ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
Department: English
Subject
Area and Course Numbers: English 231GB
Course
Title: World
Literature
Discipline:
English
Units:
3
Repeatability:
None
Catalog
Course Description: Study
of the literature of Europe, Asia, Africa and South America from ancient times
to the 17th century.
Description
for Schedule of Classes: Study of world literature from ancient times to 1650.
Lecture
Hours per Week: 3.2
Laboratory
Hours per Week: None
Plus
Hours: None
Prerequisites:
English 110 or
English 110HR, with a "C" grade or better
Co-requisites:
None
Skills
Advisories: None
Course
Advisories: English
111 or English 111GB or English 111HR or English 111HRGB
Limitation
on Enrollment: None
Course
Objectives: Students
who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1.
Exhibit
a wide background in the non-English literature of the world from earliest
times to the 17th century.
2.
Demonstrate
a foundational understanding of non-English literature of the ancient, classical,
and medieval world by which to interpret other works of literature.
3.
Understand
the range of values found in the great writings of the world.
4.
Articulate
modes of perception both similar and different from those today.
5.
Recognize
those characteristics, ideas, and themes which have endured through time.
6.
Apply
a critical point of view about the problems of humanity exhibited through time.
7.
Recognize
our indebtedness to the past.
8.
Apply
insights from great writers and works from the past to problems facing humanity
today.
9.
Compare
observation about literary themes, genres, and movements.
Course Content and
Scope:
1.
A
study of the non-English classics of World civilization with an emphasis on the
values of the works in themselves and as representative of their genres and
cultures.
2.
An
examination of the major themes that have concerned various cultures through
time, making insightful comparisons and contrasts.
3.
Development
of cultural literacy and critical thinking, as well as an historical sense and
a broader perspective by which to understand the present.
4.
Approximately
3000 words writing component.
Methods of
Instruction: Instruction
includes lecture and discussion of readings, group and individual research,
projects and presentations. Guest
lectures, slides of art related to the assigned literature, filmed or live
plays will be included as applicable.
Required
Assignments: Assignments,
designed to accomplish the course objectives, include:
1.
Analytical
and comparison-contrast essays.
2.
Occasional
in-class essay exams.
3.
Reviews
of play productions, poetry readings, outside lectures, as applicable.
4.
A
project based on research and/or further reading in literature of the period,
including an in-class or group presentation, as applicable.
5.
A
final exam.
Method of Evaluation:
1.
Writing
assignments and exams.
2.
Class
participation.
3.
Two-hour
final exam.
Appropriate Texts
and Supplies: 50%
of the selections to be drawn from the Great Books Curriculum Core Authors List
(see attachment).
The readings may be
from an anthology (e.g. The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. I, 2002) or contemporary
translations of individual works.
Readings typically include, but are not limited to, the following: The
Epic of Gilgamesh,
the Odyssey,
Greek drama, Roman poetry, the Mahabarata, the Classic of Poetry, Japanese poetry, the Inferno, Petrarch's sonnets.
Supplementary
materials include any appropriate aids, such as maps, slides, films, CD-ROM and
Internet materials, guest speakers, and the resources of the library.
CB/mej
Rev September 18,
2006
FRC (5/8/07 gb)