10/25/2024 11:03:30 AM	ENGL 46.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 46.1	Title:  SURVEY-ENGLISH LIT PT 1
Full Title:  Survey of English Literature Part 1
Last Reviewed:9/9/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		12 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total 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 46A

Catalog Description:

Students in this class will explore a range of texts representative of the literary traditions and ethnic and cultural diversities that have contributed to what has been historically called the early British literary tradition. In this first of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage the themes and historical contexts of texts from the pre-modern period up to the late 18th century. Students will delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of "early" British literary traditions.

 

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students in this class will explore a range of texts representative of the literary traditions and ethnic and cultural diversities that have contributed to what has been historically called the early British literary tradition. In this first of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage the themes and historical contexts of texts from the pre-modern period up to the late 18th century. Students will  delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of "early" British literary traditions.

 

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ENGL 160	Survey of British Literature 1	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL46.1

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Critically read, analyze, interpret, and write about a range of texts representative of the diverse ethnic, linguistic, and cultural frameworks that shape British literary traditions of the pre-modern period through the late 18th century.

2. Explain the historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts as well as the evolution of early British literary traditions.

3. Apply a range of critical approaches to literatures of this period.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Analyze and critique assigned texts.

2. Identify and interpret major themes in texts and their connections to the historical and cultural contexts of the era.

3. Analyze the development of a variety of genres and the historical and sociocultural conditions from which they emerged, including the evolution of the English language.

4. Define, evaluate, and apply different modes of argumentation and interpretations, such as biographical, historical, and psychological approaches to literary analysis.

5. Perform literary and historical research in order to support an interpretation of the literature.

Topics and Scope

I. The History of the English Language

II. The Middle Ages

    A. Beowulf and Old English

    B. The idea of the hero

    C. The role of women

    D. Chaucer and Middle English

    E. The relationship between oral and written forms

    F. The Arthurian myth and chivalric works

    G. From pagan to Christian beliefs

III. The Early Modern Era

    A. The Reformation

    B. English Renaissance Drama

    C. Elizabethan Poetry and Prose

    D. Metaphysical Poetry

    E. The Restoration

    F. The Enlightenment

    G. Neoclassical Poetry

    H. Early Gothic and Romantic Poetry

    I.  Writing and Legacies of British Empire

IV. Literary Analysis and Writing

V. Schools of Literary Criticism

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading assignments

2. Participation in class discussions

3. Individual or group presentations or projects

4. Low-stakes writing assignments, such as

     a. reading response journals

    b. summaries

    c. personal response papers

5. Short critical response papers (500 - 1,000 words each)

6. Library research assignments, such as  

     a. an annotated bibliography,

     b. research sessions with a librarian, etc.

7. Essays including library research with Modern Language Association (MLA) documentation (1,000 - 2,500 words each)

8. Essay exams, objective exams, and/or quizzes

9. Optional field trips (ungraded)

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 - 65%
Low stakes writing assignments; short critical response papers; library research assignment(s); essays
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 15%
Library research assignment(s)
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 10 - 20%
Exams and/or quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Participation in class discussions; individual or group presentations or projects

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Anthologies:

The Norton Anthology Of English Literature, Vol. 1. 11th ed. Greenblatt, Stephen. W.W. Norton. 2018. (classic).

The Longman Anthology Of British Literature, Vol. 1. 4th ed. Damrosch, David and Dettmar, Kevin and Baswell, Christoper. Pearson. 2009. (classic).

 

Classic Literature:

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation. Heaney, Seamus. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2000. (classic).

The Tain. Kinsella, Thomas. Oxford UP. 2002. (classic)

The Mabinogian. Davies, Sioned. Oxford UP. 2008. (classic)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, and Pearl: Verse Translations. Marie Borroff. W. W. Norton and Co. 2001. (classic).

Will's Vision of Piers Plowman: An Alliterative Verse Translation. Langland, William. E. Talbot Donaldson, Elizabeth D. Kirk, and Judith H. Anderson. W.W. Norton and Co. 1990. (classic).

The Riverside Chaucer. Chaucer, Chaucer. Houghton Mifflin. 1987. (classic).

Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript. Malory, Thomas. Helen Cooper. Oxford U.P. 1998. (classic).

Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. Shakespeare, William. Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount. 1623. (classic).

Paradise Lost. Milton, John. S. Simmons. 1669. (classic).

 

 

 

Open Educational Resources

British literature I-Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism. Bonnie J. Robinson & Laura Getty.  https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/British_and_Irish_Literature/British_Literature_I_-_Middle_Ages_to_the_Eighteenth_Century_and_Neoclassicism_(Robinson_and_Getty). CC BY-SA 3.0.

 

Electronic/Digital Materials and Resources

Medieval to Restoration:

Luminarium. (n.d.). Luminarium English anthology and encyclopedia project. 

 

Middle English Resources:

University of Rochester. (n.d.). TEAMS Middle English text series. 

 

Online Chaucer:

Librarius. (n.d.). Hypertext of many of Chaucer's works. 

 

Online Beowulf Resources:

Heorot. (n.d.). Diacritically marked text and facing translation. 

eBeowulf. (n.d.). Tr. and manuscript facing pages. 

 

Online Shakespeare:

Folger Shakespeare Library. (n.d.).

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