PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to...
Transcript of PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to...
![Page 1: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
PROGRAMINCOMPARATIVELITERATUREANDCULTURE
(CMPL)
UniversityofSanFrancisco
![Page 2: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2
I.MISSIONANDHISTORYA.Mission
TheComparativeLiteratureandCultureprogramlookstothepasttoatraditionofabroadliberalartstraininginliterarystudy,languages,andthehumanities,andatthesametimeanticipatesthegrowingattractionforinterdisciplinaryandcross‐culturalprogramsofstudy.TheCMPLprogrameducatesstudentsintherichintellectualandcreativevaluesembodiedinliteraryworks,whilebridgingthedivisionbetweennationalculturesandtoday’sglobalworld.
TheCMPLprogramrespondstothegrowingdemandforinternationalandtrans‐culturalstudies,andthroughthestudyofworldliteraturesandculturesadvancestheMissionStatementoftheUniversityofSanFranciscoto“preparemenandwomentoshapeamulticulturalworldwithcreativity,generosity,compassion,andchangetheworldfromthere."TheUniversity’sethicalmissionisbothcomplementedandreinforcedbytheprogram'sgoalsandobjectivestopreparestudentsfortheincreasinginterdependencyoftheglobaleconomy,whichconcretelyimpactstheprofessionalfieldsinwhichtheyplace:education,journalism,internationalmedia,communication,publishing,tourism,diplomacy,orotherprofessionsrequiringtranslationandanalyticalskills,aswellasknowledgeofinterculturalandinternationalrelations.
TheCMPLprogram'semphasison"post‐disciplinarity"followsrecentdiscourseinthefieldofComparativeLiterature‐nowadaysoftenredefinedas"WorldLiterature,"whichsuggestsaparadigmaticswitchfromtheemphasisonnation,period,andgenreasdefiningelementsoftextualanalyses,tothefocusontrajectory,lifecycle,andfunction.Thegoalofviewingliteraturesnotasentitieswithincultural,historical,oraestheticboundaries,butdiscussingthemintheirglobalinterconnectedness,contributestoadeeperunderstandingofhumandevelopmentsandtheprocessesofchange.Thisapproachtakesintoaccountthewidevarietyofbackgrounds,interests,andprofessionalambitionsofourstudents,andfostersacriticalengagementbeyondthefieldofliterarystudies.TheCMPLprogramishostedbytheDepartmentofModernandClassicallanguages,andunreservedlypromoteslanguageacquisitionasarequirementfortheaccomplishmentofitsobjectives.Learningaforeignlanguageintroducesstudentstotheinnerworkingsoflanguagesingeneral,includingtheirown,providesapointofdepartureforthedevelopmentofproficiencyadequatetoacademicandprofessionalneeds,andpromotesthemultidisciplinarystudyofculturesandsocietieswhetheroutsideoftheU.S.orwithinourmulticulturalcommunities.Whetherasatooltoinvestigatethepast,analyzethepresent,orforecastthefuture,knowledgeoflanguagesandculturesprovidesUSFstudentswithinterculturalaccesstheywouldotherwiselack.
![Page 3: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
3
B.History
TheCMPLprogramwascreatedinresponsetoanincreasingdemandbystudentsforaHumanitiesbasedprogramofferingliteraryandculturalstudies,withacomparativefocus,andaninterdisciplinaryperspective.
TheCMPLprogramwascreatedin2006andhasnotgonethroughprogramreviewinthepast.
Basedonitsinterdisciplinarynature,theCMPLprogramfostersexcellentworkrelationshipswithotherprogramsanddepartmentsatUSF.TheCMPLprogramreliesheavilyontheofferingsofotherdepartmentsandinterdisciplinaryprogramsforitselectivescourses.Theseprogramsare:AfricanStudies,ArchitectureandDesign,AsianStudies,ClassicalStudies,English,EnvironmentalStudies,EuropeanStudies,FilipinoStudies,FilmStudies,Honorsprogram,JudaicStudies,GenderandSexualitiesStudies,InternationalStudies,LatinAmericanStudies,PerformingArts,SocialJustice,andUrbanStudiesaswellasthevariouslanguage,literatureandcultureofferingsoftheDepartmentofModernandClassicalLanguages.
BydesigntheCMPLprogramfosterscollaborationbetweentheMCLDepartment,whereitishosted,andtheEnglishdepartmentthroughimplementationofacommonCorerequirementforallEnglishandCMPLmajorsandminors.
TheCMPLprogramentertainsgoodrelationshipswiththedifferentlanguageprograms.Withitscomparativefocusandapostnationalapproachtothestudyofworldliteraturesandcultures,theCMPLprogrambridgesthegapbetweenthedifferentlanguageprogramswhoseliteraturesandculturesmaynotbeofferedinthecurriculumoftheirMinors,andotherwisenotstudiedtogether:Arabic,Chinese,Greek,Hebrew,Italian,Japanese,Latin,Portuguese,Russian,Tagalog,andSwahili.TheComparativeapproachoftheCMPLprogramalsobringstogetherthelargerlanguageprograms(French,German,Spanish)whoseliteratureandculturecoursesweretaughtinisolationwithintheirowncurricula.
Recently,ShawnDoubiago,aCMPLadjunctfacultymemberstartedaresearchgrouponWomenandViolencewhosegoalsandobjectivesaretodevelopandadvanceresearchonthetopic,aswellasfostercollaborativeworkamongfacultymembersacrossdisciplines.ThisresearchgroupreachesouttostudentsandtheUSFcommunity,whoareinvitedtoattendinformalfacultypresentationsoftheirwork,filmscreeningsaswellasaReadinggrouphostedbytheGenderandSexualitiesCenterinUC.
ThemoraleandatmospherewithintheCMPLprogramisenthusiastic,supportive,andcollaborative.Instructorsworkveryhardforlargenumbersofstudents.Theyarepassionateaboutthecontentoftheircourses,andarealwaysopentodiscusswaystoimprovethecurriculum,introducenewreadingsintheircourses,and/orexchangevaluableteachingtipswitheachother.
Theamountofworkthatisaskedofadjunctfacultymembersonadailybasisishoweverdiscouraging,andoftenweighsheavilyonthem.Theirwagesarenotcommensuratewiththeir
![Page 4: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
4
responsibilities,qualificationsanddedicationtostudents.Moreover,theircontributionsgounnoticedbytheadministration.
Ifthepresentratioofonefulltimefacultytothreeadjunctfacultymemberspersistsovertime,themoraleandatmospherewilldeteriorate,andtheprogramwillsuffer.
C.Goals
TheCMPLprogramisdesignedtogivestudentstheopportunitytostudyliteratureandotherexpressionsofculturalidentityinawidevarietyofregional,national,andlinguisticcontexts.Itprovidesaglobalperspectiveonculturalmanifestationsanddevelopments,andthusfoundsthebasisforadeeperunderstandingoftrans‐nationaldiscourses,askill,whichhasbecomeincreasinglyessentialforanyengagementasworldcitizens.Theprogram’santicipatedLearningOutcomesarethereforetwofold:intermsofcontent,thefocusliesoncreatinggreaterawarenessofculturalmovementsacrossawidespectrumofspaceandtime,thusfosteringanunderstandingofdifferencesandsimilaritiesinconsiderationofstudents’ownpositioning;intermsofanalyticalskills,CMPLstrivestoprovidestudentswiththetoolsnecessarytogainaccesstoideasexpressedinavarietyofculturalmanifestations,andtobeabletoreflectonthesecriticallywithconsiderationofsignificantinterdisciplinarytheories,including,butnotlimitedto,ColonialismorPost‐Colonialism,Socialjustice,Immigration,Exile,Animalstudies,ViolenceandTrauma,GenderandSexualitiesstudies.WithcompletionoftheMajorinCMPL,studentsarepreparedtotakeonthechallengesofglobalengagementinabroadvarietyofdisciplines,beitMedicine,Law,Politics,Economics,orEducation.Inordertoreachtheseobjectives,CMPL’sclassofferingsandcurriculaaredesignedtobeinclusiveofawiderangeofperspectives,andthereforeattractaparticularlydiversestudentbodywithinouruniversity;thisisapparentinitsclasscompositionsingeneral,aswellasitsMajors.Ourfacultyreflectsthisdiversityintheirbackgroundsandspecificresearchinterests.Ourgoalistoincreasethevisibilityoftheprogramanditsbenefitsforsomanyfieldsofstudy,andtherebyattractmorestudentstopursuetheCMPLMajor.Forthispurpose,moreadministrativesupportintermsoffacultyhiring,classsize,andpromotionoftheprogramisessential.TheCMPLprogramwasdesignedtoappealtostudentseagertodefinetheirownareaofconcentrationwithinadisciplineorasubjectmatterforcomparativestudies.Areasofconcentrationsinthestudyofliterature,culture,artandperformingartsincludeagreatdiversityoforigins,timeperiodsand/orregionsoftheworld.
