Syllabus

ELT 211 ENGLISH LITERATURE I

Hours/Week: 3
Status : Obligatory ECTS Credits: 5
(Total )
Level : Undergraduate Year : II Semester: III Prerequisites: None
Lecture time: 30 hours
Lecture/ Section location: 124
Tutorial and practical classes time: 15 hours
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course Instructor: İ. Murat Öner Instructor’s Office: 414
Course Assistant: Assistant’s Office:
Instructor’s Office Hours: Office Phone Number: 944 487
Assistant’s Office Hours: Office Phone Number:
Instructor’s e-mail Address: murat.oner@ibu.edu.ba
Assistant’s e-mail address:
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give an overview of the first half of the twentieth century in English
Literature. We will be examining most important authors and their canonical texts, and more
importantly what they have contributed to our understanding of the modern world as it is and
Course Content
our cultural contexts. The specific emphasis will be given to reading primary texts, secondary
texts and class-discussions. The course will also give insight into academic and creative
writing.
Course meetings will be mainly lectures (2 hour per week), supplemented by tutorials or
practical lectures (1 hour per week). Lectures, as well as tutorials and practical lectures, are
Course Organization
conducted in English. Thus, students must have an excellent command of spoken and written
English. Class discussions are highly encouraged.
After completion of this course, students will get:
 knowledge of the some of the influential works of the English Literature produced at
the first half of the twentieth century and authors and their literary tradition, and of
some of their stylistic strategies.
 to read complicated texts intensively to recognize significant passages and ask
questions and understand the literal and figurative uses of English language.
Course Objectives
 to appreciate the experience of reading complex texts.
 to appreciate literary genres and forms.
 to attain confidence in public speaking and raising questions without disrespecting
other viewpoints.
 to appreciate writing as a creative process of thorough brainstorming and blending his
ideas with outer sources with accurate citation methods.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Resources

Mandatory textbook  M. H. Abrams. Norton Anthology of English Literature Volume 2. Eighth Edition.
New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006.
 Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891) by Thomas Hardy
  Sons and Lover (1913) by D. H. Lawrence
 A Passage to India (1924) by E.M. Forster
 Animal Farm (1945) by George Orwell
 Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson. Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense.
Boston: Thomson. 2006.
Additional readings  Kelly J. Mays. The Norton Introduction to Literature. New York: 2017.
 Vincent B. Leitch. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York &
London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc,, 2001.

Participation

 Class attendance is essential to student’s academic success. Although attendance in the

lectures and tutorials/ practicals is not exactly graded, it is taken into consideration in
the process of final grade calculation. If students do not attend the classes regularly,
they will fall behind and will have difficulty catching up on everything that has been
done meanwhile.
 The University expects students to attend at least 70% of scheduled classes unless
an absence is excused. This rule is applied to regular students and re-takers.
Attendance Students who choose overlapping courses will have to attend at least 50% of
scheduled classes.
 Categories of University excused absences pertain to absences involving legitimate
circumstances beyond student’s control, which include illness or injury that
prevents students from attending and participating in the class, death of a close
family member, birth of a child, military duty etc. The rules of the University
require that the student provides documentation verifying the cause of the
absence.

Graded items

Research Paper (10%)  Each student will be assigned the task of writing a research paper,
 Topics of the research papers must be chosen by the students and given to the
instructor for confirmation before Week 8—in other words, before the Midterm exam,
 The papers cannot be shorter than 3000 words—excluding title, abstract, keywords and
references,
 The papers must be written in MLA format—follow Purdue University Writing Lab
link and find the sample paper for formatting,
 The papers must deal with a literary work or literary works (two or more in a
comparative format) and analyze the text(s) through an academic lens.
 The papers are supposed to contain the following:

1. A title befitting your research. Check how to write a title for an academic paper.
2. An abstract of minimum 100 words. Check how to write an abstract for an
academic paper.
3. Keywords related to your research—minimum 5 words. Check how to write
keywords for an academic paper.
4. An introductory paragraph where you address the purpose of your paper.
5. The main body of your paper where you put forward your argumentation.
6. A conclusion where you highlight your analyses.
7. References—minimum 5 references used as secondary sources in your paper—only
academic sources are accepted. In case of non-academic sources, the paper is subject to
disqualification. Use J-Stor, MLA sources, academic books and essays. Do not use
Wikipedia or other non-academic sources—sparknotes, cliffnotes, gradesaver, and
such.

 Each project is worth the maximum of 10% of the final grade. The project must be
 submitted no later than December 31 .

Late work policy statement

Projects must be sent to the instructor before December 31 in soft copy. The instructor
reserves the right to lower grades for unexcused late works (after January 7 20% lower, and
after January 14, 40% lower).
 Each student will be assigned the task of writing a reflection paper (LMS responses)
for the assigned reading each week. (Check how to write response/reaction papers
online).
 LMS responses must be uploaded in soft copy on LMS. There are reading assignments
each week to which students must give response.
 Your responses should highlight your understanding of the texts. Do not quote or
paraphrase/rephrase other sources academic or non-academic.
LMS Response Papers  You should come up with minimum 2 questions related to your reading and reflection
(10%) to be discussed with your classmates.

 This assignment is worth the maximum of 10% of the final grade.

