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COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code & Title
VISION
A proactive academic pillar of
development in the ASEAN
Region
ELE 23 – LITERARY CRITICISM
MISSION
CVSC shall provide golden opportunities to its stakeholders toward
producing globally competent graduates, relevant and responsive
research, extension, and production services anchored on good
governance.
GOALS
Quality Instruction
Relevant and Responsive Research, Extension and Production
Effective and Efficient Resource Management
CORE VALUES (CV)
Excellence
Solidarity
Integrity
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs) AND THEIR LINKS TO ASPECTS OF CVSC VISION-MISSION-GOALS-CORE VALUES (VMG-CV)
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Institutional Graduate Attributes
Within three years after graduation, the CVSC Teacher Education graduates should be able
Problem Solving Skill
Communicati
Productivity
Lifelong
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A. To equip students with the desired competencies to prepare them for their professional
teaching career that can be used locally and globally.
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B. To build research culture amongst faculty and students to promote inquiry-based and
research-based teaching and learning.
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C. To expose students to community involvement geared towards effective and harmonious
partnerships and linkage.
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D. To employ Multiculturalism in designing programs, projects, and activities intended for
the college.
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E. To train faculty and students in demonstrating proficiency in technological, pedagogical,
and content knowledge.
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F. To integrate the high value of professionalism, which corresponds to the timely demands
of the community.
Professional Competence
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PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs) AND THEIR LINKS TO PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
By the time of graduation, the BSED- ENGLISH students should be able to:
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Possess broad knowledge of language and literature for effective learning.
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Use English as a global language in a multilingual context as it applies to the teaching of language and literature.
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Acquire extensive reading background in language, literature, and allied fields.
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Show competence in employing innovative language and literature teaching approaches, methodologies, and strategies.
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Use technology in facilitating language learning and teaching.
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Inspire students and colleagues to lead relevant and transformative changes to improve learning and teaching language and literature.
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COURSE INFORMATION
1. COURSE NAME
: Literary Criticism
2. COURSE NUMBER : ELE 23
3. PRE-REQUISITE : None
4. COURSE CREDIT : 3.0 units
5. COURSE DESCRIPTION : Provides students with opportunities to study the basic approaches to literary theory and criticism and their application to selected literary works.
COURSE OUTCOMES (COs) AND THEIR LINKS TO PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)
POs
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
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explain the historical dimensions of literary criticism;
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discuss, analyze, and interpret the specified literary pieces demonstrating their content knowledge and applying the basic
concept to literary theory and criticism relevant to the body of literature and English language teaching;
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analyze the identified literary masterpieces using different literary approaches;
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write a substantial critical essay that engages with the literary text and its critical interpretation; and
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write an original critique paper addressing problems in critical theory from the classical to modern times as applied to literary
works and drawing implications to the language and literature teaching.
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ASSESSMENT TASKS (ATs), THEIR WEIGHTS (WTs.), AND COURSE OUTCOMES (COs) ASSESSED
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Written Outputs
Written Activities (Essays, Reaction Paper, Analyses, etc.)
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Performance
Attendance, Quiz, Oral Recitation, Reporting
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Periodical Exam
Prelim, Midterm, and Final Examination
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Project/Requirements
Comparative Content Analysis
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Assessment results (or data) obtained from the assessment task in this class may be a part of the target student cohort for which the linked POs will be assessed and evaluated.
Assessment Task
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COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Time Frame
Student Learning Outcomes
1st Week
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2nd Week
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Familiarize with the nature,
outcomes, and other
expectations of the course.
Understand and explain the
VMGO-CV of the College.
Introduce self to classmates and
teachers
Define Literary Criticism
Discuss the purpose of Literary
Criticism and
Explain the benefits of Studying
Literature
3rd Week
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Describe Literary Genres
Identify Literary Techniques
Compose a poem applying
Literary Techniques
Course Content
CVSC VMGO-CV
Course Overview
Classroom Policies
Self-Introduction
Module 1: Introduction to
Literary Criticism
Lesson 1: Review of the
Definitions, Purposes, and
Benefits of Literature Studies
Module 1: Introduction to
Literary Criticism
Lesson 2: Review of the
Literary Genres and Literary
Techniques
Teaching Learning Activities
Assessment Tasks
Textbooks/References/Materials
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For online
 One minute quiz
 Think Pair Share
For online
 Oral Quiz/
Recitation
For Offline:
 Reading Activity
For Offline:
 Reflection Paper
about VMGO
For online
 One minute discussion
 Think Pair Share
For online
 One minute Quiz
 Oral Recitation
For Offline:
 Pre-discussion Quiz
 Reading Activity topics
from course packs
For Offline:
 Pre-discussion Quiz
from the module
For online
 Think Pair Share Activity
 Hot Seat
 Movie Clique
For online
For Offline:
 Reading Activity of the
topics from course packs
For Offline:
 Create Lesson/
Topic Summary
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Oral Recitation
Group Quiz
 Course Syllabus
 Student Handbook
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
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Discuss the History of Literary
Criticism
Create a Sequence chart of the
Evolution of Literary Criticism
5th Week
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6th Week
Read the story entitled “The
Cask of Amontillado” written by
Edgar Allan Poe.