![Page 5: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
5
Throughthestudyofliteratureandculture,theCMPLprograminvitesstudentstoreflectandanalyzecriticallytimelyissuessuchas,butnotlimitedto,ColonialismorPost‐Colonialism,Socialjustice,Immigration,Animalstudies,ViolenceandTrauma,Genderandsexualitiesstudies,etc.TheCMPLprogramwascreatedforstudentsseekingtoembracethechallengesoftoday'smulticulturalworldinaninternationalstudyprogramwithafocusinthearts.
II.CURRICULUM
A.GeneralTheCMPLprogramoffersaBaccalaureateDegreeinComparativeLiteratureandCulture(B.A.),andaMinorinComparativeliteratureandCulture.
TheComparativeLiteratureandCultureprogramoffersamajorandaminordesignedtobecompletedwithinfouryears.Studentschoosebetweenthreeemphases:Literature,CultureandLanguage,basedonanareaofconcentrationforcomparativestudies.Themajoroffersaflexiblecurriculumallowingstudentstoconcentrateonaparticulardisciplineforcomparativestudies,anddevelopanindividualtopicfortheirseniortheses.RequirementsfortheMajorinCMPL(44units):•IntroductiontoComparativeStudies(Onecourse:4units):CMPL200:IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:CulturesinConflictCMPL200:IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:LiteraturesoftheBodyCMPL195:FYS:TheBeautyoftheBeastinLiteratureandArtCMPL195:FYS:LiteratureoftheChild:TraumaandHealingCMPL200orCMPL195asitsequivalentisthefirstliteratureandculturecourserequiredforallCMPLmajorsandminors.FYSCMPL195isofferedto1styearstudentsonly.CMPL200andCMPL195examineandanalyzeoneorseveralrelatedthemesthroughawidevarietyofculturesandliteraturesofdifferentgenres,periodsandregionsoftheworld.Thecoursealsointroducestheoreticalconceptsandtoolsforpracticingliteraryanalyses.
![Page 6: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
6
•TwoForeignLanguageCourses(fourthandfifthsemester)(Twocourses:8units):TheCMPLmajorrequiresthatstudentstakeafourthsemesterofaforeignlanguage(French202,Spanish202…),andafifthsemesteratthe300‐level(French320,324,orSpanish310,350…)inthesameforeignlanguage.Thesecoursesaretaughtinthetargetlanguageforlanguageproficiency,exposuretotheliteraturesandculturesassociatedwiththatlanguage,andoneormoreregionsoftheworld.
•CMPL299:CriticalAnalysis(pre‐requisiteCMPL200orCMPL195)(OneCourse:4units):CriticalAnalysisiscross‐listedwithENG299.ItisthesecondrequiredcourseforallCMPLmajorsandminors(sophomoreorjunioryear).ThiscourseisacorerequirementforEnglishandCMPLmajors.ThecommonCorerequirementenrichesstudents’experiencein,andperspectiveontheirrespectivemajorsanddisciplines.CriticalAnalysisoffersanin‐depthstudyofmoreadvancedtheoreticalconceptsandtoolsforliteraryanalysesonavarietyofthemes.Itpreparesstudentsforconductingresearchonatopicoftheirchoice.
•Six(6)Electivestobechosenamongtheofferingsofvariousdepartmentsandinterdisciplinaryprograms(SixCourses:24units):
a) ElectivesfortheMajorswithaLiteratureoraCultureEmphasis:EachelectivemustbecarefullyselectedbystudentstosupporttheiremphasisinLiteratureorCulture,andanareaofconcentration,whichultimatelypreparesthemforwritingtheirseniorthesis.
b) ElectivesfortheMajorwithaLanguageEmphasis:
Eachofthesix(6)electivesfortheLanguageemphasismustbetakeninthetargetlanguageofthefirstandsecondforeignlanguagesselectedbythestudent.Aminimumoftwo(2)electivesmustbecompletedatthe300‐leveloraboveinthetargetlanguageofthestudent’ssecondforeignlanguage.
•TheCapstoneSeminar:PoliticalFictions(Onecourse:4units):TheCapstoneseminaristhethirdliteratureandculturecourserequiredforallCMPLmajorsandminors.StudentsmajoringinCMPLenrollintheCapstoneSeminarinthelastsemesteroftheirsenioryear,uponcompletionofallotherrequirementsforthemajor,includingthelanguagerequirement,andtheirsix(6)electives.
