Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

English (continued)
603-IB3-01 (in-house course number)
603-103-MQ (official ministerial course number)
Works in Translation - IB
(English for International Baccalaureate students only)
In this course, students will study three literary works in
translation. These works may be chosen from different
genres, countries and periods, ranging from Ancient Greece
to the present. Students will be required to do textual
analyses as well as comparative essays. The final
assignments will be independent studies of all three works
and will be submitted to the IB for external examination.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Dreams of Freedom
(Literary Theme)
Described as liberty, autonomy, or sovereignty, freedom
is possibly the most basic right of humans. The taking
away of personal freedom is one of the worst
experiences someone might ever face. However,
freedom has meant something different to the authors
who will be studied in this course. Although each writer
touches upon his or her personal passions regarding the
struggle for freedom, the definition of freedom is shaped
by factors such as era, country of birth, gender or race.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
War Literature
(Literary Theme)
This course is a study of selected war literature--prose,
poetry, and/or personal memoir--that examines such
issues as mateship, sexuality, depictions of the soldier
and of the enemy, representations of violence and pain,
and the ideological function of works about war.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
International Literature
(Literary Theme)
This course takes a global and multicultural approach to
the study of literature. Students will examine literary
traditions and cultural values in a variety of stories, plays,
poems, and/or novels from different countries around
the world. Post-colonial perspectives may also be
examined.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Images of Women (Literary Theme)
Through fiction, poems, and/or essays, this course
examines literature by and/or about women to explore
female identity, desire, relationships, and position in
society.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century Literature
(Literary Theme) (English for Liberal Arts students only)
This course will focus on the novel as a genre and
examine the historical development and social
significance of the English novel. The student will be
introduced to the concept of Romanticism and will
examine the influence of this movement on the
development of the genre. In order to develop an
historical perspective, students will examine a number of
poems, prose works, and excerpts from early novels.
Students will analyze a number of representative works
by British novelists who may include Austen, Bronte and
Dickens.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Utopia/Dystopia
(Literary Theme)
A utopia--a word that means “no place” in Greek--is an
imaginative picture of an ideal society. At certain times
throughout history, philosophers, writers of fiction,
painters, sociologists, and anthropologists have created
utopias to suggest their own ideas for a better world, and
to critique the societies in which they lived. Utopias often
suggest hope for the betterment of humankind. Instead
of ideal worlds to be hoped for, dystopias are frightening
worlds to be feared and avoided. Creators of dystopias
often see in their own societies signs of the horror that
they describe in their imagined worlds.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Linguistics & Literature
(Literary Theme)
This course studies the nature of language and its role in
human society, focusing on styles of language usage and
discourse. Topics include levels of language usage,
historical dimension to language, national varieties of
language, and literary and conversational styles.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Thinking about Learning
(Literary Theme)
This course will take as its focus the topic of education.
Students will engage in a variety of class activities
designed to develop the analysis of, and reflection upon,
the process of teaching and learning. Readings will
include essays, short stories, and articles to do with
education.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33