A simple question about EE in literature if we can use films...

[khristensen]

I'm doing a topic on Literature and I'm just wondering if I can compare and contrast a novel to a film?

[Blackcurrant]

Yes you can. But it depend partly on what you wish to investigate. And how you phrase your EE research thesis. You have basically three options for English Language A, which the guide spells out for you. 

 

You have a choice of three categories, as follows:

 

• Category 1—Studies of a literary work(s) originally written in the language  in which the essay is presented 

• Category 2—Studies of a literary work(s) originally written in the language  of the essay compared with literary work(s) originally written in another language 

• Category 3—Studies in language. 

 

So your EE would fall into category 3.  

 

"The term ‘text’ for the purpose of a category 3 EE is defined to include the widest range of oral, written and visual materials present in society. This range will include:

 

• single and multiple images with or without written text 

• literary written texts and text extracts 

• media texts, for example films, radio and television programmes and their scripts 

• electronic texts that share aspects of a number of media texts, for example, video sharing websites, web pages, sms messages, blogs, wikis and tweets. 

• oral texts will include readings, speeches, broadcasts and transcriptions of recorded conversation. 

 

So, you should look carefully at this category and see what it demands in terms of research focus. But you can use film and for your purposes make a comparison. Just be sure, though, that the basis of your comparison is valid and likely to be constructive and fruitful.

 

Does that help at all?

Edited August 20, 2014 by Blackcurrant