Institution:
Majmaah University /College of Science and
Humanities in Rumaah
Academic Department :
Department of English Language
Programme :
B.A in English Language
Course :
19th.Century Novel, Eng. 351
Course Coordinator :
Muhammad Naeem Ahmed
Programme Coordinator :
Dr. Salah Alfarwan
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Course Specification Approved Date :
A. Course Identification and General Information
1. 1 - Course title :
19th.Century Novel
2. Credit hours :
Course Code:
3
3 - Program(s) in which the course is offered:
4 – Course Language :
ENG.351
B.A. in English
English
2. 5 - Name of faculty member responsible for the course:
3. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed
4. 6 - Level/year at which this course is offered :
Level 6, Year 3
7 - Pre-requisites for this course (if any) :The Rise of the Novel, Eng. 251
8 - Co-requisites for this course (if any) :None
9 - Location if not on main campus :
Rumah Campus
10 - Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)
A - Traditional classroom
√
What percentage?
70 %
B - Blended (traditional and online)
√
What percentage?
30 %
D - e-learning
What percentage?
%
E – Correspondence
What percentage?
%
F - Other
What percentage?
%
Comments :
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B Objectives
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What is the main purpose for this course?
1.
Make the students comprehend the different elements and types of the novel in
the 19th century in Britain.
Get students to understand how to analyze a novel and apply this to the two
novels on hand: “Oliver Twist” and “Pride and Prejudice”.
Providing students with the background knowledge or preconception to study the
following course : Lev-8: Eng. 451
2.
3.
Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being
implemented:
1. Students are encouraged to consult the web to learn more about different 19th.
Century novels other than the two included in the course.
2. Students are encouraged to do online research on the two novels they study.
C. Course Description:
This course is a sequel to Eng. 251 and the student of Eng. 351should have benefited from
the mechanics of Eng. 251. The course will examine in detail two representative English
novels of the 19th. Century to analyze the salient features of the novel in the 19th century
in Britain.
1. Topics to be covered:
Week
No.
No. of
Weeks
List of Topics
Contact
Hours
1
Introduction to the course, significant events of the
19th.Century
1
3
2
Salient features of the novel in the 19th. Century
1
3
3
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, background, the 1
plot
3
4
The theme, the characters and the setting
3
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1
5
Theme of love and marriage
1
3
6
Theme of pride
1
3
7
Character types
1
3
8
Appearance vs reality
1
3
9
Mid Term Exam
10
“Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens, Background, the
plot
1
3
11
The theme, the Characters and the setting
1
3
12
Social Criticism in the novel/Satire
1
3
13
Dickens as a Moralist
1
3
14
Dickens as a Humorist
1
3
15
Revision
16
Final Exam
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2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):
Lecture
Contact
Hours
39
Credit
3
Tutorial
Laboratory
Practical
Other:
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3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per
week.
Total
39
3
3 hours per
week
4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and Alignment with
Assessment Methods and Teaching Strategy
1.0
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
Methods
Knowledge
By the end of this course, students will be able to:


2.0
Course
Assessment
analyze the two novels in the course
learn to search for more information online
and in other written sources
Lectures
Quizzes
Class discussion
Class
Participation
Cognitive Skills
By the end of this course, students will be able to:


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-Lectures/ teaching
students how to
analyze
novels and relate
them to the dominant ideologies at the time analyze any novel
recognize how novelists can reflect the
19th-century
Class
participation
Quizzes
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
social issues of their time and attract
attention to the problems of society.
Course
Assessment
Methods
-Class
Exams
discussions/teachin
g students to use
the information they
acquired in group
discussion.
- Individual
meetings with
students to discuss
their own individual
difficulties in
learning.
3.0
Interactional Skills & Responsibility
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

analyze certain quotes from the works they
study and share them with their colleagues
within a certain timeframe.
-Lectures in which
students are made
aware of the
significance of time
management
- Individual
counselling on
learning difficulties
4.0
Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

