Overview
ENGL 316 is an introductory level course designed to familiarize you with a variety of critical perspectives and help you understand literary works more profoundly by integrating literary theory in your response to these works. ENGL 316 also aims to prepare English program students for ENGL 423, which deals with some of the more contemporary literary theories covered in English 316 in more depth.
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 316, you must complete two essay assignments, two discussion forum posts, and a final examination. In order to pass the course, you must achieve a composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a minimum grade of “D” (50 percent) on the final exam.
| Activity | Weight |
| First discussion forum post | 5% |
| First Essay | 20% |
| Second discussion forum post | 5% |
| Second Essay | 20% |
| Final Exam | 50% |
| 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
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Abrams, M. H. and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013.
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Bressler, Charles, E. ;Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 5th ;ed. Upper Saddle River,New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Lodge, David and Nigel Wood, eds. Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader. 3rd ed. London: Pearson Longman, 2008.
THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION, 2015, 152 ASSORTED AUTHORS ISBN:9780393937763
Other Materials
The course materials also include a student manual/study guide.