Syllabus

BA000147-Literatures in English II / Group: LI11 / 2015 - 2

Prof. Rodrigo Faveri
Historical contexts: Realism, [Naturalism], Modernism, Contemporaneity.
Thematic context: The relationship between humans and other animals.
Analytic context: production, distribution/circulation, reception.
Objectives:
The main objective of the course is to reflect upon the role of the perception of
reality, the conception of the natural that spams from that and the
relationship that humans stablish with other animals from those two
constructions. It will be done through the reading, interpreting and
comprehending processes in literary works by authors from 19 th and 20th
centuries.
Methodology:
Based on previous reading and initial interpretation/understanding
(contextualization), the presentation of the main theme will be delivered
together with a series of discussion topics. Subsequent writing manifestation
will be stimulated on the students.
These are the steps into comprehension and awareness of the content on the
reading material:
1. Reading; 2. Interpreting; 3. Understanding; 4. Discussing; 5.
Writing.
*Each class will be based in this five steps structure of meaning elucidation
being proposed. For more detailed explanation on the methods of
interpretation used in this course, see Dascals articles in the reference section
below.
Classes will also bring summaries for the reading materials in focus at the time
of the class. Subsequent discussion of the polemic topics of the text will follow.
It should always be taken into account the fact that we are dealing with texts
that participate in a certain communicative circuit, in which the context
of production is in the beginning, passing through the context of
distribution, and ending up in the context of reception (our own).
Therefore, it is important to have in mind the historical existence of the work in
question in order to have a complex perspective of its meanings.
Evaluation:
The evaluation (exams and participation) will be worth 90% of the final
grade. The additional voluntary work will be in the form of a small research
project to be presented in any form in a 15-20 minute session. The schedule
for students presentations will be negotiated along as the proposals emerge

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by the students initiative or the instructor suggestions. Deepening in one of

the aspects of narrative in relation to the readings may be regarded as the
main course of the instructor suggestions to be considered by the students.
Students will need achieve at least 60% of the total amount in order to
succeed in the discipline. Participation in the reading group is optional.
*Usual basic kind of question: What do you perceive in the text as relevant?
How do you contextualize your reading and interpretation of the text? The
questions in the tests will always be made with reference to the fictional works
read in conjunction with the theoretical approach being used to interpretation.
The evaluation activities will be:
- (1) Midterm exam [30%]
- (1) Final exam [40%]
- Class participation (making questions, presenting ideas and discussing topics
during the class) [20%]
- (1) Additional voluntary work and/or reading group participation [10% plus]
- (1) Retake test (if necessary)

References and sources:

Secondary references and sources:
Office hours:
[1]. Tuesdays 4:00 pm.-6:00 pm.
[2]. Wednesdays 4:00 pm.-6:00 pm.
[3]. Send me an email to set up a meeting if you need.

Class schedule:
Aug. 18, 25
Sep. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (midterm)
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27
Nov. 3, 10, 17 (final), 24
Dec. 1 (retake), 8, 15
Reading list:
Orwell, London, Coetzee, Safran Foer, (Oz), Watt, Corbin,
Reading guide:
While you are reading pay attention to the following elements:
- Context: production, distribution/circulation, reception
- Plot Overview: description of the story
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- Character List: whos in it?

- Analysis of Major Characters
- Themes, Motifs & Symbols
- Summary & Analysis
- Chapters x - y
- Important Quotations Explained
- Key Facts
- Study Questions & Essay Topics
- Suggestions for Further Reading

Plagiarism warning
Plagiarism is:
(Adapted from Professor Paul Brians from Washington State University)
1. Submitting someone else's work as your own;
2. Copying something from another source without putting it in quotation marks
or citing a source (you must do both);
3. Using an idea from a source without citing the source, even when you do not
use the exact words of the source.
4. Any time you use a book, article, or reference tool to get information or
ideas, which you use in a paper, you must cite it by providing a note stating
where you got the information or idea, using ABNT parenthetical annotation.
You do not need to cite material from classroom lectures or discussions. If you
are not certain whether you need to cite a source, check with me in advance.
6. Duplicating someone else's notes to answer study questions is also a form of
plagiarism.
7. Anyone caught plagiarizing will get the lowest grade (zero) in the whole
activity (be it a test or other form of evaluation) and/or will be subject to fail the
semester. Besides that, the case will be reported at the NDE (Ncleo de
Desenvolvimento Educacional) meetings.
(For
the
original
source,
see
<
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/anglophone/492syllabus.html >)

According to the Universitys (Unipampa) own policy on plagiarism:

O plgio acadmico [alm do autoplgio e da cpia no-referenciada]
uma violao dos direitos autorais de outrem com implicaes cveis e
penais. O plgio se configura quando o acadmico copia ideias,
conceitos ou frases de outro autor sem lhe dar o devido crdito. () a
propriedade intelectual protegida por lei. () a identificao de
plgio acadmico acarretar a no aceitao do trabalho e a
reprovao sumria no componente curricular, alm das medidas
jurdicas cabveis ao caso.
(Projeto Poltico Pedaggico do Curso de Lnguas Adicionais Unipampa, p. 45)

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