World Literature

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the major genres of world literature: novels, short stories, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. The focus is on strengthening the communication skills of reading, writing, viewing, speaking, and listening in an integrated fashion. A wide variety of literary genres is offered to meet reading abilities and personal interests. Several literary works are taught in class and outside readings appropriate to the course level are required.  Central to the writing program is the composing process in which students learn to prepare, write, and edit for a variety of audiences and purposes. Instruction in the support skills, grammar, usage, and mechanics, is stressed within the editing phase of the composing process. The focus of the course is to strengthen communications skills of reading, writing, viewing, speaking, and listening and to adapt literature activities to the students’ reading and writing abilities.