Description

Fall 2019

Professor: Nadhim M. Mosa

Office Room Number: MLK 148

Office Phone 713-313-7672

Office Hours: MW: 11 am -12 pm/ 1pm-3pm

F: 11am-12pm / 1pm-2pm

Email:nadhim.mosa@tsu.edu

 

 

Texas Southern University

College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, Department of English 

ENG 231 World Literature II Section: 02

 

Mission of the University:  Texas Southern University is a comprehensive metropolitan university. Building on its legacy as a historically black institution, the university provides academic and research programs that address critical urban issues and prepare an ethnically diverse student population to become a force for positive change in a global society. In order to achieve this mission, Texas Southern University provides: 1) quality instruction in a culture of innovative teaching and learning, 2) basic and applied research and scholarship that is responsive to community issues, and 3) opportunities for public service that benefit the community and the world.

ENG 231 Course Description: survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: ENG 131 and 132. Listed as ENGL 2333 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

THECB Core Curriculum Objectives

1. Critical Thinking Skills
2. Communication Skills
3. Social Responsibility
4. Personal Responsibility

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.

 

 

 

Required Text:

Puchner, Martin, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature: 4th ed. VOL 2. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2019.

 

ISBN: 978-393-60288-3

 

 

ENG 231- TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Week	Unit	Monday	Wednesday
1	Introduction to World Literature II	Enlightenment, Neoclassical era, Age of Reason, the Restoration	CLASS TEXT SYLLABUS BLACKBOARD
2	Drama Comedy	Comedy of manners Moliere, Tartuffe	Comedy of manners Moliere, Tartuffe
3	Poetry	Alexander Pope, Essay on Man	Alexander Pope, Essay on Man
4	Novel   Satire	Read Voltaire, Candide	Read Voltaire, Candide
5	Autobiography	Douglass, Narrative	Douglass, Narrative
6	Romanticism	Romanticism:   Rousseau, Confessions	Romanticism:   Rousseau, Confessions
7	Proverbs: Critical Reading	La Fontaine, Fables	La Fontaine, Fables
8	Midterm Exam	Midterm Exam	Midterm Exam
9	Romantic Poetry	Blake Wordsworth Coleridge Keats Shelley	Blake Wordsworth Coleridge Keats Shelley
10	Victorian & American Poetry	Whitman Dickenson	Whitman Dickenson
11	Realism Fiction Novel	Dostoevsky: Notesfrom Underground	Dostoevsky: Notesfrom Underground
12	Modern Poetry	Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”	“The Hollow men”
13	Modern Drama	Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun	Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
14	Oral Presentation	Oral Presentation	Oral Presentation
15	FINAL EXAM	FINAL EXAM	FINAL EXAM

 

 

EVALUTION & GRADES: Grades will be determined by evaluating the following students’ activities:

 

Assignment	Relative Weight
Short essay assignments and/or objective exams (to confirm comprehension and mastery of course content and collegiate vocabulary – maximum three)	30%
Quizzes and Tests in class or on Blackboard	20%
Midterm Examination	10%
Final Research Essay	20%
Attendance	5%
Visual/Paper Presentation	5%
Final Examination	10%
TOTAL	100%

 

 

University Grading Standards	Range
Letter grade: A+	96-100
Letter grade: A	95-93
Letter grade: A-	92-90
Later grade: B+	89-86
Letter grade: B	85-83
Letter grade: B-	82-80
Letter grade: C+	79-76
Letter grade: C	75-73
Letter grade: C-	72-70
Letter grade: D+	69-66
Letter grade: D	65-63
Letter grade: D-	62-60
Letter grade: F	59-0

 

Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog 14-16 for university academic policies:

http://em.tsu.edu/catalog/undergraduate_catalog_1416.pdf

 

 

 

University Attendance Policy: University policy states that class attendance is mandatory for all freshmen and sophomores. Within the first 20 days of a class, a student may be dropped from the course after accumulating absences in excess of 10 percent of the total hours of instruction (lecture and/or lab). In other words, a three credit-hour class meeting three hours per week results in 48 total hours of classroom instruction; consequently, a student can be dropped after six hours of absence. Failure to withdraw officially may result in a grade of F in the course. Students who wish to drop a course or withdraw from the university are responsible for initiating this action. Students may be dropped from courses in which they have accrued excessive absences. Class absences will be recorded and counted only from the actual day of enrollment for the individual student in this specific class.

