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:oFar Eastern University
::)Institute of Arts and Sciences
:-[Department of Language and Literature
Course Title: Lit A: Philippine and World Literatures
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of Philippine and World literatures. The course has two goals: (1) to foster close study, analysis, and appreciation of literary texts and (2) to enhance writing skills useful in academic and professional settings. Discussion will focus on characteristics of each of the three major literary genres (poetry, fiction, and drama), general critical approaches, interpretation of individual works, and methods of analyzing and writing about literature.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
1. read and discuss all assigned texts using various reading strategies;
2. value and enjoy literature;
3. write more clearly and critically in response to literature;
4. read literature with greater understanding
5. identify the literary elements and devices employed in each text and analyze their function and relation to one another within the framework of the genre;
6. learn to make effective use of technology; and
7. transform and extend creatively literary materials to other artistic expression.
No. of Units: 3 Prerequisite(s) None
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Literature (4 meetings)
The nature of literature, purpose of literature, genres of literature, general critical approaches to literature, Jose Garcia Villa’s “The Emperor’s New Sonnet”, William Blake’s “The Sick Rose”
Unit 2: Poetry (7 meetings)
The nature of poetry, elements of poetry, figurative language, sound-effect devices, kinds of poetry, A.E. Housman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Alfred Yuson, Amador T. Daguio, Angela Manalang Gloria, Archibald MacLeish, Basho, Catullus, Charles Baudelaire, David, Dominador Ilio, e.e. cummings, Edith L. Tiempo, Emily Dickinson, Ezra Pound, Federico Garcia Lorca, Federico Licsi Espino, Jr., Fernando M. Maramag, George Santayana, Guillermo Castillo, Gunnar Ekelof, Henrich Heine, Homer, John Donne, John Keats, Jose Garcia Villa, Langston Hughes, Li Po, Mark Strand, Marra PL Lanot, Merlie M. Alunan, Nick Joaquin, Omar Khayaam, Pablo Neruda, Pedro Bukaneg, Rabindranath Tagore, Robert Browning, Robert Frost, Robert Herrick, Sappho, Simeon Dumdum Jr., Sharon Olds, Simonides, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Tita Lacambra-Ayala, Virgilio Almario, Virginia R. Moreno, WH Auden, William Butler Yeats, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth
First Preliminary Examination
Unit 3: Short Story (11 meetings)
Definition of the short story, elements of fiction, precursors of the short story form, Aesop, Alejandro Roces, Anton Chekhov, Carlos Bulosan, Catherine Lim, DH Lawrence, Edgar Allan Poe, Estrella D. Alfon, F. Sionil Jose, Giovanni Boccacio, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Giovanni Verga, Gregorio Brillantes, Guy de Maupassant, Heinrich Boll, Isak Dinesen, James Joyce, JF Powers, John Galsworthy, Jose Dalisay Jr., Jose Rizal, Kerima Polotan-Tuvera, Knut Hamsun, Leo Tolstoy, Manuel Arguilla, Morli Dharam, NVM Gonzales, Nick Joaquin, Ninotchka Rosca, Noelle de Jesus, Pār Lagerkvist, Paz Marquez Benitez, Ray Bradbury, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Stig Dagerman, Timothy R. Montes, William Carlos Williams
Midterm Examination
Unit 4: Drama (11 meetings)
Drama as literature, drama as theater, elements of dramatic literature, kinds of drama, Aristotle’s Poetics, the great Greek dramatists: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, William Shakespeare, modern drama, realism and naturalism, revolts against realism, Arthur Miller, Thornton Wilder, Philippine Theater History, Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, Alberto S. Florentino, Marcelino Agana, Jr., Rolando S. Tinio, Paul Dumol
Final/Departmental Examination
Textbook:
Palencia, Marjueve, et.al. eds. Living Literature: An Introduction to Poetry, Fiction and Drama. MMRC Press: Caloocan City, 2009.
References:
Abad, Gemino H, ed. The Likhaan Anthology Of Philippine Literature In English From 1900 To The Present: UP Press, 1999.
Clinton, Jerome W. et.al. eds., The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces . Expanded Ed.: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997.
Del Castillo, Teofilo and Buenaventura Medina Jr., Philippine Literature: From Ancient Times to the Present: Philippine Graphics Arts, Inc., 1972.
Francia, Luis, ed.. Brown River, White Ocean: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Philippine Literature in English: Rutgers University Press, 1993.
Holt, Rheinhart and Winston Holt, eds. World Literature: Holt McDougal, 2000.
Hornstein, Lillian H. et.al. eds, The Reader's Companion to World Literature: Signet Classics, 2002.
Lumbera, Bienvenido and Cynthia Nograles Lumbera, eds. Philippine literature: a history and anthology: National Book Store, 1982.
Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterpieces of World Literature, Collins Reference, 1991.
Course Requirements:
Three Unit Tests
Recitations
Quizzes
Three critical essays on a poem, short story and play
A clear book for handouts
A spiral notebook for notes
Watching a Theatrical Performance
Grading: Class Standing (CS) = Quizzes (50%) + Recitation (30%) + Assignments (20%) / 3
(1) First Prelims: Prelim Grade = CS (2) + Prelim Exam / 3
(2) Midterms: Class Average (CA) = CS (2) + Midterm Exam/3; Midterm Grade = CA (2) + Prelim Grade /3
(3) Finals: Class Average (CA) = CS (2) + Final Exam / 3; Final Grade = CA (2) + Midterm Grade / 3
Grade Point System:
1.00 (95-100); 1.25 (90-94); 1.50 (86-89); 1.75 (82-85); 2.00 (78-81); 2.25 (74-77); 2.50 (70-73); 2.75 (65-69); 3.00 (60-64); 5.00 (below 60).
