Davao
Oriental State College of Science and Technology
Mati, Davao Oriental
Social Sciences and Humanities Department
Literatures
of the World
Course Number: Lit 2
Course Description: This is a
survey course designed to introduce literature as a form of human expression
within a historical, social, and cultural context.
Course Objectives:
The
general objective of this course is to stimulate appreciation of literature by
utilizing literary pieces that are relevant to the students’ field of study and
by employing structuralism pedagogy in the planning and execution of the
literary concept.
Specifically,
at the end of this course, students should be able to;
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Evaluate fiction, poetry, and non-fiction
using a working knowledge on rhetorical and literary devices
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Conduct comparative analysis of literatures
turned into films
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Develop a broadened intercultural reading
experience
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Become aware of the universal human concerns
that are made basis for literary works
References
Arambulo, T., Pison, R.J., Rivera, N. (2000). Literature and society. Philippines: UP
Open University
Roberts, E. (1988). Writing themes about literature. (6th ed.). USA:
Prentice-Hall
Saymo, A., Igoy, J.I., Esperon, R. (2004). World literature. Philippines: Trinitas
Publishing
Course Requirements: Regular
Attendance, Active Participation, Satisfactorily Passed Quizzes and Exams, Completion of required readings and
book reviews
Course Methods: Lecture/
Discussion, Peer Reviews, Multimedia Literacy Activities (Web exercises, film
viewing, blog forum, speech drills), Exercise sheets
Classroom Policies: Criteria
are set for evaluating students’ performance. Students must satisfy each
criterion to pass the course.
Grading System: 15%
Prelim, 20% Midterm, 25% Finals, 20% Output, 10% Quizzes/ Assignments, 10%
Attendance/ Participation = 100%
Course Content:
The Birth of Philippine Nationalism in Rizal’s Work and Writings
·
My Last Farewell
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The Values of/ in Literature
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From Image to Symbol
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Reliving the Beauty and Charm of
Japanese Haiku
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Basho’s Change and Permanence
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Desperate Separation: An Inspiration
to Love Poems
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Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines by
Pablo Neruda (from The Postman)
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Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare
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Black Injustice/ the Apartheid in
South America
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Black As I Am by Zinzi Mandela
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PRELIM EXAM
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Love and Hate in Greek Literature
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Cupid and Psyche
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Understanding Archetypes
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On Islamic Contributions
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One Thousand and One Nights
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Review on the Prototypes of Modern Short
Stories
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The Development of the English
Language
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Old English of Beowulf
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Middle English of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
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Early Modern English of Shakespeare
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The Emergence of the Dictionaries
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Romanticism Then and Now
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Germany: Grimm’s Fairy Tales
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France: Alexander Dumas’ The Count of Monte
Cristo and Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables
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England: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats,
Shelley, Blake, Scott, and Byron
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Spotlight Survey on Literary Movements
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Understanding Parody and Irony in
Fiction
·
Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon by Gabriel
Garcia Marquez
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Spotlight on Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven
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Phonological Devices
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Speeches that Changed the World
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MIDTERM EXAM
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Identifying Derivatives From
Prototypes
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Pyramus and Thisbe vs. Romeo and Juliet
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Taming the Shrew vs. 10 Things I hate About
You
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The Book and Film Juxtaposition
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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The Changing Literary Canon
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The Graveyard Book
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Constructing Identity, Exploring
Gender
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I Rise by Maya Angelou
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FINAL EXAM
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