English (ENGL) 212

Overview

ENGL 212 introduces forms of poetry, with a wide variety of examples from Shakespeare to Atwood, examining themes, structure, style, and imagery.

In the second unit, the course introduces the elements and forms of drama, and provides an historical perspective on the development of drama, with reference to three plays: a tragedy from the sixteenth century, a tragi-comedy from the early twentieth century, and a modern comedy.

Outline

Unit 1: Poetry

Unit 2: Plays

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 212, you must submit all of these assignments to pass English 212, and require an overall grade of “D” (50 percent) and at least 50 percent on the final examination to pass the course. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other materials

The course materials include two online study guides, an online student manual, and two CDs:

• Cohen, Leonard. The Best of Leonard Cohen. Don Mills, ON: CBS Records, 1975.
• McKennitt, Loreena. The Visit. Stratford, ON: Quinlan Road, 1994.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they 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 for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the ENGL 212 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 per cent on the examination, and a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) overall.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form

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