Syllabus for World Lit 2333

World Literature 2333
Syllabus

Text | Course Description | Responsibilities and Grades

Text
The book for this course is Mack,The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd Edition, Volumes D-F.

Course Description
The San Antonio College Bulletin describes this course as a study in neo-classical, romantic and modern literature. The time frame, then, is from about A.D. 1750 to the present; consequently only a few representative works will be studied.

The objectives of this course are to increase students'

knowledge and appreciation of some World literary masterpieces
analytical thinking and writing skills; and
research skills, including the use of the Internet.

Student Responsibilities and Grades
Your responsibilities, then, may be summarized as follows.

A. Readings You should read the selections in the text as presented in READINGS. After reading an assigned selection and the introduction to it in the text, you might wish to investigate the pertinent resources available on the World Wide Web. Note: This course is not about surfing the Web; it is about reading literary texts, discussing them and writing about them. There are, however, Web sites dedicated to literary study in general and the elucidation of texts in particular, and I shall be happy to hear that you have located Web sites pertinent to this course.

B. Responses to Assigned Questions (20% of grade) You are required to participate in on-line discussions.

At minimum, you should respond to the discussion questions posted by the instructor.
In addition, you may submit a question or questions that occur to you as you read the assigned selections.
Remember that your responses are to be sent to ENGL2333@accd.edu

No late responses to the assigned questions will be accepted.

C. Term Paper (20% of grade) Write about themes, characters, and/or style of a work in our text by an author that we do not read in class. The work should not be British or American. A prose work should be at least 10 pages, and a poem should be at least 30 lines in length.

Topics must be approved by the instructor.
Papers should be at least 1,000 words (approximately 5 pages) in length.
and should be submitted via U.S. Mail, e-mail attachment, or FAX to the instructor.
Writing must conform to the conventions of Standard American English.
In-text (parenthetical) and Works Cited documentation for the primary source should conform to the Modern Language Association (MLA) format.
Students are required to keep a copy of each paper.
Students are required to use at least three secondary sources.
No late assignments will be accepted.
Due date for documented essay: 8/7/09 by noon. For additional assistance, see Here.

D. Examinations (30% each) A midterm exam and a final exam cover the assigned text readings. Each exam has short-essay questions as well as longer essays. The total amount of writing on each exam should equal at least 500 words.

For departmental information on course objectives and outcomes, see Here.