Apr 30, 2026  
2025-2026 Current Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Current Catalog

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.
This course focuses on the analysis and  appreciation of modern and contemporary literature from across the globe (excluding the U.S. and the U.K.), situated within the historical, cultural, political, and religious context of its 
production. Through critical reading and analysis of novels, short stories, dramatic works, and poetry, students will develop their global awareness and understanding of how literature is informed by and interrogates historical events,
cultural forces, and worldviews.

Course Outcomes
1. Apply critical thinking to the analysis of world literature
2. Develop clear and coherent written arguments that analyze and interpret world literature

3. Examine world literature through a lens of global and cultural awareness
4. Participate constructively in discussions focused on the analysis and appreciation of world literature