2112 Syllabus, Spring 2009 OL SS

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ModernLiterature

his section of World Literature, ENGL 2112, explores

he genesis and maturity of modern thought and literary

xpression from the latter-seventeenth century until the

resent

World Literature 2 examines national literatures

ther than those of Britain and America from the

enaissance to the present. Particular emphasis islaced on western literature, especially continental,

ussian, and Latin American fiction of the 19th and

0th centuries.

World Literature 2 explores texts poems, novels,

ovellas, plays, and short stories in their

istorical and cultural contexts (particularly the

cientific and intellectual movements of

nlightenment, Romanticism, and Modernism) as

well as consider how those texts still inform our

iews of ourselves today.

Since we have only a limited time in this survey, we

will concentrate on both diversity of texts explored

and the detail of that exploration. Authors could

include Voltaire, Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Baudelaire,

Rimbaud, Ibsen, Mann, Borges, Kundera, and

Calvino, among others.

MaterialsTextLawall, Sarah, et al. The Norton Anthology of We

Literature, Volume 2. New York: W.W. Norton, 2

Computer

Since this is an online course, you must have ac

to a newer computer with a reliable Internet ac

As a part of this requirement, your computer sh

have a current web browser, like Safari or Firefo

and Adobe Acrobat installed.

There are computers available for open-use on

campus, but you should not rely on these. The for this course is too much for you to accomplis

the ARC.

LitMUSE

You are required to have an account on LitMUS

the server that will support all of your work in

class. You should login to the server at least on

day to receive any announcements or changes t

are made to the class.

No one shall know our joys, save us alone, / And theres no evil till the act is known; /Its scandal, Madam, which makes it an offense, / And its no sin to sin in confidence.

nline Considerations

An online course hasarticular difficulties

hat you shouldonsider beforendertaking it.

Consider yournrollment carefully.age 3

Requirements

What is expected thatyou complete in order to

pass the course. All ofthese requirementsmust be completedsuccessfully for astudent to pass thecourse.Page 2

Policies

These are the rules ofthe class that all

students are expected tofollow, from attendanceto technologicalliteracy. These policiesare always the finalword.Page 3

Schedule

The reading,assignment, and examschedule.Page 4

Procedure

Each class meeting willfollow a certain

procedure. From quiz toquestions, from lectureto discussion, theprocedure will be

followed daily.Page 2

Contact

Where and how tocontact me, your

professor for the coDr. Lucas.Page 4

22096 ENGL 2112.02 F 10:45-1:15p EDUC-211 Second Session Dr. Gerald R. Luc

The Wanderer above a Sea of Fog by

Caspar David Friedrich (1818)


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Requirementshere are three major requirements for World Literature

, each of which must be successfully completed to pass

he course. Assignments are weighed on a point system,

epending on their importance. For example, a reading

uiz might have 10 points while the final exam might

ave 200.

inal Exam

A final cumulative exam will be given that will test

our knowledge of the subject matter (texts, lecture

material, and vocabulary), your ability to synthesize

his material, and your

reativity in going beyond

he discussion and lecture

materials. The final exam

will include vocabulary,

dentification, and

nterpretation. All exam

rades will be based upon

bjective knowledge of the

material, thoroughness,

epth of insight, precision,nd originality.

Writing

o get you thinking more

ritically about the major

works, you are required to

espond to class readings in

writing both formally and

nformally. All writing

hould be thoughtful, refer

o specific portions of the

ext, use the critical

ocabulary, and cite

orrectly using MLAitation method.

Forum

or all of the major works

we study in this class, you

re required to respond

nformally in writing. These

esponses will be posted in an

nline forum on LitMUSE, so the entire class can

enefit from reading your thoughts. The forum will

lso give you a chance to respond to others ideas.

Your writing in the forum should total at least 350

words per week.

