Izlence

Course Code & Number:

ELL 307

Course Title:

The Outsider in Literature

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Academic Year

2023

Semester

Spring

Type of Course

departmental_elective

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description:

Selected readings from world literature in English. Character-centered literary works and readers’ reflections on everyday life. Analysis of people labeled as "outsiders, strangers, misfits, outcasts" etc. Discourse of hatred. Narrative techniques of awareness-raising against othering and antagonism.

Course Objectives

This course examines modern literary works in English that portray marginalized social figures and groups with particular emphasis on issues such as political violence, marginality,   precarity, and social exclusion.

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.Define what it means to be “outsider”,

2.Evaluate in what ways traditions, norms, and expectations have governed the behavior of individuals, groups, and institutions,

3.Analyze how behavior has been defined normatively and through radical and alternative perspectives,

4.Comprehend how the concept of “outsider” has changed over time in relation to different ideologies.

Active Learning Strategies and Teaching Methods:

Syllabus file:

ell-307-course-syllabus-spring-2023-updated.pdf

Instructor:

Michael D. Sheridan

Sap Event ID:

50219568