Literary Studies and University Writing Skills
Royal Military College of Canada
Department of English
ENE 110-4: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills
Monday, 1000-1050; Wednesday, 1240-1330 ; Friday, 1000-1050
Instructor: Dr. Huw Osborne
Office: M323
Phone: 6269
Email: osborne@rmc.ca
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Objectives
There are two primary goals for this course: 1. Above all, we are concerned with exploring literary expression with a simple desire to improve our abilities to appreciate how literary language communicates the experience of living and thinking. To this end, much of our time will be dedicated to discussing a wide range of literature as a group. 2. We will pursue this more general goal in the context of several literary periods. We will discuss literature in the context of historical developments, aesthetic preoccupations, and political and philosophical perspectives.
Texts
Abrams, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors Vols. A and B.
Caspary, Vera. Laura.
Churchill, Caryl. Cloud Nine.
Hanley, James. The German Prisoner.
Kureshi, Hanif. My Beautiful Laundrette
Malouf, David. An Imaginary Life.
Shakespeare, William. King Lear.
Assignments
Your final grade will be calculated based on formal essay assignments, in-class participation, and written exams.
Essays
You will be provided with a list of essay questions for each essay assignment. All essays must conform to the following format: ▪ Essays must conform to MLA format. ▪ In part, this format requires that you use correct MLA citation and provide a Works Cited page. A Works Cited page is required even for assignments that use only one primary source. ▪ Failure to conform to these guidelines will result lower grades.
Exams
Throughout the course, you will write 3 exams: a Fall midterm exam, a Fall final exam, and a Winter final exam. The
Department of English
ENE 110-4: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills
Monday, 1000-1050; Wednesday, 1240-1330 ; Friday, 1000-1050
Instructor: Dr. Huw Osborne
Office: M323
Phone: 6269
Email: osborne@rmc.ca
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Objectives
There are two primary goals for this course: 1. Above all, we are concerned with exploring literary expression with a simple desire to improve our abilities to appreciate how literary language communicates the experience of living and thinking. To this end, much of our time will be dedicated to discussing a wide range of literature as a group. 2. We will pursue this more general goal in the context of several literary periods. We will discuss literature in the context of historical developments, aesthetic preoccupations, and political and philosophical perspectives.
Texts
Abrams, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors Vols. A and B.
Caspary, Vera. Laura.
Churchill, Caryl. Cloud Nine.
Hanley, James. The German Prisoner.
Kureshi, Hanif. My Beautiful Laundrette
Malouf, David. An Imaginary Life.
Shakespeare, William. King Lear.
Assignments
Your final grade will be calculated based on formal essay assignments, in-class participation, and written exams.
Essays
You will be provided with a list of essay questions for each essay assignment. All essays must conform to the following format: ▪ Essays must conform to MLA format. ▪ In part, this format requires that you use correct MLA citation and provide a Works Cited page. A Works Cited page is required even for assignments that use only one primary source. ▪ Failure to conform to these guidelines will result lower grades.
Exams
Throughout the course, you will write 3 exams: a Fall midterm exam, a Fall final exam, and a Winter final exam. The