Daily Work

Regular class attendance, question posing, and

active participation in classroom discussions are

required. Participation, effort, and attitude will

count significantly in this course. Quizzes, other

class activities, and homework assignments not

explicitly outlined above will be considered daily

work.

Course ProcedureEvery week will follow a similar procedure for your

and reading. Be sure you keep up with the syllabus

turn your work in regularly and on-time. All of you

coursework will be done on the LitMUSE Moodle se

Primary Reading

Each week you will have assigned reading that

should complete before doing anything else. A

read, take thorough reading notes; be sure you

familiar with the plot, characters, and major

concerns of the text.

Reading Quiz

After finishing your reading, you should take a

reading quiz. These quizzes will test you on the

facts of the text, like characters, plot details, and

other obvious aspects of the narrative. These ar

to test your literal knowledge of the text(s). The

will not always be a quiz assigned.

Secondary Reading

Since you do not have the benefit of class lectur

will assign additional reading for you to do eac

week that concerns the primary text. This critic

will give you background information and assi

you in getting your head around the various

interpretations of the text.

Forum Discussion

Finally, you should put what you learned toget

into a forum discussion with your classmates. Y

total word count for the forum should add up t

minimum of 350 words, including threads starte

and responded to.

Each forum discussion will be worth 10 or 20 p

Each post (whether beginning a thread or

responding to one) is only worth a maximum o

points. Therefore, you should make at least two

strong posts or comments (or more) to assure th

you earn the maximum credit.

Finally, as a bonus, consider making an accoun

eNotes and posting a question to be answered

their public forums.

See Forum under Requirements.


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PoliciesYou will be accountable for knowing and practicing each

f these policies. Consider them like the law: the excuse I

idnt know will carry no weight.

ssignments

our work represents you. Therefore, I expect

verything you turn into me to exemplify the very

est of your professional self. Please proofread all

writing before submission.

eadlines

ate work is not acceptable and will receive a zero.

echnical, computer malfunctions are not acceptable

xcuses for late work. Quizzes and in-class activities

annot be made up for any reason.

mail

he best and quickest way of contacting me is via

mail. Only use the email address that I provided on

his document for class business:

[email protected]>.

rades

etter grades are based upon a traditional ten-point

cale. If you would like to know your official grade,

ou should see me during my office hours or make

n appointment.

lagiarism

Any time you use ideas that are not your own be

hey paraphrased or copied verbatim in anything

hat you write, you must supply a citation in an

dentifiable citation method, e.g., MLA, Chicago, etc.

Willful plagiarism will result in automatic failure of

his class and will be submitted to the Dean for

urther potential consequences. Remember two

hings:

. If you use the language of your source, you must

quote it exactly, enclose it in quotation marks,

and cite the source using MLA citation style in all

my courses. A paraphrase employs source

material by restating an idea in an entirely new

form that is original in both sentence structure

and word choice. Quotations and paraphrases

must be cited to avoid plagiarism.

. If you use ideas or information that are not

common knowledge, you must cite a source.

Unsure as to what to cite, when to cite, and how to

ite? Check your handbook for the best information.

he professor reserves the right to use Turn It In, a

lagiarism prevention service, to evaluate any

written work submitted for this course. As directed

y the professor, students are expected to submit or

ave their assignments submitted through the

service in order to meet requirements for this

course. The papers may be retained by the service

for the sole purpose of checking for plagiarized

content in future student submissions.

Special Needs

Any student who has special needs should contact

Ann E. Loyd at the Counseling and Career Center

(478-471-2714) and fill out the appropriate

paperwork. The student should then see me with

the documentation so that the necessary

accommodations can be made.

Technology Competency

Computer competency is an integral skill in any

discipline. Students should be familiar with the

general uses of a computer, particularly using a web

browser. Students should be willing to put forth the

effort to learn what they need to in order to succeedin the course. Please see me for additional assistance

when necessary.

Online ConsiderationsSo, you're thinking about taking an online l iterature

or composition course? Please read the following

carefully before committing to a very challenging

course.

