English 2322  (British Literature, Part I)


Course Prerequisites:  English 1302

Description:  A survey course which consists of reading and analyzing significant works of British literature beginning with the Middle Ages and culminating in the Restoration and the 18th Century.
 

Reading: Regular textbook reading assignments plus online handouts or assigned websites as well as the writing of others in the class.  

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
   Recognize the major movements and periods of British literature from the Romantic Age through the present;
   Read and analyze both masterpieces and secondary works of British literature;
   Demonstrate knowledge of literary genres and terminology;
   Identify the characteristic elements that relate literary works to the whole of British literature;  
   Communicate an understanding of British literature and its general history through papers, projects, and examinations that are written in clear, well-organized prose.

Course Competencies:
   Identify the characteristics and significance of the generally-accepted periods of the second half of British Literature: Romantic, Victorian, and Modern;
   Read and analyze masterpieces and, where necessary, secondary works of each of the major periods of British literature: epic, poetry, fiction, and drama;
   Compare, contrast, and synthesize works and ideas in a perceptive fashion;
   Use standard terminology and techniques to analyze works from the various genres;
   Understand the themes and significance of literary works;
   Express results of literary analysis in a clear, well-organized style;
   Understand the relation of a work to its period and to British literature as a whole;
   Participate in all assigned work.

Grades:
Assigned Discussion Board topics
Five - seven tests including the final exam*    
One research essay                
*(Failure to complete the final may result in a failing grade for the course)