EGE UNIVERSITY

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1 Women's College of Education and Humanities

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT EENL (321) MODERN ENGLISH NOVEL

Second Semester 2009

--- Class Meetings: SUN 8-10/10-12

Mon 8-10 Classroom: 205 C- 205 C- 2O6 C

Instructor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Faiza M. Aljohani

E-mail: [email protected] E-mail me anytime with your questions.

Attach papers in doc. format if you email them to me.

Phone: 4371

Office Hours: Mon10-1/ Tue 9-10 & by appointment.

Note: All students are required to obtain a copy of this Course Syllabus at the beginning of the semester. All students are responsible for knowing and following all of the policies and instructions in this syllabus.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course studies the development of the Modern English novel, through readings from major novelists of the 20^th century with an emphasis on Conrad, Forester, Joyce, Woolf, etc.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The objective of this course is to discuss “Modernism” as a trend in English Literature by also focusing on some historical, social and economic issues which paved the way for the development of this movement in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. During the sessions, the changing nature of the English novel from Realism to Modernism will be traced with some specific examples of some distinguished novelists like Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forester, Virginia Woolf and James Joyce.

ATTENDANCE

Regular attendance is required for this course. It is a regulation of our college that all students are required to attend all courses. Everyone has three pre- excused absences for those difficult times in life that interfere with class

attendance, so you do not need to clear absences with me, but it is a good idea to check with me (or a classmate) to make sure an assignment was not changed while you were gone. Students who miss more than four classes may be dropped from the roster for "excessive absences."

IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!

All information and dates in this syllabus are subject to change. All changes will be announced during class time. It is the student's responsibility to learn about any changes and to obtain missed assignments, handouts, etc.

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2 Late Work

Late papers will be graded down one mark for each day they are late.

Missed exams must be made up just as soon as possible. See me immediately when you return to class.

Oral presentations must be given on the assigned day unless you get special permission from me to change the day.

A Final Grade of Incomplete

I almost never give "incomplete" "IC" at the end of the semester, so short of a hospital stay with a full-body cast, don't even ask. However, if you are having serious stress-related problems, do come and talk to me.

Plagiarism

Academic honesty is expected of all students. I support the stated policies of the University and the English Department on penalties for plagiarism. Passing off anyone else's work (whether your classmate's or a published article) as your own may result in an F for that paper or an F for the course. Since students are here to learn, I am happy to help anyone who wants to know how to avoid plagiarism.

EXAM INFORMATION & POLICIES

 We will have one mid-term and a final exam for this course. You will be responsible for the areas that we have covered in class.

 If a student is absent and misses an exam, he/she will automatically fail that exam. There are two exceptions to this rule: (1) If the student makes an arrangement with the instructor before the exam date to take the exam at a different date or (2) if, after the exam, the student brings the instructor an officially signed medical excuse form from a state authorized hospital or clinic. In that case, that official form will be presented to the Executive Committee of the Faculty for their review. If the Committee accepts the form, the student and the instructor will arrange a date for a make up exam.

 If a missed exam is excused, the student will take a make up exam. Note that make up exam questions will be prepared at the same level as the original exam questions.

COURSE GRADING

Course grades will be based on the following work:

 Class Participation and Attendance

10%

 Assignments- handouts- a term paper

20%

 Midterm 30%

 Final 40%

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3 COURSE SCHEDULE

Week I: Introduction to the course and an overview of the modern English Novel that relatively covers the period between 1880s and 1950s.

No required readings.

Week II: From Realism to Modernism.

Matz,Jesse. The Modern Novel: Ashort Introduction, pp. 15-44.

Week III: Heart of Darkness, Part I.

Week IV: PRACTICAL TRAINING Week V: PRACTICAL TRAINING Week VI: PRACTICAL TRAINING

Week VII: Heart of Darkness, Part II & III.

Week VIII: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Week IX: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Stephen Dedalus's search for personal definition (Mid-Term Exam)

Week X: To the Lighthouse, Part I: “The Window”.

Part II: “Time Passes”.

Week XI: To the Lighthouse, Part III: “The Lighthouse”.

Week XII: Revision for the whole course.

Week XIII: Conclusion.

Extra Credit:

Extra credit (added on to your final grade) can be earned by completing one or more of the mini-assignments listed on the reading schedule and/or by attending the various events sponsored by the English Department. Up to 5 points (1 pt.

per event/assignment) may be earned, with 5 points equaling a half-letter grade.

Class Participation:

A successful class depends on your participation--your observations and questions and willingness to explore new ideas in relation to the assigned readings. Therefore, it is crucial that you keep up with the reading assignments.

When you get in there and respond to what you have read, literature comes alive.

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4 REQUIRED TEXTS (Most of these are also available on-line)

Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness, (London: Penguin), 1996.

Joyce, James. Aportrait of the Artist as A Young Man, (London: Penguin Books Ltd.), 1996.

Forester, E. M. A Passage to India, (London: Penguin), 1994.

Matz, Jesse. The Modern Novel, (Blackwell: Malden), 2004 Stevenson, Randall. Modernist Fiction:An Introduction, (Hertfordshire:Harvester Wheatsheaf),1992.

Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse, (London: Granada), 1985.