World Literature

Class
A survey of world literature from the ancient world to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Humanities Department Academic Integrity Procedure

The Humanities Department requires instructors to check for academic integrity violations. Most instructors use www.turnitin.com. All written assignments of 500+ words will be checked for academic integrity violations. Additionally, all instructors will make the originality reports available prior to the due date, and students will be able to alter the paper until the due date. All written material must be the product of the student’s original work, created specifically for this class. Papers written for other classes (including previous attempts of this course) will not be accepted without the express permission of the instructor.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon Completion of the course students should be able to:

  • To demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
  • To understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
  • To respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
  • To develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts.
  • To demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on intercultural experiences.
Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

  1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
  2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
  4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
  5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Evaluation Standards

Instructors will provide each student with a course syllabus and an outline of the course which includes departmental requirements and the specific requirements of the individual instructor.

The requirements for the course include but are not limited to the following:

  • All students must read one long work of literature
  • All instructors must administer a mid-term and a final where there are essay and objective components
  • All students must write the minimum of 2000 to 3000 words in which they complete at least one analysis of at least four pages (approx. 1500 words) using scholarly research. This portion of the required work must be at least 25% of the final grade.
Required Materials
To be determined by type of class taught
Required Institutional Core Learning Outcomes

Communication (COM), Critical Thinking (CT), Personal Responsibility (PR), Social Responsibility (SR)

Disabilities

ADA Statement:

Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.

Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is fundamental to the educational mission of Weatherford College, and the College expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials including unauthorized use of Generative AI. Departments may adopt discipline specific guidelines on Generative AI usage approved by the instructional dean. Any student who is demonstrated to have engaged in any of these activities will be subject to immediate disciplinary action in accordance with institutional procedures.
Hope Statement
Any student who faces challenges securing basic resources such as food, clothing, or housing and believes this may affect their performance in their course of study is urged to contact the Director of Student Resources, Dr. Deborah Cregger, for support at (817) 598-6444. Her office is on the first floor of Student Services. If the student prefers, they may contact their instructor, who can reach out on their behalf. Weatherford College also provides the Coyote Pantry. The Pantry maintains boxed and canned foods for students in need. The location of the Coyote Pantry is two blocks west of the Weatherford campus at the Baptist Student Ministry (118 E. Park Ave., Weatherford). Pantry hours are Mon-Thurs. 8:30 am-4:30 pm and Fri. 8.30 am-12:00 pm (817-599-6586).
Student Intellectual Property Rights
A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.
Revised
Fall 2021
Last Modified
Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 2:11 PM