OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course
Prefix
Course
Number
Course
Name
EGL
229
[National/Regional]
3
Literature in Translation
Credit
Lecture
Lab
3
0
Prerequisite:
EGL 101 or placement into 101
III.
Course (Catalog) Description:
Course introduces students to literature in translation from any national or
regional literature not written in English. Content includes primary periods or
themes of national or regional literature; social, historical, and cultural contexts of
literary works; relationship of individual writers to national or regional literary
traditions; and terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
IV.
Learning Objectives:
The student will be able to:
A. Identify some of the major works and periods of National/Regional literature
in translation.
B. Explain the complexities of race, gender, nationality, region, and class within
the National/Regional literary tradition.
C. Delineate the social, intellectual, cultural, and historical influences specific
to a National/Regional literary tradition.
D. Interpret the formal, elements of these works, using appropriate terminology,
such as: theme, conflict, figurative language, etc.
E. Analyze works in the context of their literary, cultural, and historical
backgrounds.
F. Synthesize knowledge of genre, formal elements, and background
material.
G. Incorporate secondary sources in the analysis and interpretation of literary
texts.
V.
Academic Integrity:
Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to
demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct.
This code prohibits:
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cheating,
plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
helping others to cheat,
unauthorized changes on official documents,
pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
any other behavior that violates academic integrity.
There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy.
Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is
made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum
penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established
and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period
of 3 years.
Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.
VI.
Sequence of Topics:
Readings will provide an overview of at least two periods of the development of
national or regional literature. Readings may be organized chronologically,
thematically. A thematic organization would group texts according to themes central
to a national or regional literature and present across periods. A chronological
organization would emphasize historical periods in the development of a national or
regional literature.
One possible outline: Latin American Literature, organized by period.
Week Topics Covered
1-2
Introduction to course policies and procedures.
The Colonial Period
The Popol Vuh
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
El Inca, Garcilaso de la Vega
3
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
New Nations
4-5
Esteban Echeverría
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Ricardo Palma
Joaquin Maria Machado de Asis
6
7-8
9
The Contemporary Period
Rubén Darío
Leopoldo Lugones
Horacio Quiroga
Paulo Barretto
Ricardo Guiraldes
Romulo Gallegos
Mid-term presentations.
10 - 11
Luisa Mercedes Levinson
Jorge Luis Borges
Alejo Carpentier
María Luisa Bombal
12
Miguel Angel Asturias
Juan Carlos Onetti
13 - 14
VII.
Juan Rulfo
Augusto Roa Bastos
Julio Cortázar
Rosario Castellanos
15
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Mario Vargas Llosa
16
Final presentations.
Methods of Instruction:
Course may be taught as a face-to-face, media-based, hybrid, or online course.
The course will be conducted through lectures, discussion, readings, and the
supplementary use of other appropriate media such as films, records, etc.
VIII.
Course Practices Required:
Reading, writing, oral presentations, and testing. A minimum of three critical essays
of at least 750 words each.
IX.
Instructional Materials:
Note: Current textbook information for each course and section is available on
Oakton’s Schedule of Classes.
Novels, short stories, poetry and/or drama by writers from the designated country or
region. Films, audiovisual materials and/or guest lectures may be used when
appropriate.
Suggested text for the example focus on Latin American Literature:
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories – Edited by Roberto González
Echevarría, Oxford University Press, 1999
Other Latin American Anthologies in translation may be substituted.
X.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
In addition to exams and written/oral assignments, students will be evaluated on
their active and prepared participation in class discussions and other projects.
College-level essay writing will comprise at least 30% of the final course grade.
XI.
Other Course Information:
In this section, each instructor should specify policies on attendance, make-up
exams, late assignments, etc.
If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may
be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request
accommodations or services, contact the Access and Disability Resource Center
at the Des Plaines or Skokie campus. All students are expected to fulfill essential
course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or
requirement of a course or degree program.
Effective beginning term: Fall 2013
Ending term: ____________
Syllabus prepared by: Marguerite Solari
Date: October 16, 2007
Revised by:
Date: March 2013
Literature & Creative Writing Committee
Reviewed by Chair: Lynn Woodbury
Date:__March 2013
Approval by Dean: Linda A. Korbel
Date:___June 2013