ENG 208 World Literature: Africa

Explores literary works of African writers from tribal, colonial and post-colonial eras. Recommended: Completion of WR 121Z Composition I or equivalent, and ENG 104.

Note: ENG 207, ENG 208 and ENG 209 need not be taken in sequence.

Credits

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAOT Arts & Letters, AAOT Cultural Literacy, AAS Human Relations, AGS Humanities/Arts, AS Arts & Humanities: Global, AS Cultural Diversity, AS Liberal Arts Core II, AS Liberal Arts Core III, AS Literature & the Arts

Outcomes

Describe how African literature, drawn from tribal, colonial, and post-colonial writers helps to understand the human condition. Interpret African literature through critical reading, writing, and discussion. Analyze narrative and poetic techniques and themes essential to African literature. Explain the importance of certain periods or development in African literature. Participate in activities that encourage personal awareness, growth, and/or creativity through the experience of English literature. Write and speak effectively about one' own and others' ideas.