English 2333: World Literature II

 

Instructor:         Dr. Kevin Eubanks

Office:                308

Phone:                (940) 498-6218

Email:                Use Canvas messaging

Office Hours:     by appointment

                          

Course Description

A survey of world literature from the 17th century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.

 

Course Requirements

• one explication essay
• one final exam
• daily work (includes reading quizzes, in- and out-of-class writing assignments)

 

Grading Policies

• essay: 30%
• daily work: 30%
• final exam: 25%
• attendance: 15% (5 points per class meeting, except the final)

 

Grading Scale

• A 90 or higher
• B 80 to 89
• C 70 to 79
• D 60 to 69
• F below 60

 

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete English 2332 will meet the following learning outcomes:
1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.

 

Core Objectives

Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture

• Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
• Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
• Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
• Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making

 

Attendance Policy

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is May 25th.

 

Other Important Policies

The essay is due at the beginning of class on the due date; assignments turned in after that time will be considered late. Late assignments will be lowered by one letter grade for each class day after the due date, unless the student was absent for one of the following reasons:

• Illness of the student
• Illness of the student’s child
• Death of an immediate family member

In the above situations, the assignment will be due the day the student returns to class. A student with multiple absences may be asked to provide documentation to avoid the late penalty.

Students are responsible for all material covered while they are absent. Students are also responsible for any work due the day they return to class.

Missed daily work cannot be made up.

Students are expected to come to class on time and to stay the entire class period. Late students cannot make up work missed at the beginning of the class period. Students who arrive at class after a quiz has begun should wait outside until the quiz is completed. Students who leave class early will not receive credit for any in-class work done that day.

 

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

1. Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own; 
2. Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited; 
3. Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks; 
4. Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images; 
5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit; 
6. Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

 

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs. The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department. Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance. Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services.

 

Disability Accommodations 
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.
On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.
North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).
http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices/DisabilitiesFacultyResources.aspx

 

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

 

Tobacco Policy

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.

 

English 2333 Course Outline

Readings should be completed before class on the days they are listed.

Important: You must have in-class access to every reading.

This outline is subject to change.

The Enlightenment

M   5/14  Course Introduction; Tartuffe

T    5/15  Candide

W  5/16  Gulliver’s Travels

Th  5/17  To Be Determined

 

Romanticism and Realism

M   5/21  Explication Essay due; Poetry of Romanticism

T    5/22  Death of Ivan Ilyich

W  5/23  Hedda Gabler

Th  5/24  To Be Determined

Note: May 25 is the last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W"

 

Modernism, Post-Modernism, and Contemporary Literature

(M 5/28) Memorial Day: classes dismissed, college closed   

T    5/29  Metamorphosis

W  5/30  Modern and Contemporary Poetry; Post-Modernism

Th  5/31  Final Exam in class