SRJC Course Outlines

10/6/2024 10:26:02 AMENGL 44.1 Course Outline as of Spring 2010

Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 44.1Title:  EUROP LIT/ANCIENT-16THC  
Full Title:  European Literature from the Ancient through the Renaissance
Last Reviewed:7/1/2002

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled017.5 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ENGL 44A

Catalog Description:
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Study in translation of a number of the great masterpieces of European Continental literature from Homer to the Renaissance.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
ENGL 1A with grade of "C" or better.


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Study in translation of the great masterpieces of European Continental literature from Homer to the Renaissance.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:ENGL 1A with grade of "C" or better.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 C2HumanitiesFall 1981Spring 2010
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 3BHumanitiesFall 1981Spring 2010
 
CSU Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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From a prescribed selection of European Literature relevant to the period
of the Ancient World through The Renaissance, (critical studies may also
be included) students will:
1. Analyze and critique assigned texts.
2. Recognize and define the evolutionary stages of and the variety of
forms used in the development of European Literature.
3. Identify major themes in the period as a whole.
4. Evaluate and classify various themes relating to the time period and
culture.
5. Recognize and interpret the variety of forms in which European
Literature exists.
6. Recognize the most influential writers of early Western Civilization.

Topics and Scope
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1.  The Ancient World.
     A. Egyptian, Hebraic and other early religious writings: the
        origins and uses of literature.
     B. Homer: heroic values and literature.
     C. Greek tragedy: the classical age in Greece, and the origins of
        Western theater.
     D. Virgil, Ovid: Roman epic, heroic and fabulist.
     E. Love songs: from the Greek, by Sappho and Alcaeus; from Latin,
        by Catullus and Horace; from the modern era; also, perhaps,
        from Manyoshu.
     F. Early Christian meditational and didactic writings: New
        Testament, St. Augustine.
2.  The Middle Ages.
     A. Icelandic Saga.
     B. Medieval Romance.
     C. Dante: the medieval world view, and the birth of vernacular
        literature.
     D. Tale Cycles: Boccaccio.
3.  The Renaissance.
     A. Love poetry: Petrarch.
     B. Didactic and descriptive literature revelatory of the values
        and modes of the time: Machiavelli, Castiglione.
     C. Ribald tales and the new questioning of tradition: Rabelais.
     D. Cervantes: the ironic-herioc view of human institutions.
Note on Range of Topics and on Multicultural Literacy - The above list
of authors and topics includes both too much and too little. There is
too much literature to be treated adequately in seventeen weeks;
instructors are expected to make a representative but robust selection.
There are too few topics to give an adequate idea of the range of
possible approaches the faculty may bring to the course.

Assignments:
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1.  Regular reading assignments.
2.  Notebook or other written preparation for class.
3.  Class discussions and group work, in which each student is expected
   to participate.
4.  Occasional leading of class discussions, and preparation appropriate
   to this task.
5. Carefully composed papers of 500 to 2,500 words, including research,
   that interpret the course texts or expound their cultural contexts.
6.  Library research into historical backgrounds or critical response
   to the course texts.
7.  Oral readings or other performance exercises.
8.  Examinations and quizzes involving the writing of reasoned
   interpretive arguments as well as simple factual responses.
9.  Attentive, critical viewing of video material illustrative of
   course texts.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
50 - 80%
Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers, READING-RESPONSE JOURNALS
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
10 - 30%
Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
5 - 30%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, RECOGNITIONS & IDENTIFICATIONS
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
5 - 10%
Attendance and participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD MASTERPIECES, 2nd Expanded Edition
   Lawall, et al., eds., W.W. Norton & Co., 2001.

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