English (ENGL) 302

Overview

English 302: An Introduction to Canadian Literature is a six-credit, senior level course designed to introduce students to the Canadian literary tradition from colonial times to the 1970s. Although most of the works in the course are by English-Canadian authors, translations of several French-Canadian works are also included.

Themes and questions covered in the course include nature and the Canadian attitude toward it, isolation and alienation, women in Canadian literature, the gothic element, views of native peoples in Canadian literature, and the motifs of garden and cage. The course includes units addressing frontier experiences, life in rural and small town communities, poetry, urban prose, and drama.

Outline

Unit 1: Prose: Frontier Experiences

Unit 2: Prose: The Developing Canadian Community

Unit 3: Poetry

Unit 4: Prose: The Urban Experience

Unit 5: Drama

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 302, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on each examination. All assignments are required in order to pass the course. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Assignment 1	Assignment 2	Assignment 3	Final Exam	Total
15%	20%	25%	40%	100%

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

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

The course materials also include a study guide, course manual (online) and Digital Reading Room (online).

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 302 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on both the essay and the examination.

Critical Essay	Exam	Total
50%	50%	100%

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form