Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0056
Version:
5
Organization's ID:
English 101
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
34 hours for 16 weeks
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Introduction to English Literature
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students to use literary theory to analyze English literature from the medieval through the modern periods.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify different literary genres and subgenres as well as their influences over time.
  • Analyze literary devices in English poetry, prose, and drama.
  • Compare and contrast works of English poetry, prose, and drama.
  • Analyze how historical English literature has shaped contemporary literature, including themes, plots, and characters.
  • Describe how literary criticism has shaped English literature.
  • Explain how major works of English literature affected and were affected by society.
  • Analyze different themes in English poetry, prose, and drama, such as identity or modernization.
  • Analyze how an author's life and experiences inform their writing, such as the choice of themes related to personal identity and struggles.

General Topics:

  • Introduction to English Literature
  • Literary Terms and Analysis
  • Old and Middle English Literature
  • The Renaissance in English Literature
  • 17th and 18th Century English Literature
  • Romantic Prose in English Literature
  • Romantic Poetry in English Literature
  • Victorian Literature
  • Turn-of-the-Century Literature
  • Modernism in English Literature
  • Nonfiction in English Literature
  • Analyzing English Literature
  • Writing Literary Analysis Essays
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies