Spring 2018 - WL 101W D100

Writing in World Literature (3)

Class Number: 6959

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 12, 2018
    Thu, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Explores literary texts from diverse linguistic and cultural origins while introducing students to the fundamentals of comparative literary analysis and critical writing. May examine cross-cultural interactions, or compare texts thematically. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Crossing Boundaries                                        

This course begins at the intersections between cultures. The authors are all people who, while deeply rooted in one tradition, also live their lives in another: Two novels trace the experience of the Zimbabwean diaspora in Scotland, and the less willing internal diaspora of Chinese in Mongolia. Other works come from the oral traditions of indigenous minority groups, one from the United Kingdom and one local to the Lower Mainland. Finally, we look at short stories from all over Latin America. The readings for the course include poetry, novels, myths, legends, folktales, and drama.

Above all, this is a writing course. By the end of the course, you should be comfortable writing fluently in formal standard Canadian English, including the conventions of punctuation and grammar used in the formal language. The focus is on how to write effectively about literature, but the skills being built are crucial to success in every field.

Grading

  • Essay 1 10%
  • Essay 1 Peer Review 2%
  • Essay 1 Revision 15%
  • Essay 2 15%
  • Essay 2 Peer Review 2%
  • Essay 2 Revision 20%
  • Final Exam 21%
  • Tutorial Participation 15%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Latin AmericaThomas Colchie, ed., A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America  (Plume, 978-0452268661)

Mongolia + China: Jiang Rong, Wolf Totem (Penguin, 978-0143115144)

Salish Nation:  M. Terry Thompson and Steven M. Egesdal, editors, Salish Myths and Legends: One People's Stories (University of Nebraska Press, 978-0803210899)

Zimbabwe + Scotland: Tendai Huchu, The Maestro, the Magistrate & the Mathematician (Ohio University Press, 978-0821422069)

Wales: Selected poetry and folklore, translated by the instructor (on Canvas)


RECOMMENDED READING:

Katherine Barber, ed., Paperback Oxford Canadian Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 978-0195424393)

William E. Messenger et al., The Canadian Writer's Handbook: Essentials Edition (Oxford University Press, 978-0195430394)


Registrar Notes:

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