Science and Humanitarian Studies – Al-Ghat
Institution:
Academic Department : Department of English.
B.A. in English.
Program :
Romantic Poetry
Course :
Dr. Mohanad Sabha.
Course Coordinator :
Majmaah University
Program Coordinator :
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Course Specification Approved Date :
A. Course Identification and General Information
1. 1 - Course title : Romantic Poetry.
Course Code: Eng 332
(45 Hours)
2. Credit hours :
3 - Program(s) in which the course is offered: B.A. in English.
4 – Course Language : English.
2. 5 - Name of faculty member responsible for the course: Enas Fawzy Abdel Aziz
3. 6 - Level/year at which this course is offered : Level Five/ 3rd Year
7 - Pre-requisites for this course (if any) :
 Preferably, Eng. 181 & Eng. 231
8 - Co-requisites for this course (if any) :
 None.
9 - Location if not on main campus :
( Department of English)
10 - Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)
A - Traditional classroom
B - Blended (traditional and online)
D - e-learning
E - Correspondence
F - Other
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B Objectives
What is the main purpose for this course?
By the end of the course, students should be able to 1. Discuss the English Romantic literary
movement and its main figures (canonized/sub-canonized) and literary characteristics. 2. Analyze
the intellectual, historical, political and social background relevant to an understanding of English
Romanticism. 3. Read and Analyze a large selection of Romantic poems by both male and female
poets. 4. Discuss several critical approaches to poetry. 5. Write short research papers (on poetry).
Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are
being implemented :
1. Increased use of IT or web-based reference material 2. Constantly change the reading list to
include canonical and sub-canonical poets 3. Reading Romantic poets in reference to their
predecessors and successors.
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C. Course Description
1. Topics to be Covered
No. of
Weeks
1
1
1
Contact
Hours
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Selected poems of Percy B. Shelley "Ode to the West Wind"
1
3
Selected poems of Percy B. Shelley "Ozymandias"
1
3
Selected poems of Percy B. Shelley "Love's Philosophy"
1
3
Second Mid-term Exam
1
3
Selected poems of John Keats "When I Have Fears"
1
3
Selected poems of Lord Byron "She Walks in Beauty"
1
3
Students' Presentations
1
3
List of Topics
Introduction to poetry and literary ages
Introduction to the Romantic Age
Selected poems of William Wordsworth "I Wandered Lonely As a
Cloud"
Selected poems of William Wordsworth "My Heart Leaps Up When I
Behold"
Selected poems of T. S. Coleridge "Kubla Khan"
Selected poems of T. S. Coleridge "Sonnet: To the River Otter"
Selected poems of William Blake "The Chimney Sweeper"
Selected poems of William Blake "The Tyger"/ First Mid-term Exam
Selected poems of William Blake "Cradle Song"
2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):
Contact
Hours
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Lecture
Tutorial
Laboratory
Practical
Other:
Total
42 hrs
None
None
3 hrs
None
45 hrs
Credit
42 hrs
None
None
3 hrs
None
3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for
students per week.
45 hrs
6 hrs per
week
4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and
Alignment with Assessment Methods and Teaching Strategy
NQF Learning Domains
And Course Learning Outcomes
Course
Teaching
Strategies
Course
Assessment
Methods
1.0 Knowledge
1.1 Reasonable understanding of the English Romantic In-class
1.2
1.3
poetic tradition and its main figures (males, females,
canonized, sub-canonized) and literary characteristics.
Good knowledge of the intellectual, historical, political
and social background relevant to the making of English
Romanticism.
Close understanding of Romantic poetry, its major
forms, motifs, themes, techniques and imagery.
1.4 Familiarity with several critical approaches to poetry.
2.0 Cognitive Skills
2.1 The ability to think critically and analytically and the
ability to identify motifs and ideas shared by the poets
and to discern variations within the tradition.
2.4
Independent
Class
reading
and Presentation
research activities. and Research
Papers
Group work and Final
written
class presentation exam
of
research
outcome
. Lectures: teaching
students how to read
attentively
and
critically.
Class
participation
and
presentations.
discussions: Homework
Class
teaching students to
critically
think independently
and engage in group
discussions
Group
work
on Qquizzes
The ability to analyse imagery, theme and prosody.
research subjects.
The ability to explain the Romantic tradition as distinct Individual and group Midterms and
meetings
with exams
from other literary traditions.
students.
2.2 Students can participate in class discussions and think
2.3
reading Class
and analysis of participation
poems
Class discussion. Midterms
And Lectures
3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
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NQF Learning Domains
And Course Learning Outcomes
3.1 Students can complete both reading and writing
assignments in due time
3.2 Students can act responsibly and ethically in carrying out
research projects.
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Course
Teaching
Strategies
Course
Assessment
Methods
Lectures in which
students are made
aware
of
the
significance of time
management
Active
class
participation reflects
the students ability
to keep up with the
reading schedule
Discussions
with
students on ethical
behaviour
in
conducting research
Research papers will
attest
to
the
student’s ability to
fulfil
assignments
and respect dead
lines
3. Performance on
midterms and final
exams are evidence
of the student’s
ability to recollect
and
synthesize
information.
Individual and group
counselling
on
research
projects
and
writing
difficulties
4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1 The ability to use academic English in both writing and Distribute
oral forms.