Make-up Policy and Acceptance of Late Assignments: Students who miss class or work due to an absence bear the responsibility of informing the instructor of university-excused absences within one week following the period of the excused absence and of making up the missed work. The instructor shall give the student an opportunity to make up the work and/or the exams missed due to an excused absence within the semester. The method of making up this work shall be determined by the faculty member. If a student has an excused absence on a day when a quiz is given, the instructor may deny permission for a makeup exam and simply calculate the student’s grade on the basis of the remaining requirements. The faculty member should discuss the decision with the student.

Excused Absences fall into two categories: mandatory and discretionary. Mandatory excused absences must be granted students whenever they are representing the University in an official capacity and have been granted permission by the Office of the University’s top Academic Office (Provost). Students are responsible for all work missed while representing the University and are responsible for requesting makeup work when they return. Discretionary excused absences are at the discretion of the instructor and may be granted for verified illness, death in a student’s immediate family, obligation of a student at legal proceedings in fulfilling his or her responsibility as a citizen, major religious holidays, and others determined by individual faculty to be excusable.

Scholastic Honesty: Students are held accountable for doing their own work and for learning to research and to document material ethically. Students should avoid all forms of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism (appropriating another person’s words or ideas as one’s own), collusion (working with another person in the preparation of written work for credit unless that collaboration is specifically approved in advance by the instructor), cheating (offering, soliciting, or using prepared material during a test), and impersonation (allowing another person to attend class, take examinations, or complete graded work on behalf of an enrolled student).

Student Accessibility Services Office: Through the Student Accessibility Services Office, Texas Southern University provides individualized reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These federal acts mandate equal opportunities for qualified persons with disabilities in all public facilities, programs, activities, services, and benefits derived from them. In order to receive accommodations a student must have a documented mental or physical disability that substantially limits a major life activity. Some examples of major life activities that would impact learning are seeing, hearing, concentrating, communicating, reading, and writing. Reasonable accommodations are recommended based on the application review process and supporting documentation; however, approved accommodations shall not modify course objectives. Moreover, our mission is to ensure that qualified individuals with diagnosed disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to access and participate in University programs, services, and activities through the provision of accommodations and advocacy. Students who may need accommodations are asked to contact the Student Accessibility Services Office (SASO) at (713) 313-4210 or (713) 313-7691. The SASO office is located in the Student Health Center, room 140. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note Instructors are not required to provide classroom accommodations without approved verification from the Student Accessibility Services Office (SASO). Please schedule an appointment during my office hours to discuss approved accommodation provisions.TSU and SASO are committed to providing an inclusive learning environment. For additional information, please contact SASO.

 

 

Eligibility and Documentation

In order to determine eligibility for services, SASO requires complete and current diagnosis specific documentation.

 

Student Health Center Room 140; O:(713)-313-4210 F:(713)-313-7817

 

 

Additional information:  Professor Classroom Rules

• Attendance counts unless this class in ONLINE and then Discussion Board participation counts as attendance/
• Work on Blackboard must be done within the allotted time—usually two weeks per unit.
• Bring the text to class; Bring scantron, and ruled paper, pen and pencil
• Cell phones or headphones may not be used in the classroom or be audible or visible.
• Laptops may be used in the classroom only with express permission from the instructor.
• Students entering the class after roll call may be marked absent.

Submission Format/Revision Policy:

• All papers must be typed/word processed on a standard 10-12-point font,
• The Modern Language Association (MLA) Format must be used for all submissions, electronic and paper.
• Handwritten presentations for out-of-class assignments will not be accepted.
• Essays are graded on a rubric that content (thesis, organization, development, use of sources, and originality) and format (grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and documentation)

Conferences and Tutorials:

• Each student enrolled in the course is expected to have a midterm conference with the professor.
• Students are encouraged to discuss essay drafts with the instructor for revision.
• Other individual conferences or group tutorials may be arranged by appointment.

 

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