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ENG 422A - Topics in Literary Theory

(3 units)
Selected topics and issues in literary and cultural theory.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): ENG 303  or Junior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. articulate the basic theoretical concepts underlying contemporary approaches to literature and of the major differences between them.
3. discuss the methods and materials of literary research and to conduct literary research according to established procedures and to use such research effectively and responsibly.
4. generate and articulate personal responses to literary and critical texts, and to explain the premises and assumptions underlying such personal responses.
5. discuss the major figures in modern literary theory and to describe their key contributions and principles.


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