4.2 Use of electronic journals and data basis ,Web CT
4.3 Use of PowerPoint and laptop–projector systems
4.4
5.0 Psychomotor
5.1 Not applicable.
5.2 .....................................................................
rubric at
beginning
of
assignment
so
students
would
know what they will
be evaluated on.
Encourage students
to make extensive
use of material on
the web
Allot
marks
to
students' use of webbased material in
research papers
Encourage students
to
consult
the
specialist in the
computer lab for
help on web based
material.
Encourage students
to use PowerPoint
when
giving
presentations.
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Allot marks to the
use
of
word
processors
and
electronic means of
communication with
instructor.
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5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester:
Assessment task
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Week Due
Proportion
of Total
Assessment
1
2
3
Quizzes
Week 6, 11
%10
2 Midterms
Week 8, 13
40%
Final Exam
Week 16
50%
D. Student Academic Counseling and Support
6 hours per course per week; reachable via email
E. Learning Resources
1. List Required Textbooks :
 Abrams, M. H. ,ed. ,The Norton Anthology English Literature. York: Norton, 1979.
Perkins, David. English Romantic Writers. New York: Harcourt Brothers. 1995
2. List Essential References Materials :
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Abrams, M. H. ,ed. The Correspondent Breez. New Essays on English Romanticism
New York, 1984.
_________New Natural Supernaturalism: Tradition and Revolution in Romantic Lite.
NewYork, 1971 ed. Vol. 2. New York, 1979.
_________The Norton Anthology of English Literature- - -.
_________The Mirror and the Lamp. New: Romantic Theory and the Critical
Tradition. New York, 1953. Critical Inquiry
Adams, Hazard. “Canonry Criteria/Power Criteria.” Literary Coleridge. Cambridge:
Harvard
14.4(1988): 748-64.Bate, Walter Jackson. University Press, 1968.
Bloom, Harold. The Ringers in the Tower. Chicago: Studies in the Romantic Tradition
U of Chicago P, 1973.
Chandler, James. The Visionary Company: A Reading of English Romantic Poetry---.
ed. Ithaca, 1971. “The Pope Controversy: Romantic Poetics and the English Canon.” 509.
Curran, Stuart, ed. Critical Inquiry 10.3 (1984): 481 Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1993.
Day, Aidan. The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism. London, 1996.
William BlakeEaves, Morris, ed.The Cambridge Companion. Cambridge: on to
Cambridge UP, 2003.
Alastair. Modes. An Introduction to the Kinds of Literature Theory of Genres and
Fowler, Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1982.
Froula, Christine. “When Eve Reads Milton: Undoing the Canonical Economy.” 10.2
(1983): 321-47.Critical Inquiry Human Context. New York: Norton, 1988.
Gaull, Marilyn. English Romanticism: The William Wordsworth: A . Oxford: Oxford
UP, 1989.
LifeGill, Stephen. The Cambridge Companion. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2003.
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3. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material :
 Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York:
The Modern Language Association
4. List Electronic Materials :
www.antiqbook.com
www.archive.org
www.bartleby.com
www.bookrags.com
http://books.google.com
British Women Romantic Poets, 1789-1832
www.classic-literature.co.uk
www.cs.princeton.edu
www.enotes.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
www.english.ufl.edu/vsf
http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca
www.famouspoetsandpoems.com
www.female-ancestors.com
http://findarticles.com
www.fullbooks.com
http://gerald-massey.org.uk
http://goliath.ecnext.com
www.gutenberg.org
www.indiana.edu
www.megaessays.com
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/victorian_poetry
www.ncgsjournal.com
www.newadvent.org
www.planetpapers.com
www.poemhunter.com
www.poetseers.org
www.poetstheory.org
www.questia.com
http://rpo.library.utronto.ca/poem
www.sparknotes.com
www.thefreelibrary.com
www.usindh.edu
www.uiuc.org.iranian.com
5. Other learning material :
 None
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F. Facilities Required
1. Accommodation
 Lecture rooms should be large enough to accommodate the number of registered
students
2. Computing resources
 Laptop computer
 projector system
3. Other resources
None
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching:
 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
 Small group instructional diagnosis (SGID) whereby instructors exchange classes and
gather information from each others’ students on specific points outlined by the
department and the instructor being evaluated
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department
Instructor :
 Peer observation to benefit from colleagues’ objective feedback and suggestions for
improvement
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching :
 1. Training sessions
 2. Workshops to facilitate the exchange of experiences amongst faculty members
 3. Regular meetings where problems are discussed and solutions given
 4. Discussion of challenges in the classroom with colleagues and supervisors
 5. Encouragement of faculty members to attend professional development conferences.
 6. Keep up to date with pedagogical theory and practice
 7. Set goals for achieving excellence in teaching at the beginning of each new semester
after reviewing last semester’s teaching strategies and results
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4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement
 1. Check marking of a sample of examination papers either by a resident or visiting
faculty member
 2. 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 :
 1. Compare syllabi and course description with other universities (including those on
the net)
 2. Bi-annual meetings of faculty members to discuss improvement
 3. Have a curriculum review committee to review the curriculum periodically and
suggest improvements
Course Specification Approved
Department Official Meeting No ( ….. ) Date … / …. / ….. H
Course’s Coordinator
Enas Fawzy Abdel Aziz
Name :
Signature : Enas Fawzy
Date :
9/ 6 / 1436 H
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Department Head
Name :
Signature :
Date :
Dr. Mona Gaber
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