Introduction
(Joanna Pen - CC)
Welcome to English 41L! This course focuses on helping you to build skills in reading, writing, and speaking in academic English. In addition, the course presents a sampling of the literary heritage of Britain from the Old English period (449–1485) through the period of the Enlightenment (1625–1798).
British literature portrays the events, values, conflicts, and accomplishments of a remarkable country’s rich history, a history that directly and indirectly exerted a profound influence on the birth and evolution of the United States.
The required textbook for this course is Prentice Hall Literature: The British Tradition, 9th edition, 2010 (ISBN: 978-0-133-66655-7). While time will not allow us to read every selection in the textbook, we will read several works from each unit. This course offers a variety of literature, authors, and assignments. It is my hope you will not only gain a better understanding of British literature but enjoy the assigned readings and assignments as well.
