Introduction
Welcome
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Welcome to English 42L! 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 Romantic period (1798 to 1832) through the modern and postmodern periods (1901 to the present).
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.
