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World Literature I - ENGL 2111

Description

A survey of important works of world literature from ancient times through the mid-seventeenth century.

ENGL 2111 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
ENGL 2111 1AGAlan Keith Kelly
akelly@ggc.edu
ENGL 2111 1BGShane Trayers
shane.trayers@mga.edu
ENGL 2111 1CGMicheal Crafton
john.crafton@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1DGHeather Murray
heather.j.murray@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1EGHeather Murray
heather.j.murray@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1FGJonathan Elmore
elmorej@savannahstate.edu
ENGL 2111 1GGCaitlin Anderson
canderson402@gatech.edu
ENGL 2111 1HGBeyza Lorenz
beyza.lorenz@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1IGHeather Murray
heather.j.murray@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1JGJason Dew
jdew@gsu.edu
ENGL 2111 1KGBarbara Goodman
barbaragoodman@clayton.edu
ENGL 2111 1LGDerrilyn Morrison
derrilyn.morrison@mga.edu
ENGL 2111 1MGClay Morton
clay.morton@mga.edu
ENGL 2111 1NGRobert Dunaway
rdunaway@westga.edu
ENGL 2111 1OGMary Mears
mary.mears@mga.edu
ENGL 2111 1PGChristian Kraus
ckraus@ega.edu
ENGL 2111 1QGCarrie Taylor
carrie.taylor@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 1RGPamela Arlov
pamela.arlov@mga.edu
ENGL 2111 1SGAnnliss Jordan
annliss.jordan@ega.edu
ENGL 2111 5AGPhillip Mitchell
phillip.mitchell@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 5BGAnn Marie Francis
annmarie.francis@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 5CGJessica Lindberg
jlindber@highlands.edu
ENGL 2111 5DGLaine Derr
laine.derr@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 5EGAimee Berger
aimee.berger@usg.edu
ENGL 2111 8AGLydia Postell
lpostell@daltonstate.edu
ENGL 2111 8BGTim Payne
tpayne@westga.edu
ENGL 2111 8CGJason Dew
jdew@gsu.edu
ENGL 2111 8DGJesse Russell
jesse.russell@gsw.edu
ENGL 2111 8EGChad Faries
fariesc@savannahstate.edu
ENGL 2111 8FGAimee Berger
aimee.berger@usg.edu
ENGL 2111 8GGChristopher Curran
christopher.curran@ung.edu
ENGL 2111 8HGRuth Caillouet
ruthcaillouet@clayton.edu
3

Credit Hours

Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Extend reading, writing, and critical thinking skills developed in ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102.
  • Develop a perspective on the variety of world cultures from ancient times through the early-modern period to understand how these cultures developed and how their ideas contributed to and still inform contemporary cultures.
  • Recognize the range of literary genres and conventions as well as the levels of sophistication of literary masterpieces coming from different cultures.
  • Analyze and evaluate literary works in their social, historical, and cultural context.
  • Compare and contrast the characteristics of literary works emerging from various cultures and times in order to recognize common human values and beliefs.
  • Investigate the effect literature, as a technology, has had on the history of ideas and aesthetics.
  • Engage technology and media effectively in the learning process.
  • Participate as an effective member in a collaborative online community.
  • Unit 1: Gilgamesh
  • Unit 2: Ramayana
  • Unit 3: The Odyssey
  • Unit 4: Shahnameh
  • Unit 5: Sundiata
  • Unit 6: Popul Vuh

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Unit 1 Writing Assignment - 10%
  • Unit 3 Writing Assignment - 20%
  • Unit 6 Writing Assignment - 20%
  • Major Project with video component - 20%
  • Plagiarism and Unit Quizzes - 10%
  • Discussions - 19%
  • Attendance Verification - 1%

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