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OBE Syllabus for ENGLISH 108

(1st Semester, 2015-2016)

I.

Course Title

Literary Criticism

II.

Course Description
:
This is a three-unit course that focuses on the contemporary theories being used in the practice
of literary criticism. It also covers the study of various writings as groundwork for applying the literary theories. While students are
engaged in a series of literary analyses, they develop critical thinking and appreciation of literature.

III.

Course Unit

3 units

IV.

Time Allotment

54 hours

V.

Course Pre-requisite

VI.

Course Learning Outcomes

:
At the end of this course, English Major students will be able to:
a. express knowledge and understanding of the foundations of the world of literary criticism;
b. analyze various pieces of writing through the use of literary theories;
c. demonstrate skills in properly using the tenets of the theories and applying them;
d. show acceptance of the advantages and disadvantages of every theory; and
e. promote values and responsibilities inherent to a literary critic.

VII. Course Content

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, TOPICS,
AND TIME ALLOTMENT

STUDENTS LEARNING
OUTCOMES (SLO) AND
ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

EVIDENCES OF LEARNING
OUTCOMES

1. Introduce the nature of literary

criticism.

1.1 Students can participate in

the literary practice of the poem,
Aunt Jennifers Tigers.

Individual participation assessed

through recitation points

Points earned for class

participation

2. Analyze the history of a piece

of work and the life of the writer
through the historicalbiographical criticism.

2.1 Students in group can use the

theory in analyzing the poem, My
Last Duchess by Robert Browning.

Group poem analysis of My Last

Duchess by Robert Browning
assessed though a criteria

Rating for the quality of written

output

3. Discuss how formalism is used

in analyzing a piece of literature.

3.1 Students can deliver an oral

discussion in explaining the main
tenets of formalism.

Oral discussion assessed through

a rubric

4. Use ones own experiences in

applying readers response theory
in analyzing a story.

4.1 Students can make a short

reflection on ones beliefs and life
with reference to the characters
and events in the story analyzed.

5. Promote women empowerment

through the use of a feminists
lens in literary criticism.

6. Analyze a movie using the

theories discussed.

5. 1 Students can create and

share a list of stereotypical roles
of women and symbols of
patriarchal oppression in the play,
Trifles.
6.1 Students can write an
analysis of the movie, Every Child
is Special, using either formalism
or readers response theory.

Rating for the quality of oral

discussion
Output assessed through a
criteria
Rating earned for quality of
output

Individual participation assessed

through recitation points
Rating earned for class
participation
Movie analysis assessed through
a criteria/rubric

15 hours

6. Unlock hidden motives,

Rating for the quality of written

output
6.1 Student-discussants can

Oral discussion assessed through

Rating for the quality of oral

dreams, and desires of characters

in a story using psychoanalysis.

7. Question the social class

struggles of characters and
author, and values that create
conflict between them through
Marxist criticism.

8. Analyze patterns in the text

using structuralism.

9. Review on all the theories

previously discussed.
15 hours

10. Illustrate the history of a

literary work using the
assumptions of New Historicism.

11. Express the truth in history

analyze the characters in the

short story Dead Stars using
psychoanalytic criticism.
6.2 Students can make inferences
and assumptions on the
presented situations using
psychoanalytic theory.
7.1 Students can respond to the
questions pertaining to social
classes and the conflicts among
them.
7.2 Students can make a visual
literary analysis of the story, Rice
by Manuel Arguila using Marxism.
8.1 Students can create a
diagram of the relationships
between/among binary
oppositions existing in fairytales.
9.1 Students in group can
participate in the mini quiz bowl
game.
10.1 Students can make a
timeline to identify historic
movements that influenced the
literary work.
11.1 Students can write a letter to

a rubric

discussion

Group discussion of the situations

assessed through a criteria

Rating for the quality of

discussion

Individual participation assessed

through recitation points

Points earned for class

participation

Visual literary analysis assessed

through a rubric/criteria
Rating for the quality of output
Output assessed through pointing
system
Points earned for class
participation
Quiz bowl assessed through
pointing system
Points earned for correct
responses of the group
Output assessed through a
criteria/pointing system
Rating earned for quality of
output
Written letter assessed through a
criteria

using post-colonial criticism.

the oppressed and oppressor/s in

the story being analyzed.

12 hours
11. Demonstrate elements in the
text that apply to in-betweens
in using queer theory.

12. Prove how language is

unstable using deconstructionism.

12 hours

11.1 Students can present a

pantomime showing the elements
in the text perceived as being
both masculine and feminine.
12.1 Students in group can make
a table to classify the meanings
presented as intended or
unintended with reference to the
poem being analyzed.

Presentation assessed through

criteria

Rating earned for quality of

presentation

Output and participation assessed

through giving of recitation points

Rating/scores earned for

correctness of answers/responses

TOTAL= 54 hours
VIII. Course Requirements
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Active Participation
Regular Attendance
Written Reports/Outputs
Oral Discussions
Projects: Movie Analysis, Visual Literary Analysis, Compilation of Literary Theories
Passing Scores in Major Examinations

IX. Grading System

Class Standing
Oral Discussions
Class Participation
Written Outputs

70%
25%
20%
15%

Projects
10%
Major/Term Examinations
TOTAL

30%
100%

(Final Grade= Average of Prelim, Midterm, Pre-final, and Finals)

X. References
A. Book
Habib, M.A.R. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. Australia: Blackwell Publishing 2005
B. Internet
http://owl.english.purdue.edu

Prepared by:

KATRIN B. LUTAO
Instructor

Noted and Approved:

Dr. NELLY A. DETERA

Dean, College of Education