Ida Farida Sachmadi, M. Hum
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English Department
Faculty of Humanities
Universitas Padjadjaran
Bandung, Indonesia
SYLLABUS PROSE STUDIES
2014/2015
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Objectives
Texts/Readings
Class Schedule
Assignments
Distribution of Points
Attendance
Evaluation Scale
Objectives
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Deepen the understanding on three literary approaches : New Historicism, Structuralism, Narratology.
Develop the ability to critically evaluate (non)fiction using those three approaches.
Text/Readings
Allen, Frederick Lewis. Chapter V “The Revolution in Manners and Morals”. Only
Yesterday. 1957. Bantam Books: New York.
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. 1994. Penguin Group: London.
Barry, Peter. Chapter 9 & 12. Beginning Theory. 2002. Manchester University Press:
Manchester.
Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. 1953. Charles Scribners’ Sons: New York.
Genette, Gérard. Narrative Discourse.1980. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York.
Class Schedule
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Topic
Activities
Silabus; kontrak belajar
New Historicism
American History in 1920s
Review & Assignment
The analyses of the texts
Structuralism
Structure of the Novel
The Analyses
Review & Papers Evaluation
Narratology
Narratology implementation
Review of the novel
The analyses of the novel
Papers evaluation
Final Assignment:Paper (individual)
Discuss Beginning Theory, Chapter 9.
Discuss Only Yesterday, Chapter 5.
Read The Great Gatsby & prepare the assignment.
Have a classical discussion.
Evaluate the papers & discuss Beginning Theory, Ch.
Read Pride and Prejudice.
Have a classical discussion.
Evaluate the papers.
Discuss Beginning Theory, Chapter 12
Discuss The Great Gatsby & Pride and Prejudice
Read The Sound and the Fury
Have a classical discussion.
Evaluate the papers & prepare the final assignment.
UAS
Assignments
Write four papers in about 1500-2000 words each on:
1. a comparison between Only Yesterday & The Great Gatsby (in groups).
2. an analysis on Pride and Prejudice based on structuralism (in groups).
3. an analysis on The Sound and the Fury based on narratology (in groups).
4. Final Assignment: an analysis on one novel based on any literary approach (individual).
Distribution of Points
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3 Quizzes @ 5%
Assignment: 3 Papers @ 10%
Final Test
Final Assignment: individual paper
15%
30%
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40%
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Quiz (in Pacis)
Tugas
UTS
UAS
Attendance & Test
You are encouraged to attend all the classes. Each absence beyond three excused absences will cause you
unable to get the score from the final assignment.
Chatting, passing notes in quizzes & final test, and other disruptive behaviors will be penalized.
Evaluation Scale
Grade
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%
100-80
79-68
67-56
55-44
43-0