Dr. Anna Smol

Contact Information

Telephone: 902-457-6348 

E-mail: anna.smol@msvu.ca

Students should use Moodle email once the course Moodle site is online.

Homepage: http://faculty.msvu.ca/asmol/

Office hours: drop in on Mondays or Wednesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. or make an appointment for other times in the week

Class meetings

Mondays and Wednesdays 12:35-1:45 p.m.

Moodle

This course uses Moodle, an online course management  site, to supplement the information given in class.   You will be asked occasionally to use the discussion forum, wiki, and possibly other features on the Moodle site for this section of ENGL 1170. These features will be demonstrated in class. You will be expected to check the course Moodle site at least twice a week, preferably before each class.

A link to Moodle can be found at the top of every MSVU webpage, on your MyMount page, (or right here).  Instructions on how to log on are provided on the welcome page of the Moodle site. You will be able to see the course site on the first day of classes if you are registered for this course.

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ENGL 1170-02

Introduction to Literature: Reading Literature
Fall term 2012; half unit of credit

This introductory English course is subtitled "Reading Literature" but that "reading" includes reading silently and reading aloud, talking about literature and writing about literature, all with the aim of gaining a better understanding – making it your own, in other words, through creative and analytical activities. In this course, you will be introduced to the terms and methods of literary analysis, you will get plenty of writing practice, and you may have an opportunity to do creative work in various media. We will be looking at how language is used in performance and on the page to create memorable literary experiences. The readings will include stories, poems, a play, a novel, excerpts from a graphic novel, and examples of new media texts. You will be required to attend one performance of the play Frankenstein at Neptune Theatre in October.

Course Aims

You can get a lot out of this course, as long as you engage wholeheartedly with the work every week and you complete the requirements satisfactorily. Here is an idea of what I really want you to gain from this course:

--enjoyment   --astonishment   --knowledge   --enchantment   --creativity   --skill
            --imagination     --insight     --confidence

But the course aims can be expressed in other ways too:

• You will gain knowledge of how language works to convey meaning, of how to analyze various genres of literature, and how to use literary terminology to understand and express your views about what you read.

•  You will develop your creative and analytical skills in learning how to express your ideas effectively in writing and in oral small-group presentations.

• You will gain experience in creating successful collaborative work.

• You will learn research skills that you can build on in further coursework.

•  You may be exposed to new authors, new genres, new ways of thinking about and seeing the world.