ENGL 392
American Folklore
English
College of Humanities
Course Description
American folk art and literature and the historical and cultural circumstances from which they developed.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Recommended
ENGL 303 - Ways of Reading. (3) or ENGL 295 - Writing Literary Criticism. (3)
Title
Categories of Folklore, Folk Narrative, and Folk Groups
Learning Outcome
Identify three categories of folklore, four types of folk narrative, and eight folk groups.
Title
Documenting Folklore
Learning Outcome
Identify and apply some methods of recording and archiving local traditions in order to analyze rigorously American texts and artifacts in context of the construction and transmission of the American experience.
Title
Differing Worldviews
Learning Outcome
Relate worldview with the performance of traditions, comparing similarities and differences of groups with differing worldviews and obtaining a wider view of American history and diversity.
Title
Intelligent Reasoning
Learning Outcome
Reason intelligently in oral and written discourse while allowing that traditions are meaningful to participants in places and times different from your present circumstances.
Title
Connecting Folklore Studies
Learning Outcome
Work independently to connect folklore studies with other course work and life experiences and goals.
Title
Perpetuating or Extinguishing Traditional Practices
Learning Outcome
Become engaged with personal, group, and aesthetic dynamics in the performance of traditions and question ethically the choices and forces that help perpetuate or extinguish traditional practices, both locally and globally.
