ENGL 252 C – World Literature Survey II – Spring 2013
10:00-10:50 am MWF, Craig 201
Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Dr. Cheryl Duffus
Craig 206 B
x4409
cduffus@gardner-webb.edu
NOTE: All Gardner-Webb University students and faculty must use their
Gardner-Webb University email addresses for conducting academic
business.
Please note that you should expect at least a 24-hour window for a response
to an email. During university holidays and breaks, that window may be
longer.
Office Hours: MW 11-12 pm; 2-4 pm; TR 12-1 pm; F 11-12 pm; or by appointment
Course Description: This course is the second of the World Literature survey courses and
covers material from 1650 through contemporary literatures. Selected works of literature might
draw from the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Africa, India, Asia, the Pacific Islands and
Indigenous Peoples with emphasis on non-European literatures. This course excludes literature
from the United States and England.
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 are prerequisites for all of the 200-level literature surveys.
Students are not allowed to take ENGL 102 and the survey during the same semester (you must
have completed 102 before taking this course).
What is expected of students who have completed these prerequisites:
 Familiarity with composing essays using adequate paragraph development and the
different modes of writing (argument, analysis, compare / contrast, etc.).
 Understanding of the correct and appropriate use of texts and how to incorporate
them into an essay using correct MLA documentation of in-text cites and works cited
page.
 Understanding of what is plagiarism and awareness of the rules of the Academic
Honesty policy.
 Familiarity with taking in-class essays.
 Understanding how to read a text both for overall meaning and specific detail.
 Awareness of grammar and punctuation rules – all written communication, including
emails to the instructor, should be in standard English with standard sentence
structure and capitalization / punctuation. No “text message” style or other
shorthand.
Course Objectives
1.
To develop an appreciation for significant texts in literature.
2.
To become familiar with major ideas, concepts, and themes in World
literature.
3.
To contextualize World Literature socially, culturally, and historically.
4.
To improve critical and analytical ability in thinking and writing about literature.
5.
To practice writing and speaking clearly and cogently about World literature.
6.
7.
To become acquainted with mythological figures and their use in literature.
To understand the importance of the educator as a theorist and practitioner and the
four unifying threads of the learner and the learning, methodology, social context,
and professional development.
General Education Competencies
1.
Students will develop skills in formulating well organized thoughts for the
purpose of effective communication.
2.
Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze written, oral, or visual forms of
communication and create appropriate responses.
3.
Students will compare and contrast intra- and intercultural realities to cultivate
attributes necessary for adapting to and functioning in a globalized world.
4.
Students will develop skills in effective research using traditional and technologybased research methods.
Texts and supplies: Required textbooks: The Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Books
4-6 (available in the University bookstore). You will also need access to a resource that provides
MLA guidelines.
Department Grading Scale
In order to insure grading consistency, the English Department established the following grading
scale for all English courses. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if you have any questions
about the chromatic grading scale and how that will impact your GPA and other academic
requirements. Here is a link to a page on Registrar’s web site that might help you: http://gardnerwebb.edu/academics/academic-services/registrar/gradesfaq/index.html
GPA
4.0
4.0
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.0
0.67
0
Letter Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Numeric Grade
99-100
96-98
94-95
92-93
88-91
86-87
84-85
80-83
78-79
76-77
72-75
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Emergency Plans: In case of an on-campus emergency that requires evacuation of the building,
please assemble as quickly as possible at the following location to check in with your professor:
the turn-around traffic island behind Craig.
Assignments as public documents: All work in this class will be public. In other words, other
people may be allowed to read it, but any work shared will not have the student’s name on it.
Manuscript requirements
Students should familiarize themselves with Turnitin.com. It is the English department’s policy
to use this service as one tool for encouraging academic integrity. Therefore, unless otherwise
indicated, all papers or other written work completed outside of class and submitted to the
professor must also be electronically submitted to Turnitin.com. As of Fall 2012, Blackboard is
linked to Turnitin.com.
All work done outside the classroom will be submitted electronically to Blackboard/
Turnitin.com. If you are having problems with Internet access in one location, such as your
dorm room, you will need to go to another location such as the Library or a Computer Lab to
upload your documents to Blackboard / Turnitin.com. Unless there is a long-term, campus-wide
Internet shut-down or a Blackboard / Turnitin.com website problem, computer / Internet issues
are not an excuse for late work.
