ENGL 6628 Twentieth-Century American Literature

Survey of twentieth-century authors of the United States.

Credits

3

Typically Offered

As needed online

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Analyzing literary texts in order to question, investigate, and draw conclusions about their form, content, and interpretive ambiguities.
2. Writing well-structured essays and Moodle responses that persuasively pursue a given trope or motif in the literary text(s) under investigation.
3. Demonstrating a working knowledge of genre (short fiction) conventions, terminology, and literary history.
4. "Discussing" literary texts in a clear, collaborative, and open-minded manner.
5. Incorporating real-world questions of identity, nationality, race, and class into English curricula.