ENGL 2112 Fall 2010

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· Access to computer, storage device, college-level dictionary, stapler, 3-hole punch

Lectures, discussions, Writing to Learn, research. Class, group, and individual activities. Exams, quizzes, essays, research, and informal writing and other activities.

Your grade will be determined by the number of points you accumulate throughout the semester. For example, a major exam may be worth 100 points, and a quiz worth 10. You can figure your grade at any time by totaling your points to that date and dividing it by the number of points possible to that date.

Course Name:

WORLD LITERATURE II

Course Number:

ENGL 2112

Course Description:

A survey of important works of world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Designed to foster in the student some knowledge and appreciation of world literature from the late seventeenth century to modern times. Lectures, discussions and research are devoted to major literary works, figures, and movements in historical context, with attention to recurrent themes, archetypes, and techniques of literary analysis as well as to the influence of philosophical and religious views on the literature. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites:

Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 with a grade of “C” or better.

USG General Education Outcomes Pertinent to this Course:

Aesthetic Perspective: Aesthetic perspective will be characterized by critical appreciation of and ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts of various cultures as media for human expression:

Competence within the context of collegiate general education is defined by the following outcomes:

Ability to make informed judgments about art forms from various cultures including one's own culture;
Ability to recognize the fine, literary, and performing arts as expressions of human experience;
Ability to discern the impact and role of artistic and literary achievement in society and one's personal life.

Cultural and Social Perspectives: Cultural and social perspective will be characterized by cultural awareness and an understanding of the complexity and dynamic nature of social/political/economic systems; human and institutional behavior, values, and belief systems; historical and spatial relationship; and, flexibility, open-mindedness, and tolerance.

Competence within the context of collegiate general education objectives is defined by the following outcomes:

Ability to articulate the complexity of human behavior as functions of the commonality and diversity within groups;

Ability to appreciate and respect diversity among people and recognize the roles various peoples played in their culture;
Ability to identify and analyze both contemporary and historical perspectives on contemporary issues;
Ability to relate the contributions of groups and individuals to the history of ideas and belief systems;
Ability to critically analyze one's own culture.

Communications: Oral and written communication will be characterized by clarity, critical analysis, logic, coherence, persuasion, precision, and rhetorical awareness.

Competence within the context of collegiate general education is defined by the following outcomes:

Ability to assimilate, analyze, and present in oral and written forms, a body of information;
Ability to analyze arguments;
Ability to adapt communication to circumstances and audience;
Ability to consider and accommodate opposing points of view;
Ability to interpret content of written materials on related topics from various disciplines;
Ability to communicate in various modes and media, including the proper use of appropriate technology;
Ability to produce communication that is stylistically appropriate and mature;
Ability to communicate in standard English for academic and professional contexts;
Ability to interpret inferences and develop subtleties of symbolic and indirect discourse;
Ability to sustain a consistent purpose and point of view;
Ability to compose effective written materials for various academic and professional contexts.

ABAC Course Learning Outcomes:

Course Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

read literary works across genres.
interpret literature analytically and critically
demonstrate an awareness of historical and cultural contexts as well as literary periods.
demonstrate in at least one paper the ability to use MLA documentation appropriately
demonstrate in at least one assignment the ability to use computers to write and do research.

6. evaluate literature and its role in culture and society.

INSTITUTIONAL ABSENCE

A student who serves as an official representative of the college is defined as one who:

1. is authorized to use the college name in public relationships outside the institution;

2. regularly interacts with non-college individuals and groups over an extended period of time (at least one semester);

3. represents the college as a part of a group and not as an individual;

4. represents the college under the direct supervision of a college faculty or staff member; and

5. is authorized in writing, in advance, by the President of the college.

Such a student is in no way released from the obligations and responsibilities of all students, but will not be penalized with unexcused absences when absences result from regularly scheduled activities in which he/she represents the college.

Further, it is the responsibility of each student to contact instructors prior to the absence and to make arrangements to make up any work that will be missed, in a manner acceptable to the instructor. Advisors of activities will schedule off-campus activities in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the learning process for a student.

College Policy on Academic Dishonesty:

A. Academic Dishonesty

Academic irregularities include, but are not limited to, giving or receiving of unauthorized assistance in the preparation of any academic assignment; taking or attempting to take, stealing, or otherwise obtaining in an unauthorized manner any material pertaining to the education process; selling, giving, lending, or otherwise furnishing to any person any question and/or answers to any examination known to be scheduled at any subsequent date; fabricating, forging, or falsifying lab or clinical results; plagiarism in any form related to themes, essays, term papers, tests, and other assignments; breaching any confidentiality regarding patient information.

B. Disciplinary Procedures

1. When a faculty member suspects that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty, the faculty member will contact the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs will notify the student in writing of the report and will appoint a neutral person from among the faculty or staff to meet with the faculty member who reported the matter and the student(s) believed to have engaged in academic dishonesty. The purpose of the meeting, to be scheduled by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, will be to provide a facilitated discussion about what may have occurred. The faculty member who reported the matter, the student(s) believed to have engaged in academic dishonesty, and the facilitator are the only participants in the meeting. Audio nor video recordings of these proceedings will be permitted. Following the discussion, the facilitator will submit a form summarizing results of the proceedings to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

2. The faculty member and student(s) may reach an agreement about the matter and, if dishonesty is involved, may determine the appropriate consequences. If no resolution is agreed upon, the matter will be forwarded to the Dean of Student Life and Housing, who will convene the Student Judiciary Committee to determine the outcome of the allegation.

3. Guidelines for disciplinary procedures as outlined in Section V of the Student Code of Conduct will be applicable in cases involving alleged academic dishonesty. A written copy of the recommendations by the Student Judiciary Committee shall be sent not only to the student but also to the faculty member who made the allegations of academic dishonesty against the student, to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and to the President.

4. Prior to any finding of responsibility on the part of the student, the faculty member shall permit the student to complete all required academic work and shall evaluate and grade all work except the assignment(s) involved in the accusation of dishonesty. The faculty member may, however, take any action reasonably necessary to collect and preserve evidence of the alleged violation and to maintain or restore the integrity of exam or laboratory conditions.

5. A student may not withdraw from a course to avoid penalty of plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty.

C. Appeals Process

Students have the right to appeal a Student Judiciary Committee hearing recommendation in accordance with the following procedures:

1. Requests for appeals must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs within five business days of the date of the letter notifying the student of the original decision. Failure to appeal within the allotted time will render the original decision final and conclusive.

2. Written requests for appeals must be specific and detailed as to the nature and substance of the student’s complaint and must clearly indicate what action is requested. The written request should specify the grounds for appeal. Judicial recommendations may be appealed on the following grounds:

• A violation of due process

• Prejudicial treatment by the original hearing body

• New evidence has become available which was not available at the time of the hearing.

3. Appeals shall be decided upon the record of the original proceedings, the written appeal submitted by the defendant, and any written briefs submitted by other participants. Cases will not be reheard on appeal.

4. If the student is dissatisfied with the decision of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the student may request in writing that the President consider the appeal, but such request must be made within five business days of the Vice President’s decision or the Vice President’s decision will be considered final and conclusive.

5. Within five business days of receiving the appeal, the President will either rule on the appeal or refer the appeal to a special Presidential Panel. The Presidential Panel will review all facts and circumstances connected with the case and within five business days make a report of its findings to the President. After consideration of the Panel’s report, the President will within five business days make a decision which shall be final so far as the College is concerned.

6. Should the student be dissatisfied with the President’s decision, written application may be made to the Board of Regents for a review of the decision. This application must be submitted within twenty days following the decision of the President. Additional information regarding procedures for appealing to the Board is available in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. The decision of the Board shall be final and binding for all purposes.

Midterm Advisory Grades

Midterm Advisory Grades will be reported on Banner Web to any student who has a “C,” “D,” or “F” in any class. The number of class absences will be posted for all students. Advisory grades are not entered on the student’s permanent record. Students should note that these grades are advisory and will not necessarily reflect the final grade earned in a course. These grades are intended to provide students with information in order to improve their performance in the second half of the semester. Students are responsible for checking Banner Web when grades and absences have been reported. Students who receive grades should meet with their instructors to develop plans for success in the second half of the semester. Students should also take advantage of study groups and plan for ongoing conferences with instructors in order to monitor their progress. ABAC provides free tutorial assistance for most courses through the Academic Assistance Center (AAC); in addition to other academic support activities, students should work with their instructors to establish tutoring in the AAC.

Students with Disabilities

Students requiring classroom accommodations or modifications because of a documented disability must discuss this need with the instructor at the very beginning of the semester and must provide the proper documentation. Such students must be registered with Dr. Maggie Martin’s office, The Student Development Center, in Branch Student Center. Students with Learning Disabilities must also register with Dr. Martin’s office and must notify the instructor. Notification to the instructor must consist of an official letter of accommodations.

Journals. There will be numerous journal writings worth a certain number of points each. We’ll do however many we have time to do. I may take up an individual journal at the time, but the complete journal will be due at a specified time near the end of the semester. The journals should be placed in a “tang” and should be clearly labeled and in order. If they are not, the overall journal grade will be affected. You are responsible for completing all activities even if you are absent.

All work is expected to be new work for this class, for this semester. Do not recycle old papers you wrote for a previous class.

Academic Honesty/Plagiarism: You are expected to do your own work, yourself. There is nothing wrong with presenting someone else's words and ideas in your own writing. In fact, most non-practical learning occurs as people read each other's ideas, and then synthesize and build on those ideas. Some other cultures may not insist on documenting sources; however, American institutions do. The key to properly using others’ ideas in your writing lies in acknowledgement and citation. As a result, to avoid plagiarism, it is very important that you give credit where it is due. Plagiarism is using others' ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.

· any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings--any pieces of information--that are not common knowledge;

Penalties for Plagiarism: Since one of the goals of this class is to teach you how to use the tools of proper documentation to acknowledge others’ ideas in your work, plagiarism is broken into the following two categories:

· Inadvertent Plagiarism: If you make the attempt to use the tools of documentation, but fail to do so correctly, this is considered unintentional – a part of the learning process. Consequently, errors of this sort as determined by the instructor will be considered as major errors during the grading process, and will affect the assignment’s grade accordingly.

· Intentional Plagiarism: When you use material from an outside source without any attempt at proper documentation (such as “cutting and pasting” passages from one or more sources), this is considered to be intentional plagiarism. This includes using material from a source without documenting it, even when you document other material from the same or different sources, so be very careful. Submitting an assignment that you did not write, whether obtained through purchase from or other arrangement with ANY person or source, will be considered cheating on the assignment, even if you make some changes to the obtained source. The type and seriousness of plagiarism will be determined by the instructor and may result in a grade of zero (0) points for the assignment or failure of the course.

Cheating on any assignment is a violation of the college’s policy in the Student Academic Code of Conduct. If you have plagiarized on an assignment, the procedures for dealing with Academic Dishonesty are set forth in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of the ABAC catalog.

**This instructor will use TurnItIn.Com as well as other methods to ensure academic honesty.

When an essay is due, the paper packet including all drafts and prewriting materials is due at the beginning of class on the date the schedule indicates (see below). The final draft of the essay must also be submitted to TurnItIn.Com by midnight on the same date. Failure to submit either the paper copy or the electronic TII copy will result in late penalties, as explained below. I will not grade an essay that hasn’t been submitted both to TurnItIn and to me in paper.

Assignments are due on or before the beginning of class on the date the schedule indicates and electronically to TII by midnight on the same day. Come to class with the paper version ready to be turned in. Late papers/submissions will be excused only if your absence is excused (talk with me about it ASAP, or I’ll assume it wasn’t excused).

Technical issues (with computers, printers, jump drives, etc.) must be resolved before the following class meeting.

The Researched Essay must be typed or printed on the word processor. Neatness does count. Journals can be handwritten but should be in pen, not pencil.

Paper Format: All graded essays should be set up in MLA format (see grammar handbook).

Cell phones, pagers, and other disruptive devices should be in their “off” settings (speak with me if you have an emergency situation). Students in a class are expected to be focused on that class.

We will create a learning community, which means we will be supportive and help each other to learn. I help you, you help each other, you help me help you, etc. Therefore, any behavior which disrupts this learning environment will not be tolerated: private conversations, habitual late arrival to class, noise or other distractions, incivility or harassment of any type. Please note: your writing for this class is almost always public, which means that your peers and I will be reading it, hearing it, commenting on it. Keep that in mind as you choose your topics. Also, you should always treat your peers’ writing in the same manner you want them to treat yours---with tact, respect, diplomacy, and maturity.

I expect all students to conduct themselves in a responsible manner as adults who understand that they are accountable for the choices they make. Part of what you are to learn in college is maturity and initiative. You are expected to attend all class meetings. According to the ABAC catalog, absences in excess of 10% of class time (four in a TR class or six in a MWF class) are considered excessive. Be aware that absences are reported to the Registrar’s Office with the official grade sheet at the end of the semester and then become part of your record, available to Financial Aid officials, among others.

It is your responsibility to make up work/notes/journals that you miss, and you should do so ASAP.

All missed graded assignments must be made up within two weeks of the miss or by the last regular day of classes, whichever comes first. As soon as you get back to class, arrange a time with me to make up the assignment. No make-up work will be accepted during Final Exams. Timed essays may be made up if your absence was excused.

Be prepared for class each day. If you are not (if you’ve forgotten your books or your draft copies) I may ask you to leave and therefore receive an absence.

To arrive after I have finished roll call is to be tardy. Three tardies equals one absence. If you are tardy, it is your responsibility to come up to me after class and ask me to change the absence to a tardy in my roll book, and you should do so on the day the tardy occurs.

In general, do not be late. Tardiness is disruptive to the instructor and to the class as a whole. But if you do have a valid reason, and I understand that from time to time a valid reason will occur, simply talk to me about it.

In the event of a campus closure, class may be conducted through WebCT Vista/GeorgiaView and/or my website and/or email. In this case, check your Stallions email for instructions. You will be responsible for completing class work conducted in this manner. ABAC Weather: 229-391-5225 or check ABAC webpage.

If your life circumstances have led you to an excessive number of absences before midterm, you should probably go ahead and withdraw from the class. If you wish to withdraw from a class, you should see your advisor and fill out the proper forms, get the proper signatures, and deliver the form to the Registrar’s Office before the midterm deadline. Don’t wait until the last minute. If you’re on Financial Aid, you should consult with the Financial Aid Office beforehand to see if your FA will be affected.

Withdrawals after midterm are granted very rarely and only for drastic personal circumstances that occur after midterm and are beyond the student’s control.