ENGL-220 World Literature

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080; Successful completion of ENGL-101 or ENGL-103 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
A survey of great short stories drama and poetry from the Mediterranean Africa the Far East Latin America and continental Europe.

Course Outcomes
1. In our class, you will also exercise your critical thinking muscles. You will learn to become a better, more careful reader, one who can analyze literature in many contexts 2. We will look at the cultural, political, and historical factors that influence both the creation of the literature we will encounter and our reactions to it. We will explore the contextual situation of literature, how it exists in time and place to become what it is. Because this is a world literature course, our aim with all of this is a better understanding of other people, their places, their cultures 3. You will also be exercising your writing muscles this semester, exploring your thoughts about the literature you’ll be encountering through the full-blown writing process. You will also be expected to demonstrate your understanding of what you read through the writing process. How you write about what you learn in this class is a big part of how you’ll be assessed in the class.