Thecapstoneseminarservesasbookendforthemajor.Itsynthesizesthevariousideas,concepts,approaches,andlanguagesstudiedthroughoutthestudent’sprogram.Itpreparesstudentstograduatestudiesresearchandrequireswritingaseniorthesis(18‐25pages).
![Page 7: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7
RequirementsfortheMinorinCMPL(24units):
•IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:(OneCourse:4units)CMPL200:IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:CulturesinConflictCMPL200:IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:LiteraturesoftheBodyCMPL195:FYS:TheBeautyoftheBeastinLiteratureandArtCMPL195:FYS:LiteratureoftheChild:TraumaandHealingCMPL200orCMPL195isthefirstliteratureandculturecourserequiredforallCMPLmajorsandminors.CMPL195isofferedto1styearstudentsonly.CMPL200andCMPL195examineandanalyzeoneorseveralrelatedthemesthroughawidevarietyofculturesandliteraturesofdifferentgenres,periodsandregionsoftheworld.Thecoursealsointroducestheoreticalconceptsandtoolsforpracticingliteraryanalyses.
•TwoForeignLanguageCourses(fourthandfifthsemester)(TwoCourses:8units)TheCMPLminorrequiresthatstudentstakeafourthsemesterofaforeignlanguage(French202,Spanish202…),andafifthsemesteratthe300‐level(French320,324,orSpanish310,350…)inthesameforeignlanguage.Thesecoursesaretaughtinthetargetlanguageforlanguageproficiency,exposuretotheliteraturesandculturesassociatedwiththatlanguage,andoneormoreregionsoftheworld.
•CMPL299:CriticalAnalysis(pre‐requisiteCMPL200orCMPL195)(OneCourse:4units):CriticalAnalysisisthesecondrequiredcourseforallCMPLmajorsandminors(sophomoreorjunioryear).ThiscourseisacorerequirementforEnglishandCMPLmajorsaswell.ThecommonCorerequirementenrichesstudents’experiencein,andperspectiveontheirrespectivemajorsanddisciplines.CriticalAnalysisoffersanin‐depthstudyofmoreadvancedtheoreticalconceptsandtoolsforliteraryanalysesonavarietyofthemes.Itpreparesstudentsforconductingresearchonatopicoftheirchoice.
•Oneelectivetobechosenamongtheofferingsofvariousdepartmentsandinterdisciplinaryprograms.(OneCourse:4units)Theelectivemustbecarefullyselectedbystudentstopreparethemforwritingamajorpaper.
•TheCapstoneSeminar:PoliticalFictions(OneCourse:4units)TheCapstoneseminaristhethirdliteratureandculturecourserequiredforallCMPLminors.StudentsenrollintheCapstoneSeminarinthelastsemesteroftheirsenioryear,uponcompletionofallotherrequirementsforthemajor,includingthelanguagerequirement,andtheirelective.
![Page 8: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
8
Thecapstoneseminarservesasbookendfortheminor.Itsynthesizesthevariousideas,concepts,approaches,andlanguagesstudiedthroughoutthestudent’sprogram.Itpreparesstudentstowritingamajorpaper(12‐15pages).b.CourseDescriptions:
CMPL195FirstYearSeminar:LiteratureoftheChild:TraumaandHealingThisfirstyearseminarintroducesstudentstoliteraryrepresentationsofchildhoodtraumawithafocusonethnic,class,gender,power,andglobalizationissues.Studentswillinvestigatethedifficultiesinherenttocertainchildhoodexperiencesandtraumasindifferentculturesandsocieties.Theoriesandrepresentationswillberelatedtoreal‐worldissuesthroughdialogueandfocuson21stcenturychildhoodexperienceinbothWesternandnon‐Westernliteratures,films,andcultures.
CMPL195FirstYearSeminar:TheBeautyoftheBeastinLiteratureandArtHumans’connectionstotherealmofanimalscanbeofsymbolic,symbiotic,and/oranthropomorphicnaturebutrecentstudiesrevealtheimportanceandurgencyofre‐examiningtheimplicationsofsuchconcepts.Let’sexploretheintricaciesoftheHuman‐Animalrelationtounderstandthemoral,socialandpoliticalimplicationsofselectedworksofliterature,films,andcultures,andhowthetopichasevolvedtoday.Theoriesandrepresentationswillberelatedtoreal‐worldissuesthroughdialogueandfocuson21stcenturyinbothWesternandnon‐Westernliteratures,films,andcultures.
