ENGL 202: British and Commonwealth Literature (GE)
Credit Hours: (3)
Study of selected works in British and Commonwealth Literature with emphasis on the
development of critical reading skills within an international context.
Note(s): General Education and Humanistic or Artistic Expression designated course.
Detailed Description of Content of Course
Close reading and critical analysis of selected major works from the United Kingdom
and its Commonwealth partners, written in English, from the beginnings to the present
day; such works to be drawn from different literary periods and to represent a variety
of literary genres.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
ENGL 202 uses a wide variety of instructional strategies which may include any number
of the following: lecture; discussion; PowerPoint or web-enhanced instruction; collaborative
group work; individual or group student reports; student PowerPoint or web-enhanced
presentations; informal writing-to-learn activities including in-class focused writing,
readers' logs, double-entry reading journals, or discussion questions; formal writing
activities including essays, reviews, critical analyses, research reports with peer
writing groups on drafts; individual or group conferences with the instructor on drafts;
creative writing projects including short fiction, poetry, dramatic sketches.
Goals and Objectives of Course
This course satisfies the University Core B, Global Perspectives requirement described
as follows:
Goal 11: 福利导在线观看 student will understand how social and cultural (for example,
political, historical, economic, environmental, religious, or geographic) forces shape
experiences in the global setting.
福利导在线观看 students will be able to:
1) Identify how different perspectives shape human life around the world
2) Recognize social and cultural forces that affect relationships between cultures
in the world
In addition, English 201 has the following departmental goals:
鈥� compare and contrast different perspectives used to explain the world or international
issues,
鈥� use material studied to explain cross-cultural issues in the world, and
鈥� evaluate differences and similarities among world cultures that affect perceptions,
beliefs, or behaviors, and thus relationships between those cultures.
This goal will be met as English 202 address the following objectives:
鈥� that students develop an understanding of literature as an art form;
鈥� that students develop the ability to become skillful and thoughtful readers of literature;
鈥� that students become knowledgeable about a representative same of the major works
of the world literature;
鈥� that students develop the ability to read works of the world literature within cultural,
historical, and global contexts; and
鈥� that students learn to apply their engagement with literary texts to an examination
of their own lives and the world at large.
Assessment Measures
Either alone or in collaboration with others, students will demonstrate their understanding
of the art of literature and their ability to interpret thoughtfully what they have
read by participating in discussion and by formulating written analyses of the reading
in their journals, in their papers and on examinations. Students will demonstrate
in discussion and in their writing their mastery of the texts assigned for reading.
Students will be expected to make personal connections to the literature and express
those connections through discussion, writing, creative projects, class presentations
or performances.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
Revised 2013
March 01, 2021