College of Micronesia-FSM
P. O. Box 159
Kolonia, Pohnpei FM 96941
Course Outline Cover Page
EN 210
Department and Number
Writings on 19th Century Pohnpei
Course Title
Course Description:
The course provides an introduction to prose written during and about 19th century Pohnpei. The
course materials consist of diverse readings concerning the Early Contact Period in Pohnpei.
Non-Fiction elements such as connection of ideas and theme, logic, vocabulary, and grammar
will be considered. Fiction elements such as characterization, setting, and figurative language
will also be considered.
Course Prepared by: Language & Literature
Hours per Week
No. of Week
Lecture
State:Pohnpei -national campus
Total Hours
Semester Credits
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Laboratory
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Workshop
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Total Semester Credits 3
Purpose of Course:
Degree Requirement
Degree Elective
Certificate
Remedial
Other (workshop)
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Prerequisite Course(s): EN 110 Advanced Reading________________________
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Spensin James
11 / 18/99
Signature, Chairperson Curriculum Committee Date Approved by Committee
Signature, President, COM-FSM
3/1/00
Date Approved by President
Writings on 19th Century Pohnpei
COURSE OBJECTIVES
General Objectives:
To improve student's awareness of contemporary Pohnpei by studying writing about
the Early Contact Period. To study writing by prominent non-fiction authors who wrote
about 19th Century Pohnpei. To increase students vocabulary and English
comprehension skills.
Specific Objectives:
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Students will increase their vocabularies and comprehension skills.
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Students will study styles and basic elements of non-fiction English prose of the
19`" Century.
• Students will read, study, and analyze selections by noted authors of nonfiction
about Pohnpei.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the cultural context of 19`" Century
Pohnpei as illustrated in writing.
• Students will learn to differentiate between fact and fiction in 19th Century prose
writing.
• Students will demonstrate increased understanding of the ProtestantCatholic conflict
on Pohnpei as illustrated by prominent authors.
• Students will demonstrate a knowledge of relevant biographical data about authors,
characters, and historical figures depicted in the writing.
COURSE CONTENTS
The course provides an introduction to prose written during and about 19` n century
Pohnpei. The course materials consist of diverse readings concerning the Early
Contact Period in Pohnpei. Non-fiction elements such as connection of ideas and
theme, logic, vocabulary, and grammar will be considered. Fiction elements such as
characterization, setting, and figurative language will also be considered.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Ashby, Gene. A Pohnpeian Odyssey (Wandering Through Writing about Pohnpei in
the 19thCentury). College of Micronesia - FSM: Pohnpei, FSM 1999.
Supplemental Materials:
Ashby, Gene. Pohnpei: An Island Argosy (2" d Edition) Rainy Day Press: Eugene,
Oregon, 1993.
Bernart, Luelen. The Book of Luelen. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1977.
Christian, F. W. The Caroline Islands: Travel in the Sea of Little Lands. Frank Cass
and Company Ltd. London, 1967.
Hanlon, David. Upon a Stone Altar: A History of the island of Pohnpei to 1890.
University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1988.
Hezel, Francis X. The Catholic Church in Micronesia. Historical Essays of the
Catholic Church in the Caroline and Marshall Islands. Loyola University Press:
Chicago, 1991.
Hezel, Francis X. The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall
Islands in the Pre-Colonial Days. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1993.
O'Connell, James F. A Residence of Eleven Years in New Holland and the Caroline
Islands Saul H. Risenberg (ed.) Australian National University Press: Canberra,
1992.
Poyer, Lin. The Nqatik Massacre: History and Identity on a Micronesian Atoll.
Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC, 1993.
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture, discussion, in-class activities, assignments, quizzes, and projects.
EVALUATION
Students will be graded A,B,C,D or F based on homework, essays, in-class
participation and other projects.
ATTENDANCE
COM-FSM attendance policies will be followed.