CMPL200IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:LiteraturesoftheChild:TraumaandHealingThegoalofthiscourseistodevelopcriticalandcreativereading,thinking,andwritingskillsthroughdiscussionandanalysisofselectedtextsrepresentingchildhoodtraumawithafocusonethnic,class,gender,power,andglobalizationissues.Studentswillinvestigatethedifficultiesinherenttocertainchildhoodexperiencesandtraumasindifferentculturesandsocieties.Theoriesandrepresentationswillberelatedtoreal‐worldissuesthroughdialogueandfocuson21stcenturychildhoodexperienceinbothWesternandnon‐Westernliteratures,films,andcultures.(Althoughthetitleisthesame,someoftherequirementsinthis200coursearedifferentfromthe195FYS).CMPL200IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:CulturesinConflictThegoalofthiscourseistodevelopcriticalandcreativereading,thinking,andwritingskillsthroughdiscussionandanalysisofselectedtextsfromworldliteraturethatrepresentconflictinvarioussocialandculturalcontexts.Thepoems,plays,shortstories,novels,essays,andfilmschosenforthisclassshareanumberofthemes,whichwewilldiscussthroughoutthesemester,buteachworkisalsotheproductofauniqueculturalandhistoricalexperience.FromanancientWesternepiconwartoworksonpoliticalviolenceandglobalinequalitiesinthetwentieth‐century,wewilldiscussvariousrepresentationsofconflictexpressedinliterature:gender,power,nation,ethnicity,sexuality,class,language,etc.WewilltracetheseissuesinbothWesternandnon‐Westernliterature,film,andculture.
![Page 9: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
9
CMPL200IntroductiontoComparativeStudies:LiteraturesoftheBodyThegoalofthiscourseistodevelopcriticalandcreativereading,thinking,andwritingskillsthroughdiscussionandanalysisofselectedtextsfromworldliteraturethatrepresenttheBody.Thebooks,plays,shortstories,poems,essays,andfilmschosenforthisclassshareanumberofthemesincommon,whichwewilldiscussthroughoutthesemester,buteachworkisalsotheproductofauniqueculturalandhistoricalexperience.WewillbeginwithancientWesternviewsthatindicateourlong‐standingproblematicrelationshipwiththeBody,beitsymbolicorliteral.ComparingWesternviewswithnon‐Westernviews,wewilldiscussthedifferentrolestheBodyplaysinsuchtopicsasmorality,socialacceptance,fashion,genderandsexualities,self‐image,imagesofwar,memoryandloss.
CMPL299CriticalAnalysisThiscourseisnowrequiredforlowerdivisionmajorsintheLiteratureTrackandComparativeLiterature;inlightofthis,thecoursenumberhasbeenchangedfromEnglish390toEnglish299andCMPL299.Withtheexceptionofthosewhohavenotalreadytakenitbecausetheyarefulfillingtheircoursesaccordingtoapreviouscurriculum,sophomoresshouldtakethiscourse.Ourprimaryobjectiveistoexamineproblemsthatseemtoosimpletowastetimeon:WhatisthedisciplineofEnglish?Whatisliterature?Whatisdifference?Whatisastory?Whatisanauthor?Whatisinterpretation?Whatisdesire?Thesequestionsleadtothenatureoflanguageitself,andhowwords,orsigns,servebothaselementsinasymbolicsystemand,inAugustine’swords,things:“Thuseverysignisalsoathing,forthatwhichisnotathingisnothingatall;butnoteverything,[asistrueofwords],isalsoasign.”Asthetitlesuggests,centraltothiscourseisthepracticeofanalyzingtexts.Wewill,infact,lookatafewliterarytexts,butwewillreturntothemoverandoveragain,examiningthemthroughseveraldifferentlensessothatwecanseethedifferentpartsofliteraturethatcomeintofocusaswediscussthesedeceptivelysimplequestionsandthevariousliterarytheoriesthatscholarshavetested.Wewillbereadingclassictheoreticaltextsthatprovidetoolsforinterpretingliteratureaswellasafewliterarytexts.“Literatureisthequestionminustheanswer.”–RolandBarthes
CMPL400CapstoneSeminar:PoliticalFictionsWearefacedwithamultitudeoffictionseveryday:fictionsofadvertising,politicians,sitcoms,novels,relationships,movies,histories,mediareports,religions,andfictionsoflifeitself.Inmodernsociety,wehavecometoassociatetheterm“fiction”withuntruthormyth,butthewordhasitsrootsintheactofformingorcreating.ItcomesfromtheMiddleEnglishficcioun,whichderivesfromfictus,thepastparticipleoffingere,whichmeans“toform.”Thus,likethetruedefinitionoftheterm,“fiction”isanassemblageofconnotationslinkedwithcreating,shapingortelling.Inthisseminar,wewilllookatavarietyoffictions:novels,shortstories,poems,andfilmsinanattempttodiscernhowtheyhavebothshapedandbeenshapedbythemodernpoliticallandscape—perhapsitselfacollectionoffictions.TheCapstoneseminarwillsynthesizethevariousideas,concepts,approaches,andlanguagesstudiedthroughoutthestudent’sprogramandintroducestudentstograduate‐levelresearchmethodsandtheoreticalapproaches.TheCapstoneseminarwillserveasabookendforthe
![Page 10: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
10
majorinComparativeLiteratureandcapoffthestudent’sundergraduateeducationwithwritingaseniorthesis.DistinguishedFeaturesofthePrograma)Emphases:AdistinguishedfeatureofthisacademicprogramistheopportunitytodeclareanemphasiswithintheMajor.StudentsmaychoosebetweenaLiterature,CultureorLanguageemphasis.
