Course Description
ENGL 401A (English Honors Experience) is a new offering by the English Department, one designed to introduce English students to the scope of English studies. We will spend the semester attending talks and performances that speak to such disparate departmental approaches as film studies, literary criticism, and creative writing. By the end of the semester, students will have a better sense of what we do as a department and of what they can explore with the knowledge they acquire as English majors.
ENGL 401: Syllabus and Policies
Professor: Dr. D. F. Felluga
Office Hours: Wed 2:30-3:30
Office Location: HEAV 430
Telephone: 43770
E-Mail: felluga@purdue.edu
Grade Distribution:
Class Participation = 100%
Schedule
Class in HEAV 126August 22, 2007
The General August 31, 2007
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Long Center, Lafayette
111 N. 6th Street
Special Library ClassSeptember 5, 2007
HSSE 353 (in STEW)
Film ScreeningSeptember 10, 2007
BRNG 2280,
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Film: Marx Brothers, Duck Soup
September 12, 2007
Reading: Duerfahrd (to be sent as attachment)
September 19, 2007
3:30-4:45, PMU 320
(South Tower)
Class in HEAV 126October 3, 2007
Reading: Sundquist
Woodman Lecture: October 3, 2007
4:30, Krannert Auditorium
Class in HEAV 126October 17, 2007
Reading: Zagajewski (hand-out), plus Scanlan and Powell
18th-Century Day: Tom Scanlan and Manushag Powell
October 18, 2007
3:00-4:15, PMU 118
AND/or
Poetry Reading: October 18, 2007
7:30 p.m., Matthews Hall Auditorium (Room 210)
October 30, 2007
7:30 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center
October 31, 2007
Reading: Oates (on reserve at Undergraduate Library)
November 14, 2007
3:30-4:45, PMU 118
Class in HEAV 126November 28, 2007
Wrap Up
Course Policies and Assignment
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1.Discussion sections and performances are considered a crucial part of the course and are, therefore, mandatory. Excessive absence (over two unexplained) will result in reduction of your participation grade.
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2.Dialogue is the only path to knowledge. I believe in an interactive classroom in which we learn from each other and respect (although not necessarily agree with) the opinions of others. Remember: 100% of the grade will be given on the basis of your class participation.
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3.Your one written assignment counts as 10% of your participation grade since it allows you fully to participate in the events scheduled over the course of the semester. I ask you to download as a pdf at least one article from each of the scholarly speakers scheduled to visit campus this fall: Lauren Goodlad, David Wayne Thomas, Eric Sundquist, Thomas Scanlan, Manushag Powell, Patricia Ingham, and Dorsey Armstrong. I ask that you familiarize yourself with one essay of each speaker before you attend his/her talk. To undertake this assignment, you will need to learn how to use the MLA International Bibliography, to which you can link from the “Articles and Databases” tab at the Purdue Libraries Catalog. On September 5th, you will be shown how one searches for articles and then how one goes about downloading PDFs of articles. At the end of the semester, I want you to hand in an annotated bibliography listing the articles you downloaded (with three sentences or so explaining each article’s thesis). You should have at minimum one article for each of the seven scholarly speakers, so seven entries. Citations must be in proper MLA format. You can learn about proper MLA citation practices here at Purdue’s Online Writing Lab. Scroll Down to ‘Works Cited: Periodicals” for information on how to cite scholarly journals.
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4.In the event of a major campus emergency, the syllabus is subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. You can contact me about changes in the event of an emergency by e-mailing me at felluga@purdue.edu.
