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ENGLISH 231 GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS
             
I.
Course Prefix
Course No.
Course Name
Credit
Lecture
Lab
 
EGL
231
English Literature I
from the Anglo-Saxons to1800
3
3
0
             
II. Prerequisite:
   
  EGL 101 or placement into 101
   
III. Course (Catalog) Description:
   
 

Course traces the development of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to 1800. Content includes major writers, literary genres, and cultural attitudes of the Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Elizabethan, Restoration, and Augustan periods, as well as terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
   
IV. Learning Objectives:
   
  The student will be able to:
 

A. Demonstrate familiarity with the major works of English literature from the     Anglo- Saxonsto 1800, recognizing major characteristics of the literature of each
    period.

B. Analyze poems, plays and fiction.

C. Explain the significance of literary works in terms of the cultural attitudes of the period.

D. Identify such traditions, types or conventions as Romance, Pastoral, Heroic, Tragedy,      Comedy, Satire.

V. Academic Integrity:
   
  Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.
   
VI. Topics Covered:
 

Weeks 1-3

Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature Selections will be chosen from Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Morte D'Arthur, Chaucer, Everyman, The Second Shepherds Play.

Weeks 4-8

The Renaissance Selections will be chosen from the works of Sir Thomas More, Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Campion, Shakespeare, Bacon and Jonson.

Weeks 9-11

The Seventeenth Century Selections will be chosen from the works of Donne, Herbert, Vaughan, Burton, Walton, Herrick, Suckling, Carew, Waller, Marvell, Lovelace, Milton and Bunyan.

Weeks 12-16

The Restoration and Eighteenth Century Selections will be chosen from Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve, Gay, Sheridan, Swift, Defoe, Pope, Pepys, Johnson, Fielding, Smollet, Sterne, Addison, Gray, Collins, Goldsmith, Cowper, Richardson, Burney, Godwin.

   
VII. Methods of Instruction:
  The course will be conducted through lectures, discussion, readings, and the supplementary use of other appropriate media such as films, records, etc.
   
VIII. Course Practices Required:
   
  Reading, writing, oral presentations, and testing. A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each.
   
IX. Instructional Materials:
   
  The instructor will choose readings or an anthology of English literature; for a more detailed selection, please see the full course outline.
   
X. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
   
 

Evaluation methods include grading of student essays, quizzes, hour exams and final exams, oral reports, and class participation.

Required written work:

A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each, written outside of class.

   
XI. Other Course Information:
   
 

Attendance policy

For whatever information/procedures the instructor holds the student accountable.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.
   
 
June 2006