World Literature Online Welcome English 2331 World Literature A Study of the Literature of the World and its reflection of the Human Condition.

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1 World Literature Online Welcome English 2331 World Literature A Study of the Literature of the World and its reflection of the Human Condition. Welcome to English World Literature. This course will cover literature from the earliest times up through the 20th Century. We will study poetry, drama, fiction and prose. The reading selections are designed to offer the opportunity to build knowledge of how literature developed around the world and how that literature reflects the human condition. Once the knowledge and understanding is gained we will then address the various issues and ideas in our own written responses. Each Unit lists the objectives and expected outcomes. A variety of instructional methods is incorporated to deliver lesson material. Videos, audio, web links and written explanations will be used to supplement the readings. After each lesson is presented, the student will have activities designed to enhance understanding of the assigned reading. Discussion board quizzes will follow the readings for each Unit. Peer responses will be required with each discussion assignment. Each unit will contain an open forum that is not graded. This open forum will serve as a place for students to share ideas and ask questions. Except for the works originally written in English, the works are presented here in an English translation. When possible, I've offered the piece in it's original language as well. Keep in mind that translated works do not always keep the original format; translator's strive to study the language so as to keep the content and meaning consistent with the original. It is also important to note that understanding the concepts in the literature necessitates a working knowledge of the historical period and events relative to each piece. Familiarity with each author and his or her circumstances will also enhance understanding of the writing. Do not limit yourself to the information that is provided with each lesson. Reach farther, bring to class new and enlightening information. As you read the selections, you should take notes and look up words and concepts with which you are not familiar. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to complete these readings. Stop and think about what is happening. Write down your thoughts and questions.

2 Texas State Technical College Harlingen ENGLISH 2331 World Literature Syllabus COURSE DESCRIPTION --ENGL A survey of world literature from the ancient world to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. COURSE PREREQUISITES: A grade of "C" or higher in English Instructor: N. Cone nbcone@tstc.edu Office: Science & Technology Office Phone #: W -360 Office Hours: By appointment **Contact instructor via before the first day of class.** Your instructor will make every attempt to answer questions, return and phone calls within 24 hours of receiving them. Moodle will be the preferred venue for online communication. Please be sure to identify yourself in all communication. When you leave a phone message, always repeat your number slowly and clearly. Good communication is vital to an online class. We will work together to make it as success. MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS: A. Proofread written documents. B. Accommodate cultural diversities in written communication. C. Participate in group situations. D. Perform research.

3 E. Document research sources. F. Read analytically. G. Analyze literature in various genres. H. Critique various literary genres. Each of the 6 main units are composed of reading assignments, discussion forums, question and answer forums and source/research gathering assignments. Each reading assignment is accompanied by a lesson of supplementary materials that is designed to help the student better understand the material. In addition there are 3 major essay assignments. The final exam will also be an essay exam. IV. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Goals and Outcomes will be included in each unit. 1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions. 2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods. 3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions. 4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities. 5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature. Core Objectives: Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication Personal Responsibility - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making Social Responsibility: to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

4 MAJOR COURSE LECTURE, TOPICS DESCRIPTION/REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED READINGS/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TO VIEW: After each Unit students will perform a variety of activities deemed appropriate to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the literature. A discussion forum containing questions, research projects or some other activity will follow each reading. Each discussion forum will also include a peer response assignment. Course Schedule Week Topic/Lecture/Event Required/Recommended Readings/Electronic Resources to View 1 Unit I Introduction and Course Administration Assignments in Moodle Essay #1 Introductions 2-4 Unit II The Ancient World Analyze cultural similarities and respond cooperatively and collaboratively to classmates posts. Gilgamesh The Hebrew Bible Oedipus the King Poetry in Early China Unit III The Christian Era and the Literature of the Middle Ages Discuss concepts of honor and honesty in terms of choices, actions, and consequences of related actions. Due: Sept. 5 Sources Assignment-Due Sept. 12. Critical Thinking assignment -- Analysis of similarities between each of the four cultures with regard to their belief systems Discussion Assignment-Due Sept 18. Respond to 2 classmates through evaluation of, and response to, different points of view regarding discussion question. Response due Sept. 20. Sources Assignment-Due. Sept. 26 Discussion Question-Due Sept. 30. (Personal Responsibility Assignment)

5 The Christian Bible Beowulf Marie de France Geoffrey Chaucer Resp. to Classmates-Due Oct. 2. Essay-Due Oct. 7. (Communication Assignment-- Essay should reflect a critical analysis and presentation of your opinion on the idea derived from your chosen paper topic.) 8-9 Unit IV The European Renaissance Address the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision making with respect to Machiavellian ideas in assigned readings Niccolo Machiavelli ; Michel De Montaigne Miguel De Cervantes Sources Assignment-Due Oct. 17. Discussion Question-Due Oct. 22. Response to Classmates-Due Oct 24. Analysis, explanation, and justification that depict elements of Machiavellian nature in assigned readings Unit V The Early Modern Era Sources Assignment Due Nov. 3. Introduction.3-11 Volume II Sor Juana Mary Wollstonecraft Matsuo Basho Discussion Question-Due Nov. 7. Response to classmates-due Nov. 10. Essay Due Nov. 14. (Evaluate how assigned readings reflect the uniqueness of a culture) Last Day to Drop with W-Nov Unit VI Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Sources Assignment-Due Nov 25 Introdution William Wordsworth Leo Tolstoy Discussion Question-Due Dec. 3