AlthoughtheCorerequirementsforallthreeemphasesarethesame,studentswhochoosetheLiteratureemphasiswillfocusonthestudyofliteratureandliterarytexts,withacomparativeapproachandmethodologiestoexploreandadvancetheirtopicofchoiceforwritingtheirseniortheses.
StudentswhochoosetheCultureemphasiswillfocusonthestudyofmaterialrelevanttodisciplinesincluding,butnotlimitedto,literature,history,politics,sociology,artsorperformingartstoexploreandadvancetheirtopicofchoiceforwritingtheirseniortheses.
StudentswhochoosetheLanguageemphasiswillfocusonthestudyoftwoforeignlanguages,theirliteraturesandculturestoexploreandadvancetheirtopicofchoiceforwritingtheirseniortheses.
b)Electives:
AnotherdistinguishedfeatureoftheCMPLBaccalaureatedegreeistheopportunityforstudentstochoosesixelectivesamongtheofferingsofallinterdisciplinaryprogramsanddepartmentsatUSF.Studentsgreatlygainfromtheexposuretolearningfromdifferentmaterialandmethodologiesacrossdisciplines,adiversityofinstructors,theirresearchfields,andteachingmethodologies.
c)SeniorThesis
TheCapstoneseminar,whichservesasbookendoftheCMPLdegreewiththeopportunityforstudentstowriteasupervisedseniorthesis,isanotherdistinguishedfeatureoftheUSFCMPLprogram.Theseniorthesispreparesstudentsforgraduateresearch;itgivesthemtheopportunitytoworkonatopicthatreflectstheirpersonality,personalgoals,andendeavor.Thesesareoftenusedinsupportoftheirapplicationsforgraduateschooloraswritingsampleforajob.
![Page 11: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
11
C.NumberofMajors
Thefollowingtablespresentthenumbersofdeclaredmajorsandminorssinceinceptionoftheprogramin2006(updatedonNovember15th,2011).
Numbersincludeallstudentsenrolledeverysemesteruntilgraduation.
ACADEMIC CLASS GrandTotalPERIOD Freshman Soph. Junior Senior
Fall2006 1 2 1 4Spring2007 3 3 6Fall2007 1 1 4 6 12
Spring2008 2 6 6 14Fall2008 1 2 3 4 10
Spring2009 2 2 5 9Fall2009 1 3 2 5 11
Spring2010 1 2 5 4 12Fall2010 3 2 3 6 14
Spring2011 3 3 2 5 13Fall2011 3 5 4 12
GrandTotal 10 21 37 49 117
D.Numberofdegreesawarded
ThefollowingtablesillustratesthenumberofComparativeLiteratureandCultureMajorsawardedsinceinceptionoftheprogramin2006(updatedNovember15th,2011)
ETHNICITY
ACADEMICPERIOD GENDER AfricanAmerican
International
NativeAmerican White Grand
TotalSpring2008 M 1 1
F 1 1 2 4Spring2008Total 1 1 3 5
Spring2009 M 1 1 F 2 2
Spring2009Total 3 3Fall2009 M 1 1
Fall2009Total 1 1Summer2010 F 1 1
Summer2010Total 1 1Fall2010 F 1 1
Fall2010Total 1 1Spring2011 M 1 1
F 1 1Spring2011Total 1 1 2
GrandTotal 2 1 1 9 13
![Page 12: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
12
E.Enrollmentsandprojections
AlthoughtheCMPLprogramenrollsfewmajorseveryyear,ithashadasteadyenrollmentaveraging2or3majorseachyearsinceinceptionin2006.Becauseofitscurriculumdiversityandflexibility,theCMPLprogramhasgreatpotentialforenrollmentgrowth.
