ability to reflect upon and assess progress of oneself and others

Conveners

Dr Shivani Sivagurunathan

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Last updated 09/01/2025.