ENG 1180 - Introduction to World Literature
4 Credits
Introduces students to selected works from Western and non-Western literary traditions (including Africa, Asia, and Latin America) with a focus on their cultural/historical contexts. Includes both contemporary and ancient texts (one book-length) with a particular interest in stressing those themes that exemplify the ideals and concerns of our shared human condition and the spread of ideas beyond national boundaries.
Pre-Requisites Both of these groups:
1.One of these two: EAP 0099, ENG 0099 (Minimum grade: 1.67 GPA Equivalent)
And
2. Any one of these three: READ 0093, READ 0094, READ 0099
OR
ENG 1108
Major Content Areas
Introduction to literary forms and tools of literary analysis.
Forming a critical response to a text.
Cultural, social, religious, political, economic, and linguistic influences on literary expression.
The use of critical sources in exploring a text.
Learning Outcomes
Find and use secondary sources, literary commentary, and/or critical interpretation to deepen understanding of texts.
Demonstrate the ability to examine a topic from different points of view.
Demonstrate knowledge of literature of under-represented populations.
Demonstrate understanding of canon formation as a reflection of historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Articulate an informed response to a wide variety of literary genres from the Mediterranean, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.Describe and analyze political, social, economic, and cultural elements which have influenced or are portrayed in literary texts.Produce a critical reading of a literary text that shows attention to detail, pattern, and nuance of vocabulary and demonstrates the ability to look beyond the surface, to abstract and generalize, to make deductions, and to apply literary concepts.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
08 - Global Perspective
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
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