In addition to theoretical knowledge offered as overview for each historical and literary period under study, selected samples from the works of authors of the period will be studied and analyzed chronologically.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Programme Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) To provide a historical and cultural background of a literary period and to introduce literary trends, movements, authors and texts pertaining to each period. |
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5-10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| 2) To equip the students with knowledge of the development of American literature under the influence of social, political, spiritual and economic forces and various literary trends, schools and movements. |
1-2
5-10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| 3) For the students to gain knowledge in each literary period and to become acquainted with the concepts and terminology used in the identification and analysis of sample literary texts for each genre and sub variants. |
1-2
5-10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| 4) To equip the students with the necessary critical faculties, analytical approach, interdisciplinary vision and analytical, interpretative and inference skills for a successful understanding of literature in various genres and forms. |
1-2
5-10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| 5) To read, study, analyze and evaluate texts representative of various literary periods and genres. |
1-2
5-10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course, explanation of course objectives and materials, course requirements and assessment, pacing schedule and obtaining materials | Materials provided |
| 2 |
American Literature 1865-1914: Historical Background of mid-19th century American Literature to WWI: Regionalism and Realism; Naturalism
MARK TWAIN (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn BRET HARTE (1836-1902) The Outcasts of Poker Flat; Luck of Roaring Camp WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1837-1920) The Rise of Silas Lapham; Novel-Writing and Novel-Reading AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914?) The Devil's Dictionary; The Baby Tramp |
by instructor |
| 3 |
HENRY JAMES (1843-1916) The Europeans; The Art of Fiction;
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (1848-1908) Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings: The Wonderful Tar Baby Story SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849-1909) A White Heron KATE CHOPIN (1850-1904) The Awakening MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN (1852-1930) The Cat |
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| 4 |
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (1856?-1915) Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
CHARLES W. CHESNUTT (1858-1932) The Goophered Grapevine from The Conjure Woman: HAMLIN GARLAND (1860-1940) A Red Man's View of Evolution; Drifting Crane; Under the Lion’s Paw O. HENRY (1862-1910) To Him Who Waits; The Gift of the Magi EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) The Seed of the Faith W. E. B. DU BOIS (1868-1963) The Souls of Black Folk |
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| 5 |
EMMA GOLDMAN (1869-1940) Living My Life
FRANK NORRIS (1870-1902) McTeague STEPHEN CRANE (1871-1900) The Red Badge of Courage; Maggie: A Girl of the Streets; A Dark Brown Dog THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945) Sister Carrie JACK LONDON (1876-1916) The Call of the Wild; The Law of Life; |
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| 6 |
American Literature 1914-1945: Historical Background of American Literature 20th century, first half: Modernism; 1920s: The Jazz Age; Prohibition; 1929: The Crash; 1930s: Depression; Harlem Renaissance
EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (1869-1935) Richard Cory WILLA CATHER (1873-1947) The Treasure of Far Island GERTRUDE STEIN (1874-1946) Tender Buttons AMY LOWELL (1874-1925) Decade; Aubade; The Red Lacquer Music-Stand |
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| 7 |
ROBERT FROST (1874-1963) The Road Not Taken; Stopping by the Woods
SHERWOOD ANDERSON (1876-1941) Winesburg, Ohio CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967) The Fog; Choose UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) The Jungle WALLACE STEVENS (1879-1955) The Snow Man VACHEL LINDSAY (1879-1931) The Congo SARA TEASDALE (1884-1933) Dust |
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| 8 |
MIDTERM EXAM (TENTATIVE)
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (1883-1963) The Red Wheelbarrow; ELINOR WYLIE (1885-1928) Quarrel; Sea Lullaby; Pretty Words RING LARDNER (1885-1933) Haircut SINCLAIR LEWIS (1885-1951) Babbitt |
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| 9 |
Imagism and the Imagists
EZRA POUND (1885-1972) A Pact; L’Art, 1910; The Tea Shop JOYCE KILMER (1886-1918) Trees H. D. (HILDA DOOLITTLE) (1886-1961) Heat JOHN HALL WHEELOCK (1886-1962) Earth ROBINSON JEFFERS (1887-1962) Fire On The Hills |
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| 10 |
MARIANNE MOORE (1887-1972) Poetry
T. S. ELIOT (1888-1965) The Waste Land; The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock EUGENE O’NEILL (1888-1953) The Hairy Ape JOHN CROWE RANSOM (1888-1974) Blue Girls CLAUDE MCKAY (1889-1948) Harlem Shadows CONRAD AIKEN (1889-1973) The House of Dust |
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| 11 |
H. P. LOVECRAFT (1890-1937) The Colour Out of Space
KATHERINE ANNE PORTER (1890-1980) Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Old Mortality; EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1892-1950) First Fig; Renascence ARCHIBALD MACLEISH (1892-1982) Ars Poetica JAMES THURBER (1894–1961) The Unicorn in the Garden; |
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| 12 |
E. E. CUMMINGS (1894-1962) hist…whist; Me up at does
JEAN TOOMER (1894-1967) Reapers F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1896-1940) The Great Gatsby JOHN DOS PASSOS (1896-1970) Three Soldiers WILLIAM FAULKNER (1897-1962) A Rose for Emily; |
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| 13 |
THORNTON WILDER (1897-1975) Our Town
HART CRANE (1899-1932) Carmen de Boheme ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) The Killers; |
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| 14 |
ALLEN TATE (1899-1979) The Mediterranean
THOMAS WOLFE (1900-1938) Of Time and the River JOHN STEINBECK (1902-1968) The Grapes of Wrath |
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| 15 |
LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967) Dream Variations; South Dixie
NATHANEAL WEST (1903-1940) Day of the Locust COUNTEE CULLEN (1903-1946) Yet Do I Marvel |
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Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Norton Anthology of American Literature | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-Term | 1 | 30 |
| Class Performance | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE | 30 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 70 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME | |||||||
| Programme Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| The ability to apply knowledge of English, literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc. | X | ||||||
| The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature/genre. | X | ||||||
| The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis. | X | ||||||
| The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies | X | ||||||
| Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility | X | ||||||
| Effective communication skills. | X | ||||||
| A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements. | X | ||||||
| An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice. | X | ||||||
| A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period. | X | ||||||
| The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics. | X | ||||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours/week) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice, review/week) | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Homework | 20 | 2 | 30 |
| Exams | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Total Work Load | 190 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 7.6 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8 | ||