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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ENGL 46.2 | Title:
SURVEY-ENGLISH LIT PT 2 |
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| Full Title:
Survey of English Literature Part 2 |
| Last Reviewed:5/5/2025 |
| 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 |
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| | 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 46B
Catalog Description:
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In this course, students 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 British literary tradition. In this second of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage with the themes and historical contexts of texts from the late 18th century to the present. Students are invited to delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of British literary traditions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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In this course, students 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 British literary tradition. In this second of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage with the themes and historical contexts of texts from the late 18th century to the present. Students are invited to delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of 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 2025
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
L3
| Humanities
Arts and Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: ENGL 165 | Survey of British Literature 2 | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL46.2 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 09 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 10/23/2024 | Course Last Modified: | 5/6/2025 |
| Submitter: | Sheryl Cavales Doolan | Course Last Full Review: | 5/5/2025 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 5/5/2025 |
| Version Status Date: | 5/5/2025 | Semester Last Taught: | |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2026 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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 late 18th century to present.
2. Explain the historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts as well as the evolution of British literary traditions.
3. Apply a range of critical approaches to literatures of this period.
Objectives:
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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 conditions from which they emerge.
4. Define, evaluate, and apply different modes of argumentation and interpretation, such as biographical, historical, and psychological approaches to literary analysis.
5. Perform literary and historical research to support an interpretation of the literature.
Topics and Scope
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I. Late Eighteenth-Century and the Enlightenment
II. The Romantic Age
A. Sentimentalism
B. Gothic fiction
C. Visionary poetry
D. Wordsworth and the new concept of the poet
E. New attitudes toward nature
III. The Victorian Age
A. Developments of literary material culture, such as the rise of the novel and periodicals
B. Literary Realism and Naturalism
C. The Pre-Raphaelites
D. Early Science Fiction
E. The New Woman
F. Imperial literature
G. Protest literature
H. Aestheticism and Decadence
I. Irish Literary Revival
IV. Modernism
A. Literary Avant-garde
B. Literature and politics, such as the reaction to WWI
C. Influence of existentialism and psychoanalysis, such as the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud
D. Influence of developments in visual arts, such as Impressionism and Cubism
E. Stream of consciousness and Literary Impressionism
F. New attitudes towards the poet
G. British Poetry Revival
V. Postmodernism
A. Absurdism
B. Angry Young Men
C. Metafiction
D. Dystopian literature
E. Magical realism
F. Postcolonial literatures
VI. Contemporary British Literature
A. Metamodernism
B. Decolonial literature
VII. Writing and Legacies of British Empire
A. British Imperial history
B. Imperial and Protest literature
C. Postcolonial and Decolonial literature
VIII. Literary Analysis
IX. Literary Research
X. Schools of Literary Criticism
Assignments:
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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
7. Essays including library research with MLA documentation (1,000 - 2,500 words each)
8. Essay exams, objective exams, and/or quizzes
9. Additional assignments as determined by instructor may include: 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
0 - 15% |
| Library research assignment(s) | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 5% |
| Individual or group presentations or projects | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Essay exams, objective 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:
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Anthologies:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volumes D, E, and F. 10th ed. Greenblatt, Stephen. W. W. Norton & Company. 2018. (classic).
Relevant literature:
The Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man. Joyce, James. Penguin. 2003. (classic).
Waiting for Godot. Beckett, Samuel. Grove Press. 2011. (classic).
Things Fall Apart. Achebe, Chinua. Penguin. 1994. (classic).
Midnight's Children. Rushdie, Salman. Random House. 2006. (classic).
Omeros. Walcott, Derek. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1992. (classic).
Paradise. Gurnah, Abdulrazak. The New Press. 1995. (classic).
The God of Small Things. Roy, Arundhati. Random House. 2008. (classic).
White Teeth. Smith, Zadie. Vintage. 2001. (classic).
Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro, Kazuo. Vintage. 2006. (classic).
Frankenstein. Shelley, Mary. Dover. 1994. (classic).
Sense and Sensibility. Austen, Jane. Penguin. 2003. (classic).
Persuasion. Austen, Jane. W. W. Norton & Company. 2012. (classic).
Hard Times. Dickens, Charles. Penguin. 2004. (classic).
The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories, James, Henry. Oxford. 2008. (classic).
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde. Wilde, Oscar. Bantam. 1982. (classic).
Heart of Darkness and Other Tales. Conrad, Joseph. Oxford. 2008. (classic).
Mrs. Dalloway. Woolf, Virginia. Harcourt Brace. 1990. (classic).
Selected Poems. Wordsworth, William. Oxford. 2008. (classic).
Robinson Crusoe. Defoe, Daniel. Restless Books. 2019. (classic).
The Jungle Books. Kipling, Rudyard. Oxford. 2008. (classic).
Delphi Collected Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton. Burton, Richard Francis. Delphi Classics. 2016. (classic).
Open Educational Materials and Electronic Resources:
Instructor prepared materials.
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | NA | No Advisory |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| Area department: | ENGL | English |
| Division: | 71 | Language Arts & Academic Foundations |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 1 | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 1501 | English-General |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | English |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | N | Not Distance Ed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | N | |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
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| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1501.00 | English |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an In-Service Course |
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