University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature

Department of British and American Culture and Literature

Course: INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE

Lecturer: Ms. Phạm Thị Hồng Ân, M.A.
honganp@rocketmail.com

Week Date Content Presentation

assignment
1 20/8/2018 Introduction
2 24/8 (Fri) Introduction (cont.)
3 27/8 Kate Chopin - The story of an hour (1894) Group 1
4 8/9 (Sat) Kate Chopin - The story of an hour (cont.)
5 10/9 Kate Chopin - The story of an hour (cont.)
6 15/9 (Sat) O’ Henry – The Gift of the Magi (1905) Group 2
7 17/9 O’ Henry – The Gift of the Magi (cont.)
8 22/9 (Sat) O’ Henry – The Gift of the Magi (cont.)
9 24/9 William Somerset Maugham – The Verger (1936) Group 3
10 1/10 William Somerset Maugham – The Verger (cont.)
11 8/10 William Somerset Maugham – The Verger (cont.)
12 15/10 MID-TERM TEST
13 22/10 Doris Lessing – Flight (1952) Group 4
14 29/10 Doris Lessing – Flight (cont.)
15 5/11 Doris Lessing – Flight (cont.)

Reference material:
 DiYanni, R. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay, 4/e. Boston:
McGraw-Hill, 1998.
 Kennedy, X. J. and D. Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama, Compact Edition, 3/e. New York: Longman, 2001.
 Griffith, K. Writing Essays about Literature, 3/e. Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1990.
 Lê, H. Lộc & Nguyễn, H. Linh. A Course in American Literature. HCMC: VNU-HCM
Publishing House, 2002.
 Spack, R. The International Story. An Anthology with Guidelines for Reading and
Writing about Fiction. New York: St. Martins, 1994.

Policy:
1. Students skipping more than 4 class meetings are not allowed to take the final test.
2. Cheating in any form, including plagiarism, results in a failing grade.
3. Eating and phone calls are not allowed during the class session.

Assessment:
 Mid-term test: 30%
o Performance (written responses, presentations): 30%
o Mid-term essay (one essay on a given topic, written in class): 70%
 Final assessment: 70%