Participate in the Literature Quiz
via quizizz.com; and
Discuss the basic tenets of
formalism as a literary
approach;
Module 1: Introduction to
Literary Criticism
Lesson 3: Brief Overview of
the History/Evolution of Literary
Criticism
Module 2: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 1)
Lesson 1: Formalism
 Historical Background
 Russian Formalism
 Mikhail Bakhtin
 Writing a Formalist
Analysis
 Model Student Analysis
 The Cask of
Amontillado by Edgar
Allan Poe
For online
 Pre-discussion quiz
 Collaborative Inquiry
 Group Reporting
For online
 Sequence Map
 Group Quiz
For Offline:
 Reading Activity
from course packs
For Offline:
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Topic Summary
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Reflection Paper
topics
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Short-answer essay
For online:
 Literature quiz via
quizizz.com
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Reading
Comprehension
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;.
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
PRELIM EXAMINATION
(Written Examination for both Offline and Online Classes. For Offline must be reflected in the module. For Online, using any form/agreed LMS to be used.)
7th Week
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Discuss the basic tenets of a
psychological approach to
literary criticism; and
Create a literary analysis on the
story entitled ‘The RockingHorse Winner” by D. H.
Lawrence using the
Module 2: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 1)
Lesson 2: Psychological
Criticism
 Historical Background
 Freudian Principles
(Sigmund Freud)
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Short-answer essay
For online:
 Literary Analysis
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Literary Analysis
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;.
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
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psychological approach to
literary criticism
8th Week
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Read the story entitled “A
Modest Proposal” written by
Jonathan Swift;
Participate in the academic
discussion via Facebook group
page; and
Discuss the basic tenets of
Marxist criticism.
9th Week
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Watch the movie adaptation of
the story “Madame Bovary”
written by Gustave Flaubert;
Discuss the basic tenets of
feminist criticism; and
Write a literary analysis using
the feministic approach to
literary criticism.
10th Week
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Read the story entitled “In a
Grove” written by Ryūnosuke
Akutagawa;
Participate in the virtual debate
initiated by your teacher via
Facebook group page; and
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Writing a Psychological
Analysis
 Model Student Analyses
 The Rocking-Horse
Winner by D. H.
Lawrence
Module 2: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 1)
Lesson 3: Marxist Criticism
 Historical Background
 Karl Marx
 Writing
a
Marxist
Analysis
 Model Student Analysis
 A Modest Proposal”
Written by Jonathan
Swift
Module 2: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 1)
Lesson 4: Feminist Criticism
 Historical Background
 Writing Feminist
Criticism
 Model Student Analysis
 Madame Bovary by
Gustave Flaubert
Module 2: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 1)
Lesson 5: Readers-response
Criticism
 Historical Background
 Making a Reader’s
Response
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Academic
Discussion
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Essay
For online:
 Movie Marathon
 Short-answer essay
For online:
 Group Analysis
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Individual Analysis
For online:
 Reading Activity
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Virtual Debate
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Writing Reaction Paper
For offline:
 Persuasive Essay
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
Habib, M. A. (2005). A History of
Literary Criticism From Plato to
the Present. 350 Main Street,
Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA :
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING .
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Write a brief reaction paper on
the story that you have read;
Discuss the basic tenets of
readers-response criticism.
11th Week
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12th Week
Analyze the identified literary
masterpiece using various
literary criticisms.
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Writing a ReaderResponse Analysis
 Model Student Analysis
 In A Grove by
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Module Assessment:
Application
 Nanking Store by
Macariu Tiu
 Scarlet letter by
Nathaniel Hawthorne
 Ramakien by John
Cadet
 The Story of an Hour
by Kate Chopin
 One Hundred Years of
Solitude by Gabriel
García Márquez
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Comparative
Content Analysis
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Comparative
Content Analysis
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
Midterm Examination
(Written Examination for both Offline and Online Classes. For Offline must be reflected to a module. For Online, using any form/agreed LMS to be used.)
13th Week
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Discuss the basic tenets of
deconstruction as a literary
approach; and
Analyze the poem Sonnents to
a Gardener by Trinidad TarrosaSubido.
