ENG 257M - Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Asian/Pacific Literature

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: "C" of higher in ENG 100 OR placement in ENG 209-260

Although stereotypes of both Asian and Pacific Islanders have existed through history, writers in English, in both groups, have emerged to tell their stories, battling misconceptions. The course studies and analyzes Asian and Pacific writers who deal with issues like colonialism, immigration, and marginalism. The works will be read as pieces of literatures while carefully considering their poetic and narrative forms.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of ENG 257M, the student will be able to:

  • Use basic concepts and terminology particular to literary analysis.
  • Recognize major themes in a work of literature, explore their implications, and identify their basic assumptions.
  • Analyze the artistry of literary works and become better acquainted with writers as artists.
  • Recognize the need for literary evidence to support opinions and ideas regarding literary work.
  • Express opinions and responses to literature clearly and effectively in writing.
  • Consider each reading selection as a product of a specific cultural context and compare that context to one’s own.
  • Examine each work of literature from varying analytical, critical, and literary vantage points.
  • Recognize and explore major themes in a work of literature.
  • Analyze the relationship between form, language, and content in literature.
  • Provide literary evidence to support opinions and ideas about literature.
  • Use basic concepts and terminology particular to literary analysis.
  • Express opinions and responses to literature clearly and effectively in writing.
  • Write papers on different literary problems related to cross-cultural perspectives.