Institution:
Majmaah University /College of Science and
Humanities in Rumaah
Academic Department :
Department of English Language
Programme :
B.A in English Language
Course :
Introduction to Literary Forms, Eng. 181
181 ‫نجل‬
‫ مقدمة الفنون األدبية‬:‫مقرر‬
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 :
Introduction to Literary
Forms
Course Code:
ENG.181
‫ مقدمة الفنون األدبية‬:‫مقرر‬
181 ‫نجل‬
2. Credit hours :
‫ ساعات معتمدة‬3
3
3 - Program(s) in which the course is offered:
4 – Course Language :
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 :
7 - Pre-requisites for this course (if any) : None
‫ال يوجد‬
8 - Co-requisites for this course (if any) : None
‫ال يوجد‬
‫الثاني‬
Level 2, Year 1
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?
%
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Comments :
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B Objectives
What is the main purpose for this course?
: ‫أهداف المقرر‬
1.
Providing students with a foundation of essential knowledge & skills necessary
for the comprehension of literature both for its form and content.
2.
Equipping students with the basic tools to appreciate three major genres of
literature: fiction (novel), poetry and drama.
3.
Providing students with the background knowledge or preconception to study the
following courses :
Lev-3: Eng.241,251
Lev-4: Eng.231
Lev-5: Eng.332
Lev-6: Eng.351,361
Lev-7: Eng.431
Lev-8: Eng.432,443,451,461,
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 literary
dimensions of each genre other than those included in the course.
2. Students are encouraged to do online research on the three literary genres they
study.
C. Course Description:
: ‫وصف المقرر‬
The course will analyze the basic literary concepts and forms/terms associated with the
three major genres of literature: fiction (novel), poetry and drama and hence it will provide
students with a foundation of essential knowledge & skills necessary for the
comprehension of literature both for its form and content.
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1. Topics to be covered:
Week
No.
No. of
Weeks
List of Topics
Contact
Hours
1
Introduction to literature : What is literature & its
significance and how to understand a literary text
1
3
2
Poetry & its types
1
3
3
Rhyme and its types, rhyme scheme
1
3
4
Scansion
1
3
5
Poetic devices & figurative language
1
3
6
Appreciating a poem both for its form & content: The
World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth
1
3
7
Mid Term Exam
8
Drama and its types
1
3
9
Elements of drama
1
3
10
Different literary terms associated with drama
1
3
11
Appreciating a drama for its elements: Oedipus Rex
(Sophocles)
1
3
12
Novel and its elements
1
3
13
Different literary terms associated with novel
1
3
14
Appreciating a novel for its elements: Pride & Prejudice 1
(Jane Austen)
3
15
Revision
16
Final Exam
2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):
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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 ‫ (الفهم والمعرفة والمهارات الذهنية‬:‫مخرجات التعلم‬
)‫والعملية‬
1.0
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
Course
Assessment
Methods
Knowledge
Lectures
Quizzes-Exams
Class discussion
Class
Participation
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
•
learn about literature and its basic genres
by reading selected poems, novels and dramas.
•
know terms such as plot, theme, conflict,
style, climax and anticlimax
•
learn
versification.
about
kinds
of
poetry
and
•
learn about the external and internal
structure of poetry.
2.0
Cognitive Skills
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NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
•
differentiate between the various kinds of
literature
•
search for information in books, journals or
online
-Lectures/ teaching
students how to
analyze literary
works.
Course
Assessment
Methods
Class
participation
Quizzes
Exams
- Presenting
students with
samples of
quotations and
comment on them in
class
-Class
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 works of literature within a
specific time frame.
-Lectures in which
students are made
aware of the
significance of time
management
- Individual
counselling on
learning difficulties
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-Active class
participation
reflects the
students' ability
to keep up with
the course
- Performance
on midterms
and final exams
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
Course
Assessment
Methods
are evidence of
the student’s
ability to
comprehend
the methods of
analysing
literary works.
4.0
Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
•
learn how to use the web to search for
literary information and to make reports
5.0
Teach students
how to use the
Internet and give
them some useful
sites to use.
using the
Internet and
give them some
online quizzes
Psychomotor
5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester:
Week Due
Proportion
of Total
Assessment
7
30%
Assignment
All along
10%
Quizzes
4 and 11
20%
Final Exam
End of the
Semester
40%
Assessment task
1
Midterm
2
3
4
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D. Student Academic Counseling and Support
1. Contacting students during office hours, and;
2. Contacting students via electronic medium.
:‫الكتاب المقرر والمراجع المساندة‬
E. Learning Resources
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
1979
1996
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New York:
Norton
Longman
Berg &
Clay,
eds
Sophocles,
Oedipus the
King
Abrams,
M. H.
,ed
The Norton
Anthology of
English
Literature
Short,
Mick
Exploring the
Language of
Poems,
Plays and
Prose
2. List Essential References Materials :
‫عدد‬
‫عدد‬
‫النسخ‬
‫النسخ‬
‫المطلوبة المتوفرة‬
‫سنة النشر‬
‫دار النشر‬
‫المؤلف‬
‫اسم الكتاب‬
Date of
Publisher
Author
Book
Publication
Any Edition
B. I.
Evans.
A Short
History of
English
Literature.
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
1960
Oxford
University
Press
4. List Electronic Materials :





www.wikipedia.com
www.onlineiterature.com
www.sparknotes.com
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes
www.cliffnotes.com
5. Other learning material : None
F. Facilities Required
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Styan,
J. L
The
Elements of
Drama
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 :
 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
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
final examination.
Biannual meetings of faculty members to discuss improvement.
Course Specification Approved
Departmental Official Meeting No (…..) Date … / …. / ….. H
Course Coordinator
Department Head
Name :
Muhammad Naeem
Ahmed
Name :
Dr. Salah Alfarwan
Signature :
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Signature :
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Date :
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Date :
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