HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE
Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City
Bachelor of Arts (AB)
Major: English
Course Outline
I. Course No. : English 12
Credit : 3 units
II. Course Title : English and American Literature
Pre-requisites : Eng 1, Eng 2
III. Course Description:
This course deals with the study of literary forms in the different periods of
development of English and American Literature.
IV. Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the students can:
A. Cognitive (Knowledge) :
1. Identify English and American authors and their corresponding
contributions to literature.
2. Discuss the works of these authors and relate these to real life by
transforming them into meaningful experiences.
3. Present a formal analysis of the selections.
4. Compare identified selections.
B. Affective (Attitude) :
1. Give importance to the works of American and English authors by showing
appreciation and internalizing the values acquired from their writings.
C. Psychomotor (Skills) :
1. Perform activities appropriate to each selection.
2. Execute suggested activities with interest and enthusiasm.
V. Course Outline
Contents
A. Literature of 1620
1.Christopher Columbus
a. Letter to Luis De Santangel
b. Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella
B. Stories of the beginning of the world
1. The Iroquois creation story.
2. The Pima stories of the beginning of the world
3. Native American Trickster Tales
4. The Winnebago Trickster Cycle
No. of Hours
2
1
1
1
C. Literature (1620-1820)
1. The Way to Wealth
2. On Equality of the Sexes
D. American Literature (1820-1865)
1. The Deer slayer
2. The Last of the Mohicans
3. Rip Van Winkle
4. To a Waterfowl
5. Fable
6. The Anecdote
E. Contemporary American Literature
1. The Hack Driver
2. Locomotive
3. Brothering Fish
4. Trees
5. Roofs
F. English Literature
1. Roman influence on English Literature
a. Venerable Bede and King Alfred
b. Beowulf
c. The Canterbury Tales
d. The Knight
e. The Franklin
f. The Prioress
g. The Guildsmen
h. The Pardoner’s Tale
i. Sir Patrick Spence
j. Sonnet No. 18
k. Hamlet
G. The influence of the Bible on English Literature
1. A Meditation upon a Broomstick
2. The Trout
3. The Doll’s House
4. Ambition
5. The Machine and Man
Total
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2.5
3.5
1.5
1.5
1
1.5
2
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
1.5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1.5
54 hours
VI. References
A. Books
Ref. 1. Baym et al. (1999) . The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York, US:
Norton and Company.
Ref. 2. Broadway (2006). The broadway anthology of British literature. Vol 4. Age of
Romanticism . Australia: Broadway Press.
Ref. 3. Cannon, C. (2008). Middle English literature-A cultural history. Cambridge, UK:
Polity Press.
Ref. 4. Conrad, P. (2006). Cassel’s history of English literature. London: Weidenfeld
and Nicolson.
Ref. 5.. Corns, T. N. (2007). A history of seventeenth century English literature. USA:
Blackwell Publishing.
Ref. 6. Javines, F(1999). English literature. Sampaloc, Manila Rex Book Store, Inc.
1999
Ref. 7. Perkins, G..(1999) The American tradition in titerature. New York USA, The
McGraw Hill Companies .
Ref. 8. Serrano, J (2000), English communication arts and skills. Quezon City, SIBS
Publishing House.
Ref. 9. Pulsiano, P. & Treharne, E. , Eds (2008). A companion to Anglo-Saxon literature.
USA:; Blackwell Publishing.
B. Web Resources
Ref. 9
Bible Research (n.d.). The influence of the King James version on English literature.
http://www.bible-researcher.com/mcafee4.html
Ref. 10 British library. (n. d.) . Timeline of British literature.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/evolvingenglish/accessvers/1000s/index.html
Ref. 11 Chaucer, G. (n.d.)The Canterbury Tales.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/webcore/murphy/canterbury/2genpro.pdf
Ref. 12. Chaucer, G. (n.d.) The Canterbury Tales. Cliffnotes.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/canterbury-tales/summary.html
Ref. 13 Cooper, J. F. (n.d.)The last of the Mohicans. The literature network. http://www.onlineliterature.com/cooperj/mohicans/
Ref. 14 Cooper, J.F. (n.d.)The last of the Mohicans. Sparknotes.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mohicans/
Ref. 15 PowerPoint Presentation- The Doll's House.
caio.ueberalles.net/Mansfield/.../MansfieldWe.
Ref. 16 Shakespeare, W. (n.d.) Hamlet. Sparknotes.
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/summary.html