English (ENGL) 351

Comparative Canadian Literature I (Revision 3)

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Delivery Mode: Individualized study

Credits: 3

Area of Study: Humanities

Prerequisites: ENGL 211 and ENGL 212 or equivalent first year English course(s) and course professor approval.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

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ENGL 351 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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Overview

ENGL 351 is an introduction to the study of ethnic minority writing in Canada in the context of the country's two majority traditions—the English and the French.

Among the topics examined are the national literatures, the voices of women, national myths and stereotypes, regionalism, and immigration.

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 351, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent), you must complete an essay assignment and a research paper, and must receive a grade of at least D (50 percent) on each assignment and on the final exam. The following chart provides a suggested schedule for completing the essay, the research paper, and the exam. It also indicates the percentage weighting given to each course requirement in arriving at a final composite mark for the course.

Activity	Weighting
Essay	30%
Research Paper	50%
Final Exam	20%
Total	100%

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

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

Course Materials

Textbooks

Bugnet, Georges. The Forest. Montreal: Harvest House, 1976.

Clarke, Austin. More. Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2008.

Conan, Laure. Angéline de Montbrun. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. (Online)

Gibb, Camilla. Sweetness in the Belly. Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2005.

Goto, Hiromi. Chorus of Mushrooms. Edmonton: NeWest Press, 2014.

Marlyn, John. Under the Ribs of Death. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1990.

Ostenso, Martha. Wild Geese. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1989.

Pivato, Joseph, ed. Contrasts: Comparative Essays on Italian-Canadian Writing. 2^nd ed. Montreal: Guernica, 1991.

Pivato, Joseph, ed. The Anthology of Italian-Canadian Writing. Toronto: Guernica, 1998.

Vassanji, M.G. No New Land. McClelland and Stewart, 1991.

Other Materials

The course materials also include an online study guide, student manual, and reading file.

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, and 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 351 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on each challenge component.

Activity	Weighting
Essay	50%
Exam	50%
Total	100%

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

Challenge for Credit Form

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 3, June 2, 2016.