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Course Handout I. Course Title Essentials of English and American Literature II. Teaching Hours 105 hours III. Course Description This course intends to lead the students well on their way to literary thoughts, literary schools, major writers and their works in the history of British and American literature. Works are to be studied in both their literary context and the historical and cultural context of the time thereby helping students to make further studies in the fields of British and American literature. IV. Course Objective The aim of the course is to develop students’ interest in literature and to give the students a critical appreciation of English and American literary works. To obtain a basic understanding of English and American literature and culture, students are supposed to read the original version of literary texts and appreciate the plots, the theme, and the style of the texts. Furthermore, students are encouraged to appreciate the variety of perspectives and enhance reading and analytical skill, which will be of substantial help to establish the individual angle and voice within a broad range of opinions and findings. V. Attendance This course is compulsory for senior English majors. VI. Subsequent Courses English and American Poems English and American Short Stories English and American Essays VII. Course Syllables Cf. Attachment VIII. Teaching Plan Cf. Attachment IX. Evaluation A course paper at the end of the fifth term and a test at the end of the sixth term; classroom performance 30% ; paper or test: 70% X. Textbooks and Reference Books Textbooks Bingshan, Liu. A Short History of English literature. Henan Renmin Publishing House. 1993. Yaoxin, Chang. A Survey of American Literature. Nankai University Press.2003 Yangqing, Gui Xianglin, Wu. Selected Readings in English and American Literature. Foreign Translation Publishing Corp. 1985. Aimin, Chen. Reading American Literature. Nanjing Normal University Press. 1996. Reference books Shoure