ENG 3550 - Global Literature

• Students will be able to describe characteristics of significant genres associated with non-Western literary traditions using critical and theoretical terminology.
• Students will be able to describe relationships between the historical and cultural contexts associated with the works studied, as well as way this literature is represented and perceived from both within the culture and from outside of it.
• Students will be able to recognize a multiple communication styles and strategies in global literature and relate those to communication both within and outside the classroom.
• Students will be able to evaluate and use strategies to mitigate their own biases by exploring non-Western texts exploring, celebrating, and/or problematizing various issues of identity, including cultural, racial, gender, ethnic, religious, linguistic.
• Students will be able to describe the benefits of multi-cultural and transnational perspectives in their own lives.
• Students will be able to ask complex questions about global literature and articulate answers that reflect multiple cultural perspectives.
• Students will be able to use literary evidence to make effective arguments about literary works.
• Students will be able to interact with others who are culturally different from themselves in an open and supportive way.