English (ENGL) 358

Overview

This course introduces students to four of the major literary traditions of North and South America and the cultures that produced them. The course examines the history and development of Spanish-American, Afro-American, and English- and French-Canadian literature. Themes and questions covered in the course include national myths and questions of identity, the land, forms and influences of colonialism and imperialism, relationships with the United States, guilt, the journey, magic, imagination, and creativity.

Note: Since this is a senior course, we expect students to have good reading and writing skills as well as the basic critical tools and knowledge of literary forms and techniques that are acquired in an introductory university English literature course like Athabasca University's English 211 and 212. Students who do not have the recommended credits in an introductory English literature course may experience significant difficulty with the essay assignments and examinations.

Outline

Unit 1: An Introduction to Reading Fiction

Unit 2-3: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Unit 4: El Señor Presidente

Unit 5: Deep Rivers

Unit 6: The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man

Unit 7: Native Son

Unit 8: Song of Solomon

Unit 9: Tay John

Unit 10: Fifth Business

Unit 11: Surfacing

Unit 12: The Road Past Altamont

Unit 13: Kamouraska

Unit 14: Finding the Pattern

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 358, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on each of the examinations. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Essay 1	Essay 2	Exam 1	Exam 2	Total
25%	25%	25%	25%	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 student manual and two study guides.

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 ENGL 358 challenge for credit, you must pass the essay and the examination. Credit is awarded on a pass/fail basis only.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form