6 Leslie Marmon Silko Response to classmates Due Dec Review and Final Exam Essay Final Exam Essay Due Dec. 11 REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Simon, Peter, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature Volumes 1 and 2. Shorter Third Ed. New York: WW Norton, Print ISBN# Optional: dictionary, thesaurus, MLA Handbook, grammar handbook COURSE WEB SITE: You will be required to access Moodle. Contact the instructor (nbcone@tstc.edu) before the first day of class for more information. You must have access to and knowledge of using a computer with high speed internet. Much of the course material will be supplemented with videos and audio recordings. It is important that you are able to access these to receive complete instructions and explanations for your assignments. Anyone with dial-up Internet access will probably not be able to view or listen to these recordings. For help with computer browser settings you may try this website: If you have any problems accessing Moodle you may call me, at , or call the TSTC Help Desk at OTHER Flash/thumb drive

7 Other Course Requirements COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES Your active participation in the class is expected. After a prewriting assignment designed to stimulate your thinking about a topic, you will be asked to present your best insights to the full class for further discussion. Some writing responses will be available for the entire class to view. This will help you each to improve and become more comfortable with the expressing your ideas. GRADING POLICY: Grading Criteria Essays 45% Quizzes 40% Final Essay Exam 15% Grading Scale A--Excellent B--Good C--Average D--Passing 0-59 F--Failing The lowest possible passing grade for this course is a 60. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES Discussion Quizzes will help you to explore different ways to produce your ideas on paper. You will have the opportunity to view others' ideas and respond to them. Your papers must be typed, double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA guidelines. All other tests and assignments will be posted in Moodle Assignments:

8 Participation/Discussion and Group Work: Shorter writing samples will reinforce the concepts we will cover in this course. These assignments will be in response to a variety of writing prompts; The discussions are designed to allow you to engage with the readings, and connect with the class community. Papers : Your essays are designed to measure your comprehension of the readings assigned. Final Exam: The final examination will be a word analytical essay that will measure your ability to take a topic, choose sources, develop a well thought out idea and thesis, communicate all of those in a well structured essay that reflects good usage of the English language. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Writing never occurs in a vacuum but within the context of audience, and the immediate audience for writing in this course is ourselves. The course requires a commitment to the community, and you can't participate in a community of writers unless you are here. Attendance in class is required which translates into logging into the course at least three times per week. Plagiarism Statement: "The attempt of any student to present as his or her own work that which he or she has not produced is regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense. Students are considered to have cheated if they copy the work of another during an examination or turn in a paper or an assignment written, in whole or in part, by someone else. Students are guilty of plagiarism, intentional or not, if they copy material from books, magazines, or other sources or if they paraphrase ideas from such sources without acknowledging them. Students guilty of, or assisting others in, either cheating or plagiarism on an assignment, quiz, or examination may receive a grade of 0 for the plagiarized work or an F for the course involved." Copyright Statement The materials used in the course (textbooks, handouts, media files (podcast, MP3, Videos, RSS Feeds), and all instructional resources on the colleges Learning Management System (Moodle) are intended for use only by students registered and enrolled in this course, and are only to be used for instructional use, activities associated with, and for the duration of the course. By "handouts," this means all materials generated for this course, which includes but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and any additional materials. These materials may not be retained in another medium or disseminated further. They are provided in compliance with the provisions of the Teach Act. These materials may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder or TSTC. For further information contact your instructor. Communicating with your instructor (MyMail System) The use of Your MyMail TSTC College student account will be the only way to receive official notices from the college. When communicating with instructors and/or employees of the college you are required to use your TSTC MyMail student address. If you choose to

9 forward your to another account, please be advised that all communication from and within the college will use your Mymail student . Your Mymail address is tied into Moodle. If you change it, the Moodle automatic re-set will revert it back to Mymail at the end of the day. We will use the internal Moodle for class-only communications. Safety Issues "TSTC Harlingen faculty, staff, and students are asked to report all threats, perceived or real, immediately to College Police located in the Auxiliary Building. If the threat is imminent, the College Police emergency phone line at or should be called. College Police will then coordinate the proper response in accordance with State and federal laws and TSTC System/College rules and regulations." Accommodations "If you have a documented disability which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as the instructor has outlined and/or if you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact (956) or visit Support Services located in the Tech Prep Bldg. P as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements." Netiquette Being a Responsible Netizen (citizen on the 'net) Links to Guides and Explanations The absence of "face-to-face" interactions in WWW-based courses is not a license to ignore guidelines for respectful, responsible, ethical behavior. In addition to all of the normal rules for interacting with others, you'll want to be familiar with the particular rules of etiquette for online interactions (Netiquette). We will expect that you will be familiar with one or more of the sites listed below and that you will add "Netiquette" to your already well-developed respectful demeanor. Individuals who intentionally act in ways that are not respectful or ethical will lose their privilege to attend this online class, just as they would not be welcome in a regular classroom. Wikipedia: Netiquette Yale University and Netiquette Netiquette and Privacy The Netiquette Home Page

10 This Syllabus is designed as a guide to help students get started and to preview the expectations of the course. It may be amended in writing if the instructor deems it necessary. (Any changes to this syllabus will be provided in writing to the student and updated on all posted locations (HB 2504, course Moodle sites, building offices, etc.).