Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

ENGL 4426 Twentieth-Century British Literature

Survey of major twentieth-century authors of Great Britain and Ireland, including ethnic literature.

Registration Name

20th Century British Lit

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

2000-level ENGL course with a grade of "C" or better.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Analyze literary texts in order to question, investigate, and draw conclusions about their form, content, and interpretive ambiguities.
  2. Write well-structured essays that persuasively pursue a given trope or motif in the literary text(s) under investigation.
  3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of genre conventions, terminology, and literary history.
  4. Discuss literary texts in a clear, collaborative, and open-minded manner.
  5. Minimize errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling.