MOTION: That “ENGL 2257 Hyphenated: Canadian Literature after 1914” be added to the English Studies curriculum.

A)  Descriptive Data:

Course Code / ENGL 2257
Course Title / Hyphenated-Canadians: Canadian Literature after 1914
Course Prerequisite / 3 credits of 1000 level English (excluding ENGL1551 and ENGL1552)
Course Corequisite
Antirequisite / ENGL 2255
Total Hours / ü 36 hours q 72 hours q Other Click here to specify (
Breakdown of Hours / Choose an item from this drop down menu
ü Other 36 hours of lecture/discussion
Course Credits / ü 3 credits q 6 credits q Other Click here to specify
Course Description
(Restricted to 50-75 words, present tense and active voice) / This course is an historical selection of Canadian literature from 1914 to the contemporary period. Course readings may include fiction, poetry, drama, criticism and nonfiction as well as other forms. Authors taught may include Margaret Laurence, Margaret Atwood, Thomas King and Timothy Findley. Students develop an understanding of Canadian “literary tradition,” while critiquing the processes by which this “tradition” is constructed.
Course Grouping or Stream / Does this course belong to a Group or Stream?
q No ü Yes Part of Literary History II
Program Implications / Does this course have program implications?
q No ü Yes. It will be one of the options listed in Literary History II.
Cross-Listing or Cross-Coding / q Cross-Listed - this course may be credited towards
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q Cross-Coded - this course is cross-coded with
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Learning Expectations/
Outputs
(6-8 points, visible, measurable and in active voice) / Course Expectations: By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and analyze the major authors, texts, themes and questions that construct “Canadian literature” from 1914.
2. Develop the skills of close reading, whether studying a work of poetry, fiction, drama, or nonfiction.
3. Apply critical and theoretical methodologies to the analysis of diverse texts.
4. Construct literary arguments about Canadian texts while employing secondary sources appropriately in proper essay format.
5. Express ideas comfortably and respectfully in class discussion as well as in small-group interaction
Course Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate:
1. A broad understanding of the historical development of Canadian Literature from 1914.
2. An awareness of what arguably distinguishes Canadian literature from British and American, as well as an ability to engage with this argument.
3. An ability to interpret texts and develop lines of argument.
4. A promising ability to gather, comprehend, and assess secondary sources.
5. An ability to communicate in reliably clear, coherent, and correct prose.

Comparative Data (Strongly recommended but not required)

Please list course numbers and titles. Course descriptions are NOT necessary.

University / Equivalent Course(s) and Titles / Non-Equivalent but 50% or more overlap
Brock / Click here to enter text. / ENGL 2P65: Modern Can. Lit.
ENGL 2P66: Contemporary Can. Lit.
Carelton / ENGL 2802A: CAN. LIT. / Click here to enter text.
Guelph / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Lakehead / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Laurentian / ENGL 3445G/EL SURVEY OF CAN. LIT. / Click here to enter text.
McMaster / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
OCAD / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Ottawa / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Queen’s / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Toronto / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Trent / Click here to enter text. / CAST 2500: FOUNDATIONS IN CAN LIT.
Waterloo / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Western / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Wilfrid Laurier / Click here to enter text. / EN263 Canadian Fiction Before 1980 0.5
EN267 Contemporary Canadian Fiction 0.5
EN268 Canadian Poetry in English 0.5
EN270 Canadian Drama in English
Windsor / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
York / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.

B)  Statement of Need:

Along with ENGL 2256, this course replaces ENGL 2255 Canadian Literature from the Colonial to the Contemporary which will be banked.

C)  Statement of Resources:

No new resources are needed.

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