Late work policy statement

 The instructor will keep track of your reflection papers regularly on LMS. Late
submission is not accepted under any circumstances. LMS response forums will be
locked after the due date.
 Mid-term exam will be held in the eighth week of the fall semester. It is worth the
maximum of 40% of the final grade.
 If the mid-term is postponed, students will be duly informed by a student representative
and via e-mail.
Mid-term exam (40%)  If a student does not attend the exam and is not granted deferred or alternative
assessment he may not gain credit for this exam. Therefore it is vital that he seeks
advice from the Faculty secretary, and ensure that he will be able to provide any
documentation that is required to grant his absence from the exam and the
deferred/alternative assessment.
 In-class final examinations and final examination make-ups will be held on the date
and at the time listed in the official final examination schedule.
 The final examination is worth the maximum of 40% of the final grade.
Final exam (40%)
 Final examination covers the content covered from the mid-term till the end of the
semester, and may consist of up to the maximum of 10% of the materials from the first
part of the semester.

ASSESSMENT

A percentage-based grading system is used to evaluate student’s final grade. The

percentage-based system groups the project, the presentation, the midterm and final exams
etc. into categories and assigns a percentage to each category. The sum of all categories is
Grading system 100%.
 Graded item % of Final Grade
Research Paper 10%
Response Papers 10%
Midterm Exam 40%
Final Exam 40%
TOTAL 100%

After completion of this course, students will:

 attain a knowledge of the some of the influential works of the English Literature
produced at the first half of the twentieth century and authors and their literary
tradition, and of some of their stylistic strategies.
 read complicated texts intensively to recognize significant passages and ask questions
and understand the literal and figurative uses of English language.
Learning Outcomes
 appreciate the experience of reading complex texts.
 appreciate literary genres and forms.
 attain confidence in public speaking and raising questions without disrespecting other
viewpoints.
 appreciate writing as a creative process of thorough brainstorming and blending his
ideas with outer sources with accurate citation methods.

CLASSROOM POLICIES

 The use of mobile phones, tablets and laptops is prohibited during the classes, as they
can be a distraction to the students sitting near you. If you normally take notes on your
laptop or a tablet, please turn off the sound so that you do not disrupt the flow of the
lecture or presentation. If a student is caught texting in class, he will be asked to put the
phone away.
 No food is allowed in the classroom during the lectures and tutorials or practicals. On
the other hand, beverages are allowed in the class, as long as the classroom is kept
Classroom etiquette
clean
 In order to maximize instructional time, students are expected to arrive to all classes on
time.
 The noise is distracting to other students and to the instructor as well, so please do not
have private conversation during the lectures or tutorials.
 Come to class prepared and equipped with basic classroom supplies.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

 Plagiarism is copying another person’s text or ideas and passing it as your own work.
All the sources consulted to any extent must be cited (including material copied from
internet pages). For quotations, four or more words used in sequence must be set off in
Plagiarism
quotation marks, with the source identified.
 Any form of cheating will immediately earn you a failing grade for the entire course.
By remaining enrolled, you consent to this policy.
 WEEKLY SCHEDULE ANDS READINGS1

Week Day/ Date Lecture Practice

1. Oct 4-8 Introduction to the course
October 11-
2. THOMAS HARDY: On the Western Circuit, The Ruined Maid.
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October 18- A. E. HOUSMAN: Loveliest of Trees, When I Was One-and-Twenty,
3.
22 To an Athlete Dying Young, “Terence, This Is Stupid Stuff.”
October 22-
4. JOSEPH CONRAD: Amy Foster
25
October 25- WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS: The Stolen Child
5.
29 The Second Coming, Sailing to Byzantium.
November
6. JAMES JOYCE: “Araby,” “The Dead”
1-5
November
7. E. M. FORSTER: “The Story of a Panic”
8-12
8. MIDTERM
November
9. 7. VIRGINIA WOOLF: The Mark on the Wall, The New Dress
22-26
9. VOICES FROM WORLD WAR I- RUPERT BROOKE: The
Nov 29 -Dec Soldier; EDWARD THOMAS: Adlestrop, Tears; SIEGFRIED
10.
3 SASSOON: ‘They,’ The Rear-Guard, The General, Glory of Women,
Everyone Sang; WILFRED OWEN: Dulce Et Decorum Est.
December 10. D. H. LAWRENCE: Odour of Chrysanthemums, The Horse
11.
6-10 Dealer’s Daughter
December 10. T. S. ELIOT: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Hollow
12.
13-17 Men
December 11. KATHERINE MANSFIELD: The Daughters of the Late Colonel,
13.
20-24 The Garden Party
13. GEORGE ORWELL: Shooting an Elephant, Politics and the
14. Dec 27-31
English Language
15. January 3-7 15. Review

PROCEDURE FOR ANNOUNCING CLASS CANCELLATIONS

If the instructor needs to cancel the class, students will be sent an email notifying them of the class cancellation.

MESSAGE FROM INSTRUCTOR

 Coming to the lecture prepared transforms you from a passive learner to an active learner. When you do the
reading and homework assignments beforehand, discussions in class are richer, more fun and more fruitful and
useful not just for the instructor, but for you and all the students as well.
 You are required to participate and the instructor has the right to provide additional credit for assessing your
knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as your presence and active involvement in the class.
 If you have any problems understanding the course material, homework or reading assignments, please free to
contact the instructor via email or approach the instructor during office hours.
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The dates stated in the weekly schedule below are subject to change.