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1 Dyersburg State Community College Course Syllabus World Literature II ENGL 2320 Syllabus Spring Course Number: English 2320 Instructor: Kay Wall Office: Glover 257 (inside Glover 259) Contact Info: Office phone (731) ; Office Hours: As posted in D2L and on the bulletin board inside Glover 259 LECTURE HOURS: 3 COURSE PREREQUISITE: ENGL1020 TEXTBOOKS: The Norton Anthology: World Literature, 3rd ed., Puchner, et al. Package 2 (Vols. D, E, and F). LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the successful completion of this course, the students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of literature from diverse cultures and regions of the world from 1650 A.D. through the twentieth century. Think and write critically about the assigned readings. Relate classical literature to the present. Express an understanding of the human condition through the study of world classics. Utilize research skills to enhance the understanding of assigned readings. Increase their vocabulary through the study of literature. Recognize specific literary works, genres, terminology, techniques, and periods. METHOD OF PRESENTATION: The material will be covered through lecture and class discussion, and/or student presentations. Audiovisual materials may be used to supplement and enhance the presentation of selected topics. METHOD OF EVALUATION: GRADING SCALE: = A; = B; = C; = D; below 60 = F *A minimum of five one-hour tests will be given. One short research paper may also be assigned. Writing assignments and exams will be evaluated equally. Quizzes may be given; there are no make-ups for missed quizzes. *Exams are to be taken on the announced date. Make-up exams, when allowed, are a privilege, not a right. If make-up exams are given, they will be given at the convenience of the instructor and may not be the same exams as those given in class. ATTENDANCE: Any absence from class is the responsibility of the student. You should inform your instructor ahead of time when possible. Tardiness is unacceptable; a student who is not present for the entire class may expect to be counted absent. 1

2 DSCC Classroom Attendance Policy Policy 03:18:00 I. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to improve student success by setting standards for class attendance. II. Scope This policy applies to all credit courses (on ground and online). III. Policy Regular class attendance is essential to student success in college. Absence from the classroom negatively affects student success and learning outcomes. Dyersburg State Community College has established the following Class Attendance Policy which is applicable to all students attending classes both in person and online. 1. Attendance at all class sessions and regular participation in any online course for which a student is registered is expected. 2. Absences will be counted from the first meeting of the class. 3. It is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor prior to an absence from class or shortly after the absence. The instructor will determine whether an absence is excused or unexcused. 4. The student is responsible for all work and/or lecture material covered in any missed class session. The instructor will determine whether to accept makeup work for the class. 5. Students who have three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from a class that meets three (3) hours per week, or two (2) consecutive unexcused absences from a class that meets twice weekly or once weekly in a three (3) hour block, will be reported as stopped attending. Students who do not participate in an online course for one week will be reported as stopped attending Students who exhibit a pattern of absences, even if not consecutive, may also be reported as stopped attending.

3 7. A stopped attending designation may negatively impact receipt of current and future financial aid. 8. It is the student s responsibility to officially withdraw from a course if a stopped attending designation is reported or if continuing, regular attendance proves impossible. In these circumstances, failure to withdraw from a course by the deadline listed in the Academic Calendar will result in a grade of F, and may negatively impact eligibility for future financial aid and/or continued enrollment (please note that a grade of W may also negatively impact eligibility for future financial aid). 9. Failure to contact the instructor regarding an absence may result in the designation of the absence as being unexcused. Students wishing to appeal a determination of an unexcused absence or stopped attending designation should attempt to resolve the matter with the instructor within five (5) days of receiving notification from the Office of Admissions & Records. If the student still wishes to appeal, he/she must present the matter in writing to the Vice President for the College within five (5) days after attempting to clarify or resolve the matter with the instructor. After the Vice President for the College receives the appeal, a hold will be placed on the student s account during the appeal process. The Vice President for the College will render a final decision within ten (10) days. If the Vice President for the College denies the appeal, the financial aid money will be returned to the Federal Government (as required by Federal law) and the student will have an account balance. 10. Nothing in this policy shall be construed as preventing an instructor from having a more restrictive attendance policy regarding absences for an individual class. IV. Compliance All DSCC faculty and students are asked to adhere to this policy. V. Definitions VI. Revision History 3 The Academic Calendar can be found in the DSCC College Catalog. This policy was reviewed by the Faculty Assembly and approved by the Administrative Council in Fall 2011.

4 GENERAL EXPECTATIONS: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY ALL CAMPUS POLICIES. PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING: Any student who steals another person s written work (including internet sources) and presents it as his own or who cheats on an exam will receive a zero for the assignment; the student may also, at the instructor s discretion, receive an F for the course. CELL PHONES: Cell phones and/or other electronic devices must be turned off and put away during class. If a personal emergency requires a student to have his or her cell phone on, the situation must be brought to the attention of the instructor before class begins, the phone must be set on vibrate, and the call must be taken outside the classroom. ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING WORKS: ( selections subject to change ) Vol. D East Asian Drama: Atsumori The Enlightenment in Europe and the Americas: Diderot From The Encyclopédie Mary Wollstonecraft From A Vindication of the Rights of Women Moliere Tartuffe Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal Alexander Pope An Essay on Man, Epistles I, VIII, IX, X Vol. E Readings from An Age of Revolutions in Europe and the Americas/Revolutionary Contexts. Romantic Poets and Their Successors: Poetry of William Blake Poetry of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge Poetry of John Keats Poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning Poetry of Walt Whitman Poetry of Emily Dickinson Realism Across the World Henrik Ibsen Hedda Gabler (drama) Orature: assigned readings Vol. F Modernity and Modernism James Joyce The Dead Franz Kafka Metamorphosis William Faulkner Barn Burning ; Spotted Horses Modern Poetry Poetry of William Butler Yeats 4

5 Poetry of T.S. Eliot Poetry of Anna Akhmatova Postwar and Postcolonial Literature Albert Camus The Guest Chinua Achebe Chike s School Days Alice Munro Walker Brothers Cowboy Contemporary World Literature Poetry of Yehuda Amichai Poetry of Seamus Heaney Toni Morrison Recitatif Isabel Allende And of Clay Are We Created ENGL 2320 Syllabus Spring 5

Journalism 336/Media Law Texas A&M University-Commerce Spring, 2015/9:30-10:45 a.m., TR Journalism Building, Room 104

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