Bachelor in English Literatures

The Study Programme offers expertise in literature, language and culture emphasizing the relation of text and context which is locally-internationally oriented with ecological perspective. We explore relations of literature, language and culture as well as language and mind. We concern the issues of ecocriticism in literature, eco linguistics, and cultural diversity (ethnicities) in our localities (East Java and Bali).  The Study Programme was established in 1964 and currently internationally accredited until 2028.

Course Code
Course Credit

n credits (equal n ECTS)

Instructor/Lecturer
  • Dr. Ikwan Setiawan, M.A
  • Ghanesya Hari Murti, S.S., M.Hum
Course Description

This course delves into ecocriticism, an interdisciplinary field that examines the relationships between literature and the environment. Students will explore how literature reflects and shapes our understanding of nature, ecology, and environmental issues.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze literary works from an ecocritical perspective
  • Understand the intersection of literature, culture, and the environment. 
  • Evaluate the role of literature in environmental advocacy.
  • Apply ecocritical theories to interpret diverse literary genres.
Prerequisites

Desire to enhance knowledge and improve critical thinking skills in environmental ethics as part of humanities

Participation Limit

2 – 20 students

Course Materials

Students will have access to course materials, including a textbook, and suggested journal articles. Additionally, they will be encouraged to watch engaging YouTube videos related to the topics discussed in daily lectures.

Curriculum
Assessment and Evaluation

Upon successfully completing the course, students should complete :

  • Case method (40%)
  • Project based learning (60%)
Course Code
Course Credit

n credits (equal n ECTS)

Instructor/Lecturer
  • Prof.Dr.Sukarno, M.Litt
  • Albert Tallapessy, Ph.D
Course Description

This course explores the emerging field of Ecolinguistics, investigating the dynamic relationship between language and the environment. Students will analyze how language shapes and reflects our ecological perceptions and engages with environmental issues

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Examine language structures from an ecocritical perspective
  • Understand the intersection of linguistics, culture, and the environment
  • Evaluate the role of language in environmental advocacy
  • Apply ecoclinguistic theories to interpret linguistic phenomena related to the environment
Prerequisites

Desire to enhance knowledge and improve critical thinking skills in environmental ethics as part of humanities

Participation Limit

2 – 20 students

Course Materials

Students will have access to course materials, including a textbook, and suggested journal articles. Additionally, they will be encouraged to watch engaging YouTube videos related to the topics discussed in daily lectures.

Curriculum
Assessment and Evaluation

Upon successfully completing the course, students should complete :

  • Case method (40%)
  • Project based learning (60%)
Course Code
Course Credit

n credits (equal n ECTS)

Lectures
  • Dr. Ikwan Setiawan, M.A
  • Ghanesya Hari Murti, S.S.,M.Hum
Course Description

his course provides an in-depth exploration of the cultural diversity in East Java (specifically Jember, Malang, Ponorogo, Surabaya, Madura, Banyuwangi) and Bali. Through a cultural studies lens, students will analyze traditions, arts, rituals, and contemporary dynamics of these regions, fostering an understanding of the rich ethnic tapestry in Indonesia.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze and compare the cultural diversity of specific regions in East Java and Bali.
  • Understand the historical, social, and economic factors shaping cultural identities in the chosen areas.
  • Evaluate the impact of urbanization and modernity on traditional cultural practices.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of the role of performing arts, rituals, and festivals in preserving and evolving cultural identities.
  • Critically assess the cultural dynamics of East Java and Bali in the context of globalization and tourism.
Prerequisites

Desire to enhance knowledge and improve critical thinking skills in cultural ethnicities as part of humanities

Participation Limit

20 Students

Course Materials

Students will have access to course materials, including a textbook, and suggested journal articles. Additionally, they will be encouraged to watch engaging YouTube videos related to the topics discussed in daily lectures.

Curriculum
Assessment and Evaluation

Upon successfully completing the course, students should complete :

  • Case method (40%)
  • Project based learning (60%)
Course Code
Course Credit

2 credits (equal 3.02 ECTS)

Lectures
  • Dr. Dina Dyah Kusumayanti, M.A.
Course Description

This course introduces students to the critical reflection on the impacts of humans’ activities to the environments (be it land or ocean) through teens and children’s Literature through the lens of Ecocriticism.  Ecocriticism is a cut-across disciplines way of seeing worlds, chiefly across applied sciences and literary criticism. It views the representation of the dynamic relations between human and non-human worlds. Ecocriticism explores the varied ways that humans and nature inextricably interact and interconnect.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze teens and children’s literatures by the use of ecocritical perspective
  • Use some key ecocritical concepts to read teens and children’s literatures 
  • Write ecocritical academic writing on teens and children’s literature.
Prerequisites

Desire to enhance knowledge and improve critical thinking skills in cultural ethnicities as part of humanities

Participation Limit

20 Students

Course Materials

Students will have access to course materials, including Overview on Teens and Children’s Literatures, Teen and Child Readers: characteristics, psychology of development, needs of teen and children
Genre and forms, Discourse, Power, Ideology, Identity: Ecocriticsm perspective, GESI (gender equality and social inclusion), and Research on teen and children’s literature: Ecocriticsm perspective

Curriculum
Assessment and Evaluation

Upon successfully completing the course, students should complete :

  • Case method (40%)
  • Project based learning (60%)