::)Institute of Arts and Sciences
:-[Department of Language and Literature
Course Title: Lit A: Philippine and World Literatures
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of Philippine and World literatures. The course has two goals: (1) to foster close study, analysis, and appreciation of literary texts and (2) to enhance writing skills useful in academic and professional settings. Discussion will focus on characteristics of each of the three major literary genres (poetry, fiction, and drama), general critical approaches, interpretation of individual works, and methods of analyzing and writing about literature.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
1. read and discuss all assigned texts using various reading strategies;
2. value and enjoy literature;
3. write more clearly and critically in response to literature;
4. read literature with greater understanding
5. identify the literary elements and devices employed in each text and analyze their function and relation to one another within the framework of the genre;
6. learn to make effective use of technology; and
7. transform and extend creatively literary materials to other artistic expression.
No. of Units: 3 Prerequisite(s) None
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Literature (4 meetings)
The nature of literature, purpose of literature, genres of literature, general critical approaches to literature, Jose Garcia Villa’s “The Emperor’s New Sonnet”, William Blake’s “The Sick Rose”
Unit 2: Poetry (7 meetings)
The nature of poetry, elements of poetry, figurative language, sound-effect devices, kinds of poetry, A.E. Housman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Alfred Yuson, Amador T. Daguio, Angela Manalang Gloria, Archibald MacLeish, Basho, Catullus, Charles Baudelaire, David, Dominador Ilio, e.e. cummings, Edith L. Tiempo, Emily Dickinson, Ezra Pound, Federico Garcia Lorca, Federico Licsi Espino, Jr., Fernando M. Maramag, George Santayana, Guillermo Castillo, Gunnar Ekelof, Henrich Heine, Homer, John Donne, John Keats, Jose Garcia Villa, Langston Hughes, Li Po, Mark Strand, Marra PL Lanot, Merlie M. Alunan, Nick Joaquin, Omar Khayaam, Pablo Neruda, Pedro Bukaneg, Rabindranath Tagore, Robert Browning, Robert Frost, Robert Herrick, Sappho, Simeon Dumdum Jr., Sharon Olds, Simonides, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Tita Lacambra-Ayala, Virgilio Almario, Virginia R. Moreno, WH Auden, William Butler Yeats, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth
First Preliminary Examination
Unit 3: Short Story (11 meetings)
Definition of the short story, elements of fiction, precursors of the short story form, Aesop, Alejandro Roces, Anton Chekhov, Carlos Bulosan, Catherine Lim, DH Lawrence, Edgar Allan Poe, Estrella D. Alfon, F. Sionil Jose, Giovanni Boccacio, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Giovanni Verga, Gregorio Brillantes, Guy de Maupassant, Heinrich Boll, Isak Dinesen, James Joyce, JF Powers, John Galsworthy, Jose Dalisay Jr., Jose Rizal, Kerima Polotan-Tuvera, Knut Hamsun, Leo Tolstoy, Manuel Arguilla, Morli Dharam, NVM Gonzales, Nick Joaquin, Ninotchka Rosca, Noelle de Jesus, Pār Lagerkvist, Paz Marquez Benitez, Ray Bradbury, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Stig Dagerman, Timothy R. Montes, William Carlos Williams
Midterm Examination
Unit 4: Drama (11 meetings)
Drama as literature, drama as theater, elements of dramatic literature, kinds of drama, Aristotle’s Poetics, the great Greek dramatists: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, William Shakespeare, modern drama, realism and naturalism, revolts against realism, Arthur Miller, Thornton Wilder, Philippine Theater History, Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, Alberto S. Florentino, Marcelino Agana, Jr., Rolando S. Tinio, Paul Dumol
Final/Departmental Examination
Textbook:
Palencia, Marjueve, et.al. eds. Living Literature: An Introduction to Poetry, Fiction and Drama. MMRC Press: Caloocan City, 2009.
References:
Abad, Gemino H, ed. The Likhaan Anthology Of Philippine Literature In English From 1900 To The Present: UP Press, 1999.
Clinton, Jerome W. et.al. eds., The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces . Expanded Ed.: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997.
Del Castillo, Teofilo and Buenaventura Medina Jr., Philippine Literature: From Ancient Times to the Present: Philippine Graphics Arts, Inc., 1972.
Francia, Luis, ed.. Brown River, White Ocean: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Philippine Literature in English: Rutgers University Press, 1993.
Holt, Rheinhart and Winston Holt, eds. World Literature: Holt McDougal, 2000.
Hornstein, Lillian H. et.al. eds, The Reader's Companion to World Literature: Signet Classics, 2002.
Lumbera, Bienvenido and Cynthia Nograles Lumbera, eds. Philippine literature: a history and anthology: National Book Store, 1982.
Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterpieces of World Literature, Collins Reference, 1991.
Course Requirements:
Three Unit Tests
Recitations
Quizzes
Three critical essays on a poem, short story and play
A clear book for handouts
A spiral notebook for notes
Watching a Theatrical Performance
Grading: Class Standing (CS) = Quizzes (50%) + Recitation (30%) + Assignments (20%) / 3
(1) First Prelims: Prelim Grade = CS (2) + Prelim Exam / 3
(2) Midterms: Class Average (CA) = CS (2) + Midterm Exam/3; Midterm Grade = CA (2) + Prelim Grade /3
(3) Finals: Class Average (CA) = CS (2) + Final Exam / 3; Final Grade = CA (2) + Midterm Grade / 3
Grade Point System:
1.00 (95-100); 1.25 (90-94); 1.50 (86-89); 1.75 (82-85); 2.00 (78-81); 2.25 (74-77); 2.50 (70-73); 2.75 (65-69); 3.00 (60-64); 5.00 (below 60).