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ENGL2332 - World Literature I

Chris Bishop
Instructor

COURSE DESCRIPTION : Study of selected masterpieces of world literature from the

ancient world through the Renaissance; reports and essays.

To view an interactive sample of this course, click here.

NCTC LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete English 2332 will be able to:

  1. Identify authors, titles, major and minor characters, place names, details, and short quotations from the works studied, as well as significant events, places, and historical figures from several continents up through the seventeenth century.
  2. Define literary terms discussed in class, along with terms from world history, various cultures, and languages.
  3. Describe in some detail and discuss perceptively literary, historic and cultural periods, movements, philosophies, or techniques as covered in the readings and lectures.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the works studied by correctly answering examination questions and/or writing essays or reports.
  5. Demonstrate critical thinking and effective academic writing skills in essays or research papers.
  6. Conduct scholarly research using print, electronic media, and Internet sources, apply ethical standards to their use of their research findings, scrupulously avoiding plagiarism, and utilize MLA style of documentation.
   
Instructor Email:
 cbishop@nctc.edu - once the semester starts, students are to use ANGEL internal email for instructor contact.
Instructor Phone:
 940-498-6241
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite(s):
 ENGL 1302
Textbook(s):
 Lawall, Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd ed., (Set Vol A/Vol B/Vol C), Norton, 2004. ISBN: 0-393-92453-x
Additional
Requirements:
Students should expect to invest minimally 6 hours per WEEK in this course.
Sample Syllabus:
  • Block I: Readings
    Students will read selected works from each major period of the course.
  • Block II: Quizzes, Tests, and the Final Exam
    Students may be required to take quizzes or tests over assigned readings and/or related materials. The final exam is mandatory but will not count more than 25% of the semester grade.
  • Block III: Compositions
    Students must write critical/analytical essays totaling minimally 1,000 words (4 pages) and participate in discussion forums as required.
  • Block IV: Research
    Students must complete one research project, utilizing library and electronic resources and MLA style documentation. This project may be a formal written research paper or an oral presentation in which the student gives a short talk to the class on an assigned topic. This talk should be accompanied by a sentence outline, internally documented, and a Works Cited page. Additionally, an aural or visual aid may be utilized. Written pages generated as part of this research block are in addition to the required writing stipulated in Block III.