Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   British Literature 19th and 20th Centuries: D

 Title Abbreviation:   BRITISH LIT 19TH-20TH: D

 Department:    ENGL

 Course #:    283

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    230801

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021


 Course Description  

Course introduces analysis and interpretation of 19th and 20th century British literature in cultural context.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a "C" or higher.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
UW English 230

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Identify the major authors and themes of British literature in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  2. Identify relationships between social/historical contexts and literary works in different periods.
  3. Read critically to understand the themes of British literature and how they are treated by different authors.
  4. Demonstrate a range of critical thinking skills in reading, discussing, and writing about literature.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to apply diverse analytical frameworks to understand and interpret British literature.
  6. Demonstrate the ability to identify and describe how diverse perspectives about race, class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and/or culture are expressed through literature.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Engage

Definition: Interact with humans and the environment informed by an understanding of equity.

Course Contents

  1. This class is designed to prepare students for upper-division literature courses. Class discussion and exercises will help students to analyze texts from various genres and to develop well-supported arguments about works of literature in their cultural and historical contexts. Students will practice close reading and other techniques of literary analysis.
  2. Students may be exposed to a variety of critical approaches to literature, with a particular emphasis to be determined by the instructor
  3. This course includes selected works of literature from the 19th Century to the present.