Required Readings:
Part 3
1984, by George Orwell
Love Medicine, by Louise Erdrich
Persepolis 1 and 2, by Marjane Satrapi
Part 4
The Poetry of Margaret Atwood
The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien
Othello, by William Shakespeare
Ancillary texts as selected by instructor
The following is a rough outline of the texts and topics that will be covered this year. Further details will follow, and changes will almost certainly be made.
August: Part 4 Literature--critical study
The Things They Carried
Selected poetry by Margaret Atwood
First written task due
September
The Things They Carried
Selected poetry by Margaret Atwood
Essay on TTTC due
October
Othello
Oral presentation due
Second written task due
November: Part 1 Language and cultural context
Unit 1 Gender (inequality, constructions of masculinity and femininity)
Written task 2 due
December
Unit 2 Language and the individual (multilingualism/bilingualism, language profile/identity)
Further oral presentation due
January
Unit 3 Language and power (linguistic imperialism, propaganda)
Third written task due
February: Part 3 Literature--texts and contexts
Love Medicine
March
Persepolis and 1984
April
Exam prep
Part 3
1984, by George Orwell
Love Medicine, by Louise Erdrich
Persepolis 1 and 2, by Marjane Satrapi
Part 4
The Poetry of Margaret Atwood
The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien
Othello, by William Shakespeare
Ancillary texts as selected by instructor
The following is a rough outline of the texts and topics that will be covered this year. Further details will follow, and changes will almost certainly be made.
August: Part 4 Literature--critical study
The Things They Carried
Selected poetry by Margaret Atwood
First written task due
September
The Things They Carried
Selected poetry by Margaret Atwood
Essay on TTTC due
October
Othello
Oral presentation due
Second written task due
November: Part 1 Language and cultural context
Unit 1 Gender (inequality, constructions of masculinity and femininity)
Written task 2 due
December
Unit 2 Language and the individual (multilingualism/bilingualism, language profile/identity)
Further oral presentation due
January
Unit 3 Language and power (linguistic imperialism, propaganda)
Third written task due
February: Part 3 Literature--texts and contexts
Love Medicine
March
Persepolis and 1984
April
Exam prep