Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

English (continued)
603-102-MQ
Comedy
(Literary Genre)
In this course, students will learn to recognize the features
of comedy.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-102-MQ
Children’s Literature
(Literary Genre)
This course explores literary aspects of texts written for
children. Readings may include fairy tales, nursery
rhymes, picture books, short fiction, poetry and/or
novels.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-102-MQ
Life Writing
(Literary Genre)
When authors write about themselves, they reveal a part
of their story; what they conceal is also telling. Authors
use a variety of formats to present their life stories and
to convey their understanding of life journeys. By reading
these literary examples, whether they be journal or diary
entries, letters, autobiographies, essays, or fictionalized
accounts of real events, the reader gains an insight into
the author's psyche and, often, into his or her own life.
Students may also apply what they learn from these texts
by writing about themselves.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Discord in Contemporary Drama
(Literary Theme)
In this course, students will study varying and recurring
disputes in contemporary drama. Different styles, such as
comic or tragic, and parallel treatments may be examined.
Students may attend a live theatre performance to better
appreciate the transformation from text to live production.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Literature and the Environment
(Literary Theme)
Through the study of literature that deals with or draws
from environmental themes, readers can increase their
awareness of and appreciation for the environment. This
course will examine the diverse interests involved in
environmental issues and the myriad ways in which
aspects of the environment serve as sources of inspiration
for writers. Short stories, poems, novels, and/or essays
from various social contexts will be studied to provide an
overview of the relationship between literature and the
environment.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Coming of Age
(Literary Theme)
Growing up should be beautiful but can often be
traumatic, so much so that it can forever colour the way
we perceive the world and our place in it. This course will
study the passage from childhood to the adult world, and
in doing so chart the individual's journey from innocence
to experience, through short stories, poetry, drama,
and/or the novel.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Mythological and Religious Themes
(Literary Theme)
This course will examine the influence of mythology on
the development of literature. Through close analysis,
students will learn to recognize the underlying
mythological and religious ideas present in literary texts.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Is or Ain’t Your Blues Like Mine?
(Literary Theme)
In this course students will gain an appreciation of some
of the issues that Black Canadian and American writers,
musicians and film makers have had to grapple with in
attempting to live and work in North America. Works
chosen from the cultural and historical perspective of
Black literature, music and film will enable students to
gain an appreciation of the complexities, difficulties and
dilemmas often encountered in the struggle to make
one’s life.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Medieval and Renaissance Literature
(Literary Theme)
The course in Medieval and Renaissance studies will be
historically and thematically oriented. The student will
write textual analyses with a view to comprehending and
identifying figurative language and literary themes in
major works.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33