Absence policy
You are expected to attend every class meeting. University policy mandates that attending fewer
than 75% of class meetings will result in automatic failure. This cut-off includes absences due to
University activities such as athletics or class trips as well as absences due to personal illness or
family situations. I keep attendance records on the Blackboard gradebook. You may check that
at any time for your total number of absences. Absences as well as lateness affect your
attendance and participation grade.
Late work
Every late assignment will be docked 10% for every class meeting day it is late. If you have a
serious illness or emergency, you will not receive a late penalty. However, no late work will be
accepted more than one week after the due date, unless you are dealing with a traumatic
emergency situation such as personal hospitalization or the death of an immediate family
member.
Academic Dishonesty:
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit with documentation and quotation
marks when appropriate is plagiarism. “Someone else” includes work by people you know,
material posted or sold on-line, and material printed in books or periodicals. You need to cite
any information you take from textbooks, even if that information is found in the footnotes or in
the introductory essays. Information you look up on line also needs to be cited, even if it seems
like “common knowledge” (if you had to look it up, it’s not common knowledge to you). If you
use information from another class, please acknowledge your sources.
It is the English Department’s policy that a grade of F for the course will be assigned any time a
student submits any draft of a major assignment of which a substantial portion has been falsely
represented as the student’s own. Minor assignments that are plagiarized will also be
prosecuted according to University Academic Dishonesty Policy. This policy includes both final
drafts and rough drafts submitted either to the instructor, to the writing center, or to a peer.
Resubmitting work you have done for another class without receiving prior permission from
your professor will be considered academic dishonesty and will receive the same penalty.
The Final Exam:
The final exam will be Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 11:00 am. The final exam schedule is set in
stone by the Registrar and cannot be changed unless you have a truly serious (and, generally,
unexpected) emergency such as a death in the family, a serious illness requiring hospitalization,
or an obligation to be away on University business (e.g., you are an athlete and have a scheduled
game). DO NOT make personal travel plans before or during the final exam date and time.
Personal travel plans are not a sufficient excuse for rescheduling the final exam unless you are
traveling for some an emergency or University event.
Other policies:
If your learning or participation in this class might be affected in any way by a disability
recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you will need to do the following:
(1) register with the Noel Program for the Disabled at Gardner-Webb University--(704)
406-4270; and (2) educate me about your disability so that I can work with you and the Noel
Program to arrange necessary accommodations. It is important that you take both of these steps
no later than the first week of the semester.
Class Cancellation Notice: In the event that class must be cancelled, I will attempt to give you
as much notice as possible. I will notify you over email, if possible, I will post an announcement
on Blackboard, and our department administrative assistant will ALWAYS leave a note on the
classroom door if class is cancelled. Please note that if class is cancelled due to instructor illness
or emergency, you might have less than 24 hour notice.
Participation and Classroom Behavior: All students are expected to participate in class
discussion. All members of the class are expected to be courteous and respectful to fellow class
members as well as the professor and any visitors to the classroom. A classroom is a welcoming
and supportive place for all students, faculty, and staff, and it is important to respect and to
appreciate the differences among us, including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
disability, religion, or political affiliation. If anyone feels they have been discriminated against in
this classroom or on campus, please speak with me in my office.
In addition, the “Classroom Conduct Policy” from the Student Handbook states the following:
“Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which does not distract from or
disrupt the educational pursuits of others.” Disrespectful, distracting, or disruptive behavior will
be mediated first by the professor who will attempt to resolve the conflict. If a resolution cannot
be found, then the Vice President and Dean of Student Development will be asked to intervene.
Electronic devices: It is important to remember that we all need to self-regulate our use of cell
phones in a classroom. Obviously, calls cannot be made during class unless there is an
emergency requiring us to contact 911. Texting, however, falls into a different category.
Students who constantly text during class send the message to this professor and their peers that
they are not engaged or do not consider class to be important. Students may not use electronic
devices for any reason during an exam. Laptop or tablet use is not permitted unless the student
obtains the permission of the professor.
