ENGL 211 Intro to Literary Analysis*

This course is a broad survey of literary theory from the classical to the present with emphasis on critical approaches and methods. This course will address basic literary concepts and examine various types of critical analysis based on the close study of selected literature in the forms of poems, plays, short stories, and novels.

Credits

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

ENGL 211Intro to Literary Analysis*

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I. General Information

Department

English, Languages, and Philosophy

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Credit Hours Narrative

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

This course is a broad survey of literary theory from the classical to the present with emphasis on critical approaches and methods. This course will address basic literary concepts and examine various types of critical analysis based on the close study of selected literature in the forms of poems, plays, short stories, and novels.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Read, discuss, and analyze a variety of texts.
  • Increase their understanding of the methods of the study of literature.
  • Study a variety of critical approaches and methods of literary theory.
  • Apply those critical approaches to texts.
  • Use those approaches to write critical analyses.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies