Course Name	Readings in English Prose
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Jihee Han
	Department	English

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

This course provides a survey of English prose works written by writers in the world.  This means we will explore a wide range of writers from Anglo-Europeans to Africans to Asians.  While reading various prose works, we will advance our understanding of the various cultural traditions of the world. At the same time we will have a chance to compare our culture with other cultures and appreciate our Korean culture.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

A course packet will be provided.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Each week, an assigned group will present their reading and understanding of the given textbook in English.

Grading Scheme: one mid-term test (40), attendance (10), presentation (20), one 7-8 page essay written in either Korean or English.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

Week 1 Introduction to the course

Week 2 Achebe

Week 3 Godimer

Week 4 Baldwin

Week 5 Kawabata

Week 6 Lushin

Week 7 Desai

Week 8 Mid-term test

Week 9 Narayan

Week 10 Allende

Week 11 Borges

Week 12 Cisneros

Week 13 Lamb

Week 14 Pater

Week 15 Poe

Week 16 Montaingne

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 751-5883

e-mail: melus@gnu.ac.kr