ENL 2012 - British Literature I (to 1800)

Communications Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2023 (615)

Requisites

Prerequisite ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite ENC 1101H with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite IDS 1101H with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite IDS 1111H with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite appropriate score on the college placement test

Course Description

This course is a humanistic study of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times through the 18th Century. Representative selections from each period are studied for interpretation, background, artistic qualities, and ethical meaning, with emphasis on human values and application to life. This course also stresses methods of library research and emphasizes composition of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. (Note: This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for ENL 2012 or ENL 2012H.)

Course Topics

Topic 1
 

Study Abroad- England

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will understand the influences of British political, social, and artistic developments as illustrated in literature from Anglo-Saxon times to 1800 C.E. (Common Era) by demonstrating comprehension of the chronological study of these works.
  2. The student will understand various poetic forms developed by British writers up to 1800 by applying rules of prosody to several examples of each type of poetry assigned.
  3. The student will understand various prose forms developed by British writers up to 1800 by applying this understanding to other literary forms.
  4. The student will demonstrate a knowledge of biographical and/or critical perspectives related to a work of literature by developing an oral report and/or an analytical paper.
  5. The student will identify major writers and their contributions to British literature by synthesizing this information into analytical papers.
  6. The student will identify the characteristics of individual literary periods by writing analytical papers.
  7. The student will use the research methods effectively by:
    1. locating sources through electronic search of library databases and the Internet.
    2. locating sources, either print or electronic, through other types of references, such as periodical and subject indexes, and general reference aids.
  8. The student will use information from sources appropriately to write a research paper and other essays of literary interpretation, using the literature of the course by:
    1. taking notes from specified sources:
      1. identifying and paginating the notes correctly.
      2. using ellipses and brackets as needed.
      3. summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and combining these types of notes effectively.
    2. composing papers which integrate the student's own words and ideas with those of primary and/or secondary sources.
    3. employing parenthetical references throughout the paper to credit information from a primary source.
    4. applying parenthetical references correctly to credit information from secondary sources.
    5. preparing a works cited list of the sources used in the research paper.
    6. applying correct forms for parenthetical references, footnotes/endnotes and for works cited entries, according to the required form.

Criteria Performance Standard

For successful completion of the course the student will demonstrate mastery of the above stated objectives by answering correctly at least 70 % or its equivalent of the objective questions (such as multiple choice, identification, definition, recognition of quotations, short answer) and/or the essay questions (short essays of one paragraph and/or longer multi-paragraph essays) on teacher-made tests on major writers of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times to 1800, their works, their ideas, and their contributions. The student will be able to construct and effectively present an oral report (optional), a research paper, using the literature of the course, and essays of literary interpretation, based on independent study and research, and exhibiting the characteristics of at least Level 3 in the SPC Analytical Rubric for Speaking or Level 3 in the SPC Analytical Rubric for Writing, respectively. The writing may be on essay tests, reports, interpretative essays, research papers, personal essays, or other forms of writing. The writing will meet the criteria of at least Level 3 in the SPC Analytical Rubric for Writing.

History of Changes

DBT 11/ 15/84 Effective Session 19842 SCN Revised 3/90 Effective Session 19901 Reviewed C&I 9/25/90 Effective Session 19911 3 YR C&I Review 8/94 DBT 1/24/96 Effective Session 19961. C&I 2/13/96; DBT 3/19/96, Effective Session 19961. C&I 5/27/97; DBT 6/17/97, Effective Session 19971. Effective 20011. ENC chg Effective 20022. Online 20031. Effective 20061(0370): 2005 3yrrev. Removed word count Gordon Rule per State mandate eff 20061(0370). Added exclusion 10/29/09 Effective 20091(0415). Amended prerequisites effective 20112(0450). 3-Year Review 2009—Acceptable As Is
C&I Approval: 05/16/2014, BOT Approval: 10/21/2014, Effective Term: Spring 2023 (615)

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