PREREQUISITES
Enrollment in any literature course requires credit for both ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 or their
equivalents. The grade in ENGL 1302 must be at least “C.” Instructor will verify.

English 2351 will examine Mexican-American literature, including Folklore, Borderlands fiction, Perspective & Poetry and literature under a modern lens.

The goals of sophomore literature courses are
● To provide a working knowledge of the characteristics of various literary genres.
● To develop analytical skills and critical thinking through reading, discussion, and written assignments.
● To broaden a student’s intercultural reading experience.
● To deepen a student’s awareness of the universal human concerns that are the basis for literary
works.
● To stimulate a greater appreciation of language as an artistic medium and of the aesthetic principles
that shape literary works.
● To understand literature as an expression of human values within an historical and social context.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of sophomore literature, students should be able to
● 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.
● Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political,
cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
● Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during
different historical periods or in different regions.
● Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and
humanities.
● Write research based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct
prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
English department Students learning outcomes
The following outcomes are developed in all sophomore literature students regardless of student age or
course location:
● Write clearly, coherently and effectively about various genres in literature
● In discussions and writing, address the culture and context of the work of literature
● Write about and discuss elements of literary texts and relate these to the work as a whole.

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