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learn how to use the web to search for
Teach students
how to use the
Internet and give
-Active class
participation
reflects the
students' ability
to keep up with
the course
- Performance
on midterms
and final exams
are evidence of
the student’s
ability to
comprehend
the methods of
analysing
literary works.
using the
Internet and
give them some
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
literary information and to make reports
5.0
them some useful
sites to use.
Course
Assessment
Methods
online quizzes
Psychomotor
5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester:
Week Due
Proportion
of Total
Assessment
9
30%
Assignments
All along
10%
Quizzes
4 and 12
20%
Final Exam
End of the
Semester
40%
Assessment task
1
Midterm
2
3
4
D. Student Academic Counseling and Support
1. Contacting students during office hours, and;
2. Contacting students via electronic medium.
E. Learning Resources
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1. List Required Textbooks:
‫عدد‬
‫عدد‬
‫النسخ‬
‫النسخ‬
‫المطلوبة المتوفرة‬
‫سنة النشر‬
‫دار النشر‬
‫المؤلف‬
‫اسم الكتاب‬
Date of
Publisher
Author
Book
Publication
Oxford
University
Press
Oxford
University
Press
Oxford
University
Press
Charles
Dickens
Oliver Twist
Jane
Austen
Pride and
Prejudice
E. M.
Forster
Aspects of
the Novel
2. List Essential References Materials :
‫عدد‬
‫عدد‬
‫النسخ‬
‫النسخ‬
‫المطلوبة المتوفرة‬
‫سنة النشر‬
‫دار النشر‬
‫المؤلف‬
‫اسم الكتاب‬
Date of
Publisher
Author
Book
Publication
1987
New York:
Norton
Critical
Editions
Oxford
World’s
Classics
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Charlotte Jane Eyre,
Bloom,
Bronte
Harold, ed
Thomas
Hardy
The Mayor of
Casterbridge
Emily
Bronte
Wuthering
Heights
3. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material :
‫عدد‬
‫عدد‬
‫النسخ‬
‫النسخ‬
‫المطلوبة المتوفرة‬
‫سنة النشر‬
‫دار النشر‬
‫المؤلف‬
‫اسم الكتاب‬
Date of
Publisher
Author
Book
Publication
2006
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Oxford
Elsie Browning Michie
University
Press,
1974
London
(1983
Oxford
university
press)
Charlotte
Brontë's
Jane Eyre :
a
casebook
The
Brontës:
The
Critical
Heritage
Miriam Allott (ed.),
Rosen George
Eliot
1995
John Sutherland
1985
J. Don Vann,
Victorian
Fiction:
Writers,
Publishers,
Readers
Victorian
Novels in
Serial
4. List Electronic Materials :





www.wikipedia.com
www.onlineiterature.com
www.sparknotes.com
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes
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5. Other learning material :
F. Facilities Required
1. Accommodation
 Classrooms of about 25 armchairs
2. Computing resources
 Multimedia Projector
 Smart Board
3. Other resources
 Whiteboard
 Writing markers
 Erasers
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching:
 Midterm evaluation feed-back form to increase instructor’s awareness of the weak
and strong points of the class;
 End of term college evaluation of course by students ( to be collected by the
department).
 End-of-term debriefing in class of students and teacher regarding what went well
and what could have gone better.
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department
Instructor :
 Peer observation to benefit from colleagues’ objective feedback and suggestions for
improvement.
 The University evaluation of the course.
 Designing an evaluation form to be filled by students at the end of term
 Class observation by a supervisor.
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching :
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

Professional Development (Training sessions);
Workshops and seminars to facilitate the exchange of experience and knowledge a
among the faculty members;
 Regular meetings where problems are discussed and solutions given;
 Discussion of challenges in the classroom with colleagues and supervisors;
 Setting goals for achieving excellence in teaching at the beginning of each new
semester after reviewing last semester’s teaching strategies and results, and;
 Keeping up to date with pedagogical theory and practice.
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement
 Check marking of a sample of examination papers either by a resident or visiting
faculty member
 Students who believe they are under graded can have their papers checked by a
second reader.
5 Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course
effectiveness and planning for improvement :
 Compare syllabus and course description with other universities (including those
on the net).
 End of semester analysis of the achievement of learning outcome based on the
final examination.
 Biannual meetings of faculty members to discuss improvement.
Course Specification Approved
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Course Coordinator
Department Head
Name :
Muhammad Naeem
Ahmed
Name :
Dr. Salah Alfarwan
Signature :
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Date :
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