Atatimeofeconomicdownturn,withrecordhightuitionratesinthestatesystemononehand,andreductionsorcancellationsofclassofferings,studentswhocometoUSFdosotomaximizetheircollegeexperience.TheCMPLdegreeprovidestheflexibilitythatallowsstudentstofocusondevelopingabroadbasisofknowledgefromwhichtheywillbenefitinanyfutureacademicorprofessionalendeavors.
Itishardtoprojectanenrollmentincreaseinthenext5to10yearshowever,unlesstheprogramreceivestheappropriatemeansandsupporttoincreaseitsvisibilityandgrowth.
F.Curricularcontent
Curricularcontentofthecorecoursesforthemajorandminorisdeterminedeachyearthroughmeetingsanddiscussionswiththefacultymembersteachingintheprogram.Themesarebasedoncurrentandtimelyresearchofthefaculty'sandthestudents'interestsintoday'ssocietyandtheglobalworld.
Syllabi,readingassignments,numberofexams,endofsemesterclassprojects,classpresentations,allothercourserequirementsandclasspoliciesarecommonacrosssectionsofthesamecoursewithsomevariationsattheinstructors'discretionbasedontheirindividualpreferences,andresearchspecialties.
G.Curriculumandothersimilarprograms
ThisCMPLcurriculumissimilartomostundergraduateprogramsinCMPLnationallyandinternationallywiththeadvantageofitslocationinSanFrancisco.TheCMPLprogramatUSFattractsamorediversestudentpopulationwithincreasedinterestandsensitivitytoamulticulturalpopulation,itssocialandculturaldiversity,bringingawarenesstoissuesofsocialjustice,andthefightagainstdiscrimination,asreflectedinthegoalsandmissionstatementoftheUniversity.Additionally,theCMPLprogramtakesitsstrengthfromitsforeignlanguagebase.
H.Programphilosophywithregardtocoreandservicecourses
ThephilosophyhasbeentooffermultiplesectionsofservicecoursesintheCoreforLiteraturetoattractmajorsandminorsintheCMPLprogram.However,thisphilosophyhasnotprovedtobeanefficientrecruitmenttool.Thestudentpopulationinthesecoursesismostlycomposedofseniorswhotakethecoursetofulfilltheirliteraturerequirement.Moreover,thelargeenrollmentof40perclassdefeatsindividualattention,whichwouldfacilitaterecruitmentandpromotionoftheprogram.
![Page 13: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
13
TheCMPLprogramincludesonlythreecorerequiredcoursesatthreedifferentlevels:introductiontoComparativeStudies,CriticalAnalysis,andtheCapstoneseminar.Thefirstrequiredcourseisalsoaservicecourse,whichenrollslargenumbersofstudentsineachofitsmultiplesectionsmakingCMPLtheprincipalproviderofservicecoursesfortheLiteraturecoreintheCollegeofArtsandSciences.Thesecondcourse,CriticalAnalysis,iscommontoCMPLandEnglishmajors.TheCapstoneseminarhasbeenrunasdirectedstudiesbecauseoflowenrollmentsinthemajor.
Thepre‐requisiteforCriticalanalysis(CMPL299)isIntroductiontoComparativeStudies(CMPL200).Thepre‐requisitefortheCapstoneseminar(CMPL400)isCMPL299;Thepre‐requisiteforafifthandsixthsemesterofaforeignlanguageisthefirstthreesemestersofthatsamelanguage.Thepre‐requisiteforgraduationiscompletionandapprovalofsixelectivecourses,andaseniorthesis.
Studentstaketheirsixelectivesatthe300level,whichistheintermediatehigh,orlowadvancedlevel,dependingonthestructureofthedifferentprogramsandtheirnumberingsystems.Althoughofferedatamoreadvancedlevel,someofthesecoursesarealsoCollegecorerequirementswithanenrollmentcapat40studentsperclass.Whileprioritizingtheirareaofconcentration,werecommendthatstudentschoosetheirelectivecourseswithapreferenceforclasseswithlowerenrollmentcaps,butitisnotarulethatcanbeenforced.Overall,CMPLmajorsfulfillthemajorityoftheirelectivesinsmallerclasseswithacapat25.