When registration begins each semester, online

courses are the first to fill up for some reason.

Subsequently, I get numerous phone calls and

emails asking me about this course. Let me begin bysaying that I cannot add you to the course if it is

closed. Period. I get several requests a week, and I

cannot accommodate them all, so I cannot

accommodate any. Sorry about that. Also know that

if you sign up for the course, the first meeting is

mandatory; if you miss it for any reason, your final

grade will suffer by one letter and you will find it

very difficult to get started in the course on your

own. After this first meeting, we will not meet in a

classroom again. All evaluation, discussion, and

lecture will take place online.

Here are some additional aspects that you shou

consider:

Time: You may believe that because this course

offered online, that it will not require as much t

as a traditional classroom course. Well, you sho

plan on spending at least twice the amount of t

working on your own to make up for what you

would not receive from class discussions and

lecture. This includes doing extra secondary

research, something you may not be used to do

Motivation: Since you will be required to budg

your time, you must also be self-motivated. You

not have the benefit of having a professor's pre

compelling you to do your work each week; yo

will have to take on the responsibility. The real

this is more difficult than it may seem.

Procrastination will put you behind and make i

very difficult for you to recover.

Course Work: If you have not successfully

completed an online course before, I recommen

that you do not begin with this one. If you have

successfully completed a college-level literatur

course before (like making at least a B in ENGL

1102), you should not begin with this one. Liter

courses benefit from in-class discussion; many

the literature challenging, so without the benefi

professor's in-class guidance, many find the

challenge too difficult.

The bottom line is that online literature courses

challenging, which unfortunately produces hig

attrition rate because many students are just no

ready for them. I do not want to discourage any

from taking it, and I'm willing to discuss this fu

with anyone during my office hours or by

appointment. However, I ask that you consider

carefully; do not sign up for the class with theexpectation that it will be easy. If anything, it is

more difficult than taking the course in-class.

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Voltaire by Salvador Dal (1941)
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Course ScheduleThis schedule represents the ideal outline for our semester, but it is tentative and

subject to change. It reflects only an overview of readings and assignments, but do

not always indicate other specific class session assignments or activities.

All work is due Friday at 12pm each week.

Week 1 (3/6)Course Introduction

itMUSE Account Creation

Week 2 (3/20)Molire Tartuffe

Week 3 (3/27)oltaire Candide

Week 4 (4/3)Goethe Faust

Week 5 (4/10)Dostoyevsky The Grand Inquisitor

Gogol The Overcoat

urgenev First Love

Chekhov The Lady with the Pet Dog

Week 6 (4/17)Mann Death in Venice

Week 7 (4/24)Kafka The Metamorphosis

Week 8 (5/1)Borges The Garden of the Forking Paths

Borowski Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas

Chamber

Mishima Partriotism

Kundera The Hitchhiking Game

ExamYour final exam will be given online, and it must be

submitted by Tuesday, 5/5.

NOTESome of these texts are not in your Norton

anthology. Those that are not may be downloa

as PDFs off of the LitMUSE web site. If the sto

not in your book, check the web site.

LitMUSEhttp://litmuse.net/

This sever contains all the information presented in this

document. It also houses resources that go far beyond this

syllabus. I would recommend that you spend some time

familiarizing yourself with these. They are designed to hel

you help yourself to produce stellar work both in this class

those you will subsequently attempt.

Humanities DepartmentMain Phone: (478) 471-5792

Please email me rather than trying to call. I will answer em

much more quickly than I will return a call.

100 College Station Drive

Macon, GA 31206

Gerald R. Lucas, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of English

Email: [email protected]

Office: Macon Campus, H/SS-117

Office Hours

MW 11a-12p; by appointment

The information presented on this syllabus is

current as of December 30, 2008 6:42 PM. For

the most accurate and up-to-date information,

please consult the LitMUSE web site.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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2112 Syllabus, Spring 2009 OL SS