English IV: English Language and Literature
Prerequisite
In order to do well in the course students must already have an intermediate or advanced knowledge of the English language.
Objectives and Content
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with authentic texts of English Literature , prose and poetry and to teach them ways of speaking and writing about literature.
The following is a list of short stories, poems , essays and a novel that you may want to work with. (This list is renewed every academic year).
Short Stories
The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) by Edgar Allan Poe
The birthmark (1846) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Little Cloud ( 1914) by James Joyce
Tickets, Please (1922) by D. H. Laurence
Hills Like White Elephants ( 1927) by Ernest Hemingway
The Road from Colonus ( 1947) by E.M.Forster
The Use of Force ( 1950) by William Carlos Williams
My Oedipus Complex ( 1952) by Frank o?Connor
The Veldt ( 1951) by Ray Bradbury
Essays
Tradition and the Individual Talent ( 1919) by T. S. Eliot
An essay that formulates Elliot's conception of the relationship between the poet and the literary tradition which precedes him
The Art of Literature and Common Sense ( written between 1940-77 ) by Vladimir Nabokov
One of the few pieces that survive from Vladimir Nabokov’s creative writing course in the United States
Novel
Fahrenheit 451 .... the temperature at which books burn by Ray Bradbury
Poems
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost ( 1874-1963)
Holly Thursday by William Blake(1757-1827)
London by William Blake
The Second Coming by W..B.Yeats ( 1865-1939)
Sailing to Byzantium by W.b.Yeats
Musee des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden (1907-1973)
The Wreck by Adrienne Rich (1929- )
Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot ( 1888-1965)
Ulysses by Alfred , Lord Tennyson ( 1809-1892 )
Note : You can find the texts for the short stories and the poems in the internet by typing the title , author’s or poet’s name and the word “text” or pdf. If , however, you cannot find the texts for the titles above , please contact me during my office hours.
Students are expected to write an Academic paper
around 5-6 pages long (it can be 2-3 pages longer but not shorter than 5 pages) in Times New Roman or Calibri size 12 double -spaced.
The subject of the Academic paper will be of the students' own choice in the field of English Literature, prose or poetry. In order to write about Literature , students should follow the basic guidelines given for this purpose in the classroom and which are available in the e-class. Studying carefully the document: Writing about Literature is highly recommended.
When writing about Literature, students should follow the MLA documentation style.
Check the documents in the e-class to find the MLA documentation guidelines .
Assessment
Students are expected to write an Academic paper in consultation with the teacher.
The final grade for the course will be based 80% on the Academic paper and 20% on its oral presentation to the class.
There will not be a final exam.
Learning Tools:
All learning material can be found in e-class:
Note
Students who cannot for any reason write an academic paper and want to secure a mark for the course, they should show proof of Intermediate, Advanced or Proficiency Certificates in English. Students who have an FCE are advised to write an Academic paper if they want to receive a mark above the passing grade (5) for the course.