Foreignlanguageclasseshaveacapat22.First,secondandthirdsemesterareoftenfilledtocapacityat22.Howeverenrollmentsdecreasedramaticallyinfourth,fifthandsixthsemestercourses,whichenrollInternationalStudies,CMPL,andlanguagemajorsandminorsonly.
TheCMPLprogramgreatlycontributestotheCollegeCoreLiteraturerequirementandtheCulturalDiversityrequirementbyoffering:oneFirstYearSeminar(CMPL195)eachsemester;3or4sectionsofIntroductiontoComparativeStudies(CMPL200)eachsemesterincludingonesectioninthesummer.WewouldliketothinkthatourofferingsofcoreliteraturecoursesincreaseourvisibilityoncampusandhelpusrecruitstudentsintotheCMPLmajorandminor.However,weconsiderthehighenrollmentceilingsetat40tobeaseriousobstacletosoundpedagogyinaliteratureprogram.EnrollmentsintheCorehoverattheceilinginvirtuallyeverysection,andsometimesexceedthelimit.Lackofindividualattentionintheselargeclassesalsoworksagainstpromotingourprogram.Theproportionofnon‐majorsinCMPL200classesrangesfrom39to1orless,anddoesnotfosterasuitablelearningenvironmentforCMPLmajors,notdoesitmakethemfeelathomeinthesecourses.Thefirstyearseminarsareamuchbetteroptionbuttheyareopenonlytofirstyearstudents.WearehopingthatthecreationofseminarsfortransferstudentswillhelpdevelopasenseofbelongingintheCMPLmajor.
![Page 14: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
14
TheFirstYearSeminars(CMPL195)counttowardtheLiteratureCoreandtheCulturalDiversityrequirements.Theirenrollmentceilingssetat16aredesignedforstudentsintheirfirstorsecondsemesteratUSF.TheFYSprovidesagoodsettingforrecruitmenttotheCMPLmajorandminor.TheFYSprogramatUSFisonlyfouryearsold,andwasuntilrecentlyrestrictedtofull‐timefacultyofferings.Therationalefortherestrictionwasduetoatrialperiodfordevelopingcurricula,andimplementationofthenewprogram;restrictionsonastipend($50perstudentenrolled)forextra‐curricularactivities,andtherequirementofincreasedcontacthourswithstudentsforoffcampusandextra‐curricularactivities.Howevertheprogramwasrecentlyopentoselectedparttimeadjunctfacultymembers.ShawnDoubiagowassolicitedtodevelopaFYSseminartobeofferedforthefirsttimeinthespring2012.OurplanistoincreaseofferingsofFYSeverysemester.WhilecontinuingtocontributetotheCollegeCoreCurriculum,thedevelopmentandimplementationofFYScanoffsetthehighenrollmentsofCMPL200.Wearecommittedtodevelopingmorereasonableminimumandmaximumenrollmentcapsinourcoursesbecauseitaffectsthequalityofourteachingaswellasstudents’learningoutcomes.Themaximumenrollmentinour200coursessetat40istoohigh.Conversely,wehavetoresorttoteachingtheCapstoneSeminarasdirectedstudiesbecauseenrollmentsarefewerthan7.Studentsinaclassof40donotgettheattentionneededforacoursewithanintensivereadingandwritingcomponent.StudentswhohavetoresorttoDirectedStudieswhenaclassiscancelleddonotgettheclassexperienceandthecontacthourstheyneedtoachievetheirlearninggoals.Facultymembersareaversetoteachingverylargeclasses,aswellasmultipledirectedstudies,whichrepresentanextraordinaryamountoftimeinadditiontotheirregularteachingloads.LargeenrollmentcapsinCMPLcorecourseshavebeenusedasbargainingtoolsbytheFrenchlanguageprograminparticulartokeepitslow‐enrolledupper‐divisioncoursesrunning.TheCMPLprogramincreasesenrollmentsinfourthandfifthsemestersofforeignlanguagecoursesandpromotesminorsinlanguageprograms.AlthoughcollegialityamongthelanguageprogramsandCMPLisgood,theMCLdepartmenthasnotcontributedsignificantlytopromotingtheCMPLprograminreturn.TheMCLprogramprimaryfocusisonrecruitingmajorsfortheirownaswellasofferingenoughcoursesinthetargetlanguagefortheirmajorsandminors.EachprogramalsohasalimitedofferingofliteratureandculturecoursestaughtinEnglishandopentothecