Faculty Syllabus

REQUIREMENTS: ESSAYS AND ASSIGNMENTS

● Writing assignments, including analytical essays and tests, will constitute at least two-thirds of the student’s final grade.

● The instructor may count other types of class projects, together accounting for no more than one-third of a student’s final grade. Projects might include quizzes, readings, dramatizations, journal writing, brief literary writing exercises, oral book readings, reports on authors, or other activities.

● The instructor will provide more specific course objectives and requirements. A student not complying with these requirements may be withdrawn from the course at any time up to the last official withdrawal date.

Readings will be taken from The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volumes D, E, and F, 5th edition.  Students will also select a novel to read over the couse of the semester.

ENGL 2333, World Literature: 18th Century to the Present, is an introduction to masterpieces of the literary tradition from the 18th century (the Enlightenment) to the present.

The following outcomes are developed in all literature survey course 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.

GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES

Upon completion of the general education component of an associate’s degree, students will demonstrate competence in:

● Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

● Communication Skills (COM) - effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication

● Teamwork (TW) - ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

● Social Responsibility (SR) - intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

● Personal Responsibility (PR) - ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making