Food and Drinks: Do not bring any type of food to class, including snacks from vending
machines. Beverages are permitted.
Assistance Outside the Classroom: I am available to meet with any student as frequently as
s/he would like. You are welcome to stop by during my office hours, but if you cannot meet
during those times, please let me know, and we can set up a time and day convenient for both of
us. I am also happy to communicate over email and phone. Your fellow classmates are also
valuable resources for out-of-class discussion. Please contact me ASAP if you are feeling lost
or overwhelmed this semester, either in general or in this class, so that we can work out a
solution together.
GWU Writing Center, Tucker Student Center Rm 237
The Writing Center is a resource for all students, regardless of major or level of study. Writing
Center consultants are fellow students who have a solid grasp of the English language and
writing who also enjoy assisting others. They will help you with developing and revising your
ideas as well as polishing your final draft. You can make an appointment for a consultation in
Webb Connect or walk in to see if there's an available appointment. Visit gardnerwebb.edu/writingcenter for important information like semester hours of operation.
Learning Enrichment and Assistance Program
The Learning Enrichment and Assistance Program (LEAP) provides peer tutoring for GardnerWebb students. Peer tutors will work with students to refine study skills and clarify course
content. Our tutoring is offered on campus in the Tucker Student Center, room 336, next to
the Student Success Center. While we try to meet the needs of our students, we do not have
resources available to offer tutoring in every course/subject. Should tutoring for certain
course/subjects not be available, the student may contact the LEAP program to determine if other
campus resources are available. Students can make an appointment with a peer tutor in
WebbConnect by clicking on “Academic Support” and “Peer Tutoring Appointment Scheduler.”
Prior to requesting a tutor, LEAP recommends that an interested student speak first with his/her
professor about concerns in a particular class; professors can provide insight into which areas
need attention or which strategies might be helpful in specific courses. Please contact LEAP by
emailing leap@gardner-webb.edu or visit our website at gardner-webb.edu/leap. Feel free to visit
our office on the third floor of the Tucker Student Center.
Course Schedule of Readings, Due Dates, and Assignments
Unit 1: Book 4, 1650-1800: Age of Enlightenment (France, Africa), Tokugawa Era
(Japan), the Mughal Empire (India), and the Early Qing Dynasty (China). Themes: Travel
Narratives; Rights and Independence; Relationships between Women and Men; the Spiritual
vs. the Material
Week One
Jan. 9
Jan.11
Course Introduction
Pu Song-Ling, "The Wise Neighbor,” pp. 776-780 (short story)
Week Two
Jan. 14
Jan. 16
Jan. 18
Pu Song-Ling, "The Mural," pp. 780-782 (short story)
Chikamatsu, The Love Suicides at Amijima, Act I, pp. 691-702 (play)
The Love Suicides at Amijima, Acts II-III, pp. 702-718
Week Three
Jan. 21
Kaibaba Ekken, “Greater Learning for Women,” pp. 726-728 (essay)
Shen Fu, “Six Records of a Floating Life,” pp. 755-763 (essay)
Jan. 23
Molière, Tartuffe, pp. 17-52, Acts I-III (play)
Jan. 25
Tartuffe, 52-64, Act IV-V
Week Four
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 1
Week Five
Feb. 4
Feb. 6
Feb. 8
Week Six
Feb. 11
Voltaire, Candide, pp. 269-289 (novella)
Candide, 289-338
Mirza Abu Taleb Khan, “Travels”, pp. 218-228 (essay)
Xie Qing Gao, “The Hai-lu,” pp. 230-231 (essay)
Olaudah Equiano, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,”
pp. 405-428; 435-450 (autobiography)
Ramprasad, pp. 612-623 (poems)
Ramprasad, pp. 612-623 (poems)
Literary Magazine Project Groups Assigned / Discussion of Assignment
Review for Reader Profile #1
Reader Profile #1
Unit 2: Book 5: 1800-1900: France, Russia, Japan, and India. Themes: Romanticism and
Realism; Expanding European Dominance and Consolidation of Colonial Empires;
Resistance to Western Power ("Progress" vs. Tradition); Isolation vs. Internationalism;
