Individualized study online with Video component (Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component). Delivered via Brightspace.
Credits:
3
Areas of study:
Arts or Humanities
Prerequisites:
A university English literature course is recommended.
Course start date:
If you are a:
Self-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
ENGL 306 is an introduction to literature created by people who do the actual work being depicted. This is a relatively new genre. In the past, most literature about the workplace was written by outsiders; by people who had never done the job and who therefore did not have an insider's knowledge of what actually went on in the daily life of workers. In breaking the taboo against depicting the realities of life on the job, the literature of work gives an exciting new perspective both on the workplace and on the possibilities of literature.
Outline
Unit 1: Oral Responses to Working
Unit 2: Poetry
Unit 3: Fiction
Unit 4: Plays
Unit 5: Autobiography and Criticism
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 306, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
15%
Assignment 2A
10%
Assignment 2B
20%
Assignment 3
30%
Final Exam
25%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Fennario, David. On the Job. (Print)
Marty, Sid. Men for the Mountains. (Print)
Sayles, John. Union Dues. (Print)
Wayman, Tom, ed. Going for Coffee: Poetry on the Job (PDF)
Smedley, Agnes. Daughter of Earth (eBook)
Warner Bros. Pictures. North Country (Audio/Video)
Other Materials
The course materials also include a study guide.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 306 challenge for credit, you must pass the essay and the examination. Credit is awarded on a pass/fail basis only.
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