Republic of the Philippines

CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English & Humanities

SYLLABUS

COURSE NO: LL 355

COURSE TITLE: CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE

CREDIT: 3 units

INSTRUCTOR: MARK ANTHONY G. MOYANO, Ph.D.

SEMESTER / ACADEMIC YEAR: 2nd Semester, AY 2014-2015

TIME ALLOTMENT: 54 hours

PREREQUISITE: LL 340 (ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL LITERATURE)

GRADING SYSTEM:
Term Examination 35%
Quizzes/ Assignments 20%
Projects/Papers/Outputs 30%
Attendance/Character 15%
Total 100%

SCOPE: This course sharpens students reading and analysis of

contemporary writings in the forms of poetry, fiction and drama
written by selected contemporary world writers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

COGNITIVE DOMAIN
1. Identify the literary forms, style, techniques, themes, and other elements that shape the
literature of the world;
2. Discuss the basic truths of life embodied in the representative literary pieces of the
leading writers of the world;
3. Analyze the literary techniques used in each literary piece;
4. Interpret representative types of the worlds literary masterpiece that have influenced
the evolution of human culture;
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5. Explain that the study of world literature is a passionate inquiry into the mystery of life
and a revelation of its meaning, across time and across cultures in the history of
mankind;
6. Describe the society within which the literary piece was conceived and written;
7. Participate actively with the writers in the epic journey of mankind toward freedom and
justice;
8. Seek, discover and impart the truth, i.e., the message given by the writers in the
representative literary pieces; and
9. Criticize the representative literary pieces in world literature.

AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
1. Discuss that the content, ideas, faiths, and cultural values embodied in world literature
can take root and become part of the authentic heritage of people;
2. Point out that great art, reflected in the literature of the world, is timeless, because it
speaks to men of all times;
3. Discuss the tradition and values that shaped the human culture of different countries as
great writers have depicted in their work;
4. Demonstrate an acceptance of the beauty and diversity of human culture, through the
ages, in each great nation, and in each era, in mankinds history;
5. Demonstrate an unprejudiced acquaintance with the contributions of many lands and
epochs to be complete picture of human culture;
6. Promote unity and brotherhood/global awareness and concern among individuals of
different cultures;
7. Demonstrate in words and in deeds ones acceptance of the truth, the good, and the
beautiful;
8. Translate the emotions and ideas embodied in the varied literary works in world
literature into ones own terms and experience.
9. Cite the significance of world literature as an abiding source of beauty and
entertainment, as well as a record of ideas, customs, special visions and feelings of
people of all ages and cultures.
10. Listen attentively and express ones awareness and appreciation of the beauty of from,
content, and aesthetic sense portrayed in the representative literary pieces.

PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN
1. Write acceptable critical papers;
2. Read orally with expressions, representative literary pieces;
3. Dramatize representative literary pieces;
4. Express orally and in writing, ones ideas, feelings and emotions worked through the
literary pieces; and
5. Produce a compilation of representative literary pieces in world literature.

COURSE METHODOLOGIES:
Library and home readings will be assigned for individual, group and class interpretation and
appreciation. Lecture-discussion, acetates, film showing, role playing, dramatization, focus group
discussion, modules, and other activities will reinforce the learning activities.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

TERM PAPERS:
(The literary approach to be used in the novels/films/movies depends on the student)

1st Term Paper: Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings

2nd Term Paper: HBOs Game of Thrones

3rd Term Paper:

FINAL ORAL REPORT:

(a novel approved by the professor)

COURSE OUTLINE:

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Syllabus. Class orientation.
1.2. World Literature: Its Scope and Significance

2. Part One
2.1. Collective Memory & Psyche
2.2. Literary Traditions
2.3. FICTION
2.3.1. Wakako YamauchiAnd The Soul Shall Dance
2.3.2. Edith WhartonRoman Fever
2.3.3. Frank OConnorFirst Confession
2.3.4. Ernest J. GainesThe Sky Is Gray
2.4. POETRY
2.4.1. Linda HoganFirst Light
2.4.2. Li-Young LeeThe Gift
2.4.3. Dylan ThomasFern Hill
2.4.4. Cathy SongLost Sister
2.4.5. Robert HaydenThose Winter Sundays
2.5. DRAMA
2.5.1. Luigi PirandelloThe Naked

3. Part Two
3.1. Women in Literature
3.2. Treating Gender & Sexuality in Literature
3.3. FICTION
3.3.1. Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Yellow Wallpaper
3.3.2. Kate ChopinA Respectable Woman
3.3.3. Mary E. Wilkins FreemanThe Revolt of Mother
3.3.4. Nadine GordimerTown and Country Lovers
3.4. POETRY
3.4.1. Yevgeny YevtushenkoColours
3.4.2. Theodore RoethkeI Knew a Woman
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3.4.3. Gabriel SperaMy Ex-Husband

3.4.4. Anne SextonFor My Lover, Returning to His Wife
3.4.5. James DickeyAdultery
3.5. DRAMA
3.5.1. Anton ChekovThe Cherry Orchard

4. Part Three
4.1. Conflict Resolution in Literature
4.2. Freedom and Tyranny
4.3. FICTION
4.3.1. Tadeusz BorowskiSilence
4.3.2. Stephen CraneA Mystery of Heroism
4.3.3. Liam OFlahertyThe Sniper
4.3.4. Ann PetryLike a Winding Sheet
4.3.5. Tim OBrienThey Things They Carried
4.4. POETRY
4.4.1. Walt WhitmanThe Dying Veteran
4.4.2. Jeffrey HarrisonReflection on the Vietnam War Memorial
4.4.3. Carolyn ForchThe Visitor
4.4.4. Wilfred OwenDisabled
4.4.5. Thomas HardyThe Man He Killed
4.5. DRAMA
4.5.1. Fernando ArrabalPicnic on the Battlefield

5. Part Four
5.1. Identity and Diversity in Literature
5.2. FICTION
5.2.1. Bharati MukherjeeJasmine
5.2.2. Nadine GordimerThe Moment Before the Gun Went Off
5.2.3. Sandip RoyThe Smells of Home
5.2.4. Tillie OlsenI Stand Here Ironing
5.3. POETRY
5.3.1. Martin EspadaFedericos Ghost
5.3.2. Wole SoyinkaTelephone Conversation
5.3.3. Eric ChockChinese Fireworks Banned in Hawaii
5.3.4. Denise LevertovPoet Power
5.3.5. May SartonAIDS
5.4. DRAMA
5.4.1. Manuel PuigKiss of the Spider Woman

6. Part Five
6.1. Self & Society
6.2. Personal Freedom and Social Responsibility
6.3. FICTION
6.3.1. Albert CamusThe Guest
6.3.2. Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis
6.3.3. James JoyceEveline
6.3.4. Chinua AchebeDead Mans Path
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6.4. POETRY
6.4.1. E.E. Cummingsthe Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls
6.4.2. Walt WhitmanWhat Is the Grass?
6.4.3. Duane NiatumStreet Kid
6.4.4. Lawrence FerlinghettiConstantly Risking Absurdity
6.4.5. Leo RomeroWhat Gossips Saw
6.5. DRAMA
6.5.1. Jean-Paul SartreNo Exit

COURSE REFERENCES

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