Industrial Society and its Discontents; Materialism vs. Spiritualism
Feb. 13
Feb. 15
Ichiyo, "The Thirteenth Night," pp. 1103-1118 (short story)
Nitobé, “Bushido: The Soul of Japan,” pp. 205-207 (essay)
No Class/Instructor attending conference
Week Seven
Feb. 18
Ogai, "The Dancing Girl," pp. 1083-1102 (short story)
Hirata, “The Creator God,” pp. 406-407 (essay)
Syed Ahmed Khan, “The Qur’an and Science,” pp. 408-409 (essay)
Hu Shi, “Hui Shi wen-cun, Collection II, Chapter I,” pp. 409-411 (essay)
Feb. 20
Feb. 22
Ghalid, “The happiness of the drop,” “Waterbead ecstasy,” “The drop dies
in the river,” and “When the Sky Clears,” pp. 966-968 (poems)
Charles Baudelaire, “To The Reader,” p. 416-418, “Carrion,” pp. 421-422,
“Hymn to Beauty,” pp. 419-420, “Her Hair,” pp. 420-421 (poems)
Week Eight
Feb. 25
Baudelaire, “The Albatross,” p. 418 and “The Swan,” pp. 424-426 (poems)
Feb. 27
Emilia Pardo Barzán, “The Revolver,” and “The Oldest Story,” pp. 696-703
(short stories)
March 1
Mary Prince, from The History of Mary Prince, pp. 826-827 (autobiography)
Rassundari Devi, from Amar Jiban (My Life), pp. 831-834 (autobiography)
Swami Vivekananda, from On Freedom, pp. 840-841 (essay)
Muhammed Iqbal, “Freedom,” pp. 842 (poem)
Rabindranath Tagore, “Emancipation,” pp. 843-845 (short story)
Week Nine
March 4
March 6
March 8
Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard, pp. 703-730 (play)
The Cherry Orchard, pp. 730-747
Reader Profile #2
Week Ten
Spring Break
Unit 3: Book 6: 1900-present. Europe, Japan, Africa, India, Caribbean, Colombia.
Themes: Modernism / Postmodernism / Existentialism; Experimental, Modernist, and
Magical Realist Literature; Movement from Colonization and European Dominance to
Postcolonialism and Globalism; From Nationalism to Cross-Culturalism and Diaspora
Week Eleven
March 18
Kafka, The Metamorphosis, pp. 428-438 (novella)
March 20
The Metamorphosis, pp. 438-460
March 22
Kawabata, “The Moon on the Water,” pp. 664-669 (short story)
Week Twelve
March 25
Kawabata, “Snow,” pp. 669-671 (short story)
Abé, "The Red Cocoon, pp. 918-920 (short story)
March 27
Abé, "The Stick,” pp. 920-923 (short story)
Oe Kenzaburo, from The Moralists of Hiroshima, pp. 766-769 (essay)
Bertoldt Brecht, “When Evil-Doing Comes like Falling Rain,” p. 525 (poem)
Nellie Sachs, “O the Chimneys,” p. 526 (poem)
March 29
Easter Break
Week Thirteen
April 1
Easter Break
April 3
Senghor, “Black Woman,” pp. 885-886 (poem)
Senghor, “Prayer to the Masks,” pp. 886-887 (poem)
April 5
Week Fourteen
April 8
Achebe, Things Fall Apart, pp. 1023-1055 (novel)
April 10
Things Fall Apart, pp. 1056-1079
April 12
Things Fall Apart, pp. 1079 -1112
Week Fifteen
April 15
Soyinka, The Lion and the Jewell, pp. 1146-1168 (play)
April 17
The Lion and the Jewell, pp. 1168-1192
Chinweizu, “Decolonizing the African Mind,” pp. 143-147 (essay)
Felix Mnthali, “The Stranglehold of English Lit.,” pp. 148-149 (poem)
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, from Creating Space for a Hundred Flowers to Bloom, “The
Wealth of a Common Global Culture,” pp. 150-157 (essa)
April 19
Walcott, “The Light of the World,” pp. 1121-1125 (poem)
Week Sixteen
April 22
“The Light of the World,” pp. 1121-1125
April 24
Danticat, “Children of the Sea,” pp. 1398-1409 (short story)
April 26
Mukerjee, “A Wife's Story,” pp. 1316-1326 (short story)
Week Seventeen
April 29
García Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” pp. 928-932
(short story)
May 1
Reader Profile #3
Final Exam – Literary Magazine Presentations: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 11:00 am
Assignments
Participation and Attendance
In-Class Writing (15-30, 10 points each)
Reader Profiles (3, 100 points each)
Final Exam – Literary Magazine Presentation
100 points
150-300 points
300 points
100 points
Total Points
650-800 points
English 252 – World Literature II Survey – Assignments – Spring 2013
All assignments completed outside of class will be uploaded to Blackboard/Turnitin.com. All
assignments completed outside of class must be double-spaced and use correct 2009 MLA
formatting of documents, in-text citations, and works cited pages. Points will be deducted for
not conforming to these specifications and for lateness.
1. Participation and Attendance: You are expected to attend class regularly, to complete the
reading, and to bring your textbook and other materials to class. You are also expected to
pay attention in class and to behave in a professional manner (treat each other with courtesy
and respect). Food is not permitted in class, but beverages are okay. Distractions such as
sleeping, excessive texting, side conversations, lateness, leaving early, etc. will be reflected
in your grade. Absences will also be reflected in your grade, although absences due to
university activities, personal illness, and family emergencies will not be penalized.
2. In-Class Reading Responses: Each week you will write responses to the daily reading.
Each response will be one to two well-developed paragraphs in length. For these responses,
you will be expected to provide the appropriate materials (paper, textbook, writing utensil).
You will be given a prompt or question to focus your writing, and you are expected to be
thoughtful and to demonstrate you did the reading. You will not be expected to memorize
quotations, but you will be expected to remember specific details from the reading. These
responses cannot be “made up” due to absence or lateness. A certain number will be dropped
to accommodate absences.
3. Reader Profiles: You will compose three reader profiles during the semester, in class, at the
end of each unit. Each is an analysis of yourself as a reader – how and why you respond to
texts the way you do – as well as analyzing important characteristics and themes from the
literature of each unit. Additional, detailed instructions will be provided for each profile.
4. Final Exam: Literary Magazine Project: This semester, you and two-three other
classmates will form a small group which will select an on-line “world” literary
journal/magazine to read and to evaluate. You will be given a list to choose from. Each
small group will select a different magazine.
You will complete an evaluation of the literary magazine and a comparison of the magazine
to the literature we have read in class. Your group will present this evaluation to the class
during the final exam period. More details will be provided following the first unit,
including a break-down of duties for each member of the group. Your group will turn in a
written outline for the presentation at the time of the final exam.
The group will decide whether to receive individual grades or a group grade for this project.
No work is accepted after the final exam.
How assignments are graded:
Below Average – D or F: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Does not attempt to
seriously complete the assignment and / or does not follow the guidelines and expectations.
Does not demonstrate knowledge of the reading.
Average – C: Does not plagiarize. Answers question / stays on topic but relies too much on plot
summary, personal “like / dislike” analysis, and may misrepresent the text. Does not show
in-depth analysis or critical thinking. Contains punctuation and grammatical errors.
Above Average – B: Does not rely exclusively on ideas presented in the class / textbook and
does not plagiarize. Does not misinterpret the text. Answers question / stays on topic. Uses
specific details and quotes from the text. Offers interesting and creative ideas. Goes beyond
simple “I like / don’t like” analysis. For the most part, is well-written but contains flaws like
typos, misused words, wordy sentences, and run-ons / comma splices.
Excellent – A: Does not rely exclusively on ideas presented in the class / textbook and does not
plagiarize. Does not misinterpret the text. Answers question / stays on topic. Uses specific
details and quotes from the text. Offers interesting and creative ideas. Goes beyond simple
“I like / don’t like” analysis. Shows energy and enthusiasm. Demonstrates a substantial
effort to engage in a thoughtful/conversational dialogue on the assigned reading and courserelated topics. Is well-written and contains few mistakes.