Module 3: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 2)
Lesson 1: Deconstruction
 Historical Background
 Structuralism
 Writing a
Deconstructive Analysis
 Model Student Analysis
 Sonnets to a Gardener
by Trinidad TarrosaSubido
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Visualization/
Illustration
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Visualization/
Illustration
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;.
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
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14th Week
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Participate in the long quiz
conducted online; and
Discuss the basic tenets of new
historicism.
15th Week
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Read the novel Things Fall
Apart by Chinua Achebe;
Discuss the basic tenets of
postcolonialism and
Multiculturalism;
Write a reflective essay
concerning the novel read;
Present an oratorical speech
based on the novel read ;
16th Week
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Discuss the basic tenets of
ecocriticism; and
Module 3: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 2)
Lesson 2: Cultural Studies:
New Historicism
 An Overview of Cultural
Studies
 Assumptions, Principles,
and Goals of New
Historicism
 Historical Background
 Writing a New
Historicist Literary
Analysis
 Model Student Analysis

Merchant of Venice by
William Shakespeare
Module 3: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 2)
Lesson 3: More Cultural
Studies: Postcolonialism
and Multiculturalism
 Postcolonialism
 Historical Background
 U.S. Multiculturalism
 Writing a Cultural
Studies Analysis
 Model Student Analyses
 Things Fall Apart by
Chinua Achebe
Module 3: Approaches to
Literary Criticism (Part 2)
Lesson 4: Ecocriticism:
Literature Goes Green
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For online:
 Interactive
Discussion
For offline:
 Essay
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Public Speaking
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:

Reflective Essay
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Group Analysis
For offline:
For offline:
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;.
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;.
(2004). An Introduction to
Literature, Criticism and
Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh
Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United
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Analyze the story ‘Summer on
the Lakes, in 1843’ by Margaret
Fuller.
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Analyze the identified literary
masterpiece using different
literary criticisms.
17th Week
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Historical Background
Getting Started as an
Ecocritic
 Writing Ecocriticism
 Model Student Analysis
 Summer on the Lakes,
in 1843 by Margaret
Fuller
Module Assessment:
Application
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Into Thin Air by Jon
Krakauer
The Alchemist by Paulo
Coelho
Don Quixote by Miguel de
Cervantes
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexander Dumas
Hamlet by William
Shakespeare
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Reading Activity
Short-answer essay
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Individual Analysis
For online:
 Interactive Discussion
 Oral Recitation
For online:
 Comparative
Content Analysis
For offline:
 Reading Activity
 Short-answer essay
For offline:
 Comparative
Content Analysis
Kingdom: PEARSON
EDUCATION LIMITED.
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into
Practice: An Introduction to
Literary Criticism (3rd ed.).
Boston, MA 02210 USA:
Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.
18th Week
FINAL EXAMINATION
(Written Examination for both Offline and Online Classes. For Offline must reflected to the module. For Online, using any form/agreed LMS to be used.)
* This assessment task is considered a summative assessment task
6.
TEXTBOOK
Bennett, Andrew; Royle, Nicholas;. (2004). An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory (3rd ed.). Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United Kingdom: PEARSON hjhjhjhhEDUCATION LIMITED.
Dobie, A. B. (2012). Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism (3rd ed.). Boston, MA 02210 USA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Habib, M. A. (2005). A History of Literary Criticism From Plato to the Present. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA : BLACKWELL PUBLISHING .
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SUGGESTED REFERENCES
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CLASS POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
a. Only officially enrolled students are allowed to attend their classes.
b. All students are required to attend their classes regularly.
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Attendance is counted from the first regular class meeting.
Punctuality is a must to all students.
A validated student identification card must always by worn be all students while attending classes.
Any form of dishonesty shall be dealt with accordingly.
Cheating is strictly prohibited.
Students who incur absences equivalent to more than 20% of the course hours required shall be dropped from the course provided he/she has not taken any exam.
Should a student be absent from his/her class, he/she has to secure and fill up an excuse slip (OSAS) duly signed by parent/guardian (supported by a medical certificate from the College Physician,
if the student is sick) and to be signed by the subject teacher/s, College Dean and to be submitted to their respective subject teachers or Clinical Instructors thereafter. A student shell be given a three
(3) days grace period in the submission of the excuse slip; otherwise, the absence will be considered unexcused.
Valid examination permits are necessary for taking the examinations as scheduled.
No special quiz shall be given to any student who comes in late or absent during classes.
Honesty is called for at all times
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Term Effective:
1st semester
2021-2022
Prepared by
Kim Noreen Coronel, LPT
Course Instructor
Reviewed by:
Recommending Approval:
Approved by:
RICA M. YBANEZ, MAED
Program Coordinator
JOEL E. FELICILDA, Ed.D.
Program Head
LILYBETH M. MATUNHAY, Ph.D.
VPAA