Last Updated: May-25-06
| Course Identification: | ENG253 | 3 Credits |
| Course Title: | Introduction to American Literature | |
| Total Instructional Hours: | for the course | per term |
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Lecture: 33 Hours Laboratory: |
3 Credits 0 Credits |
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| Prerequisite Course(s): |
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| Required Text: | Not listed here. Go to: http://bookstore.chemeketa.edu/ to find out the current textbook requirement. | |
| Course Description: | Focuses on the literature of the Native Americans, European explorers, settlers, chroniclers, missionaries, and American contributors to the character of a new nation, the United States of America from 1492-1800. Genres include story, chant, journal, letter, report, biography, autobiography, chronicle, narrative, dictionary, satire, poetry, song, sermon, novel, drama, essay and political document. | |
| Notes: | Goals of the course: What a student might gain from the study of American literature Beginnings-1800 Exploration of literature as a source for revelation, enrichment, expression of human experiences. Cultivation of ability and confidence to respond to literary texts through discussion and writing. Enjoyment and appreciation of literary forms. Understanding of conventions, terminology, classifications. Deeper awareness of the American experience, American psyche, American identity through its body of literature. (What does it mean to be American? What are the roots of that identity? Where do I place myself in this context? How does literature help us to explore these questions?) Awareness of the clash of cultures and perspectives which comprise the body of literature from Beginnings-1800. | |
| Performance Based Learner Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of the course the student
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