DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

ENGLISH 330: SURVEY TO BRITISH LITERATURE

SPRING SEMESTER 2023

COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR: Email:
Bayan Haddad bhaddad@birzeit.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students majoring in English. It emphasizes reading and
analyzing great works of the British literary tradition from the Anglo-Saxon period to the
Restoration and eighteenth century. It also tests the chronological models in various
ways by juxtaposing literary works and authors from different period within the same
reading assignment.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course is designed to help students gain the following objectives:

 Become familiar with the development of English literature from the Old English
period to the 17th century in terms of the various literary works, specific themes,
literary devices and cultural assumptions.
 Develop skills in placing and framing literary works within their literary period
and within comparative relationships that cross literary and historical
boundaries.
 Become better readers of literature by developing analytical and literary skills.
 Gain an understanding of literary terms used in the study of literature.
 Develop better writing skills, especially in writing about literature.
 Gain richer appreciation of literature in general and develop life-long habits of
reading and thinking about literature.

REQUIRED TEXTS
Class updates, assignments and handouts will be posted to ITC and Ritaj on a regular
basis; students should check Ritaj daily to be sure that they are keeping up with course
assignments and requirements. Students can also communicate with the instructor
through Ritaj or email. Students should write messages to their instructors in a formal
matter—no Arabic or poorly constructed messages.
This is how you write a formal Ritaj message:

Dear/Hello (instructor’s name), Dear instructor Bayan

This is Mila Shosha (1197582) - a
Your Name+ University Number+ Title of student in ENGL330.
the Course I have missed today’s class and I would
(Message body) like to know if there are any required
assignments or material to prepare for
Kind regards/All the best, (your name) next class.

Kind regards, Mila

Late work
 Late work will not be accepted.
 Special cases require contacting the instructor on an individual basis to get
approval.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

 Midterm Exam 35%

 Creative Project 20%
 Final Assignment 40%
 Quiz 5%

IMPORTANT:

In addition to specific works assigned, it is assumed that the introductions to the

periods and to the authors will be read whether they are assigned or not.

CLASS SESSIONS
WEEK TOPIC
ONE 1. Introduction to Course
2. Anglo-Saxon England, Bede (ca. 673-
735)
3. Caedmon’s "Hymn"
4. "The Dream of the Rood"
Two &Three 5. Beowulf
6. Beowulf
7. Beowulf
8. Beowulf

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Four & Five 9. Middle English Literature in the 14th
& 15th Centuries
10. Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1343-1400)
The General Prologue to the
Canterbury Tales
11. The General Prologue to the
Canterbury Tales
12. The General Prologue to the
Canterbury Tales
Midterm Exam 35%
Creative Project 20%

Six & Seven 13. Thomas Wyatt the Elder’s "Alas So

All Things Now Do Hold Their
Peace" & "My Galley"
14. Henry Howard’s "Love that Doth
Reign and Live Within My Thought"
Eight & Nine 15. William Shakespeare’s Sonnets 12,
18, 30, 127, 130
Ten & Eleven 16. The Early 17th Century
17. Christopher Marlowe’s "The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
18. Sir Walter Raleigh’s "The Nymphs
Reply to the Shepherd"
19. John Donne’s "The Flea" & "A
Valediction Forbidding Mourning"

Twelve & Thirteen 20. Robert Herrick’s "To the Virgins To

Make Much of Time"
21. Andrew Marvell’s "To His Coy
Mistress"
FINAL ASSIGNMENT 40%

Policies

 Have your reading material with you, as well as a notebook and a pen to take
notes.
 All assignments must be handed to the instructor on Moodle/ITC using the
designated submission folder, and not via personal Ritaj messages.
 Assignments must always be typed using Times New Roman font, size 12,
double spaced (MLA Style).
 Late work will not be accepted whatsoever.
 Special cases require contacting the instructor on an individual basis to get
approval.

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Plagiarism

 Academic pursuit depends on trust. We believe that each student has the
ability to complete all requirements for this course on their own. Therefore,
everything you submit for this course should be your work and yours alone:
plagiarism will not be accepted.
 Plagiarism is commonly defined as copying the ideas or words of another,
without the use of a proper form of academic documentation. There are
essentially two kinds of plagiarism: deliberate plagiarism and accidental
plagiarism. One may sound more acceptable than the other, but the fact is
that both are equally serious academic offenses. In this class, accidental and
deliberate plagiarism will be treated the same. You will be given a 0 for the
first assignment found to contain plagiarism. A second offense will result in a
failing grade for the course.

Attendance

 Class attendance is mandatory. As per BZU regulations, students are allowed

to miss twice the number of weekly sessions without an excuse. Any more
subsequent absences will result in a withdrawal from the course.
 Thus, any more than four absences will cost you the course.

Participation and Preparation

 Literature is culture, language, emotions, problems, social issues, gender and

much, much more. All these issues require an active discussion from the
students in order to have effective classes. Sitting idly in class on mute is out
of the question.
 Preparation is very essential to making the best out of this course. You must
always come prepared and know what the literary work is about before the
class.
 Expecting the instructor to explain the plot and glossary for you is
unacceptable and will be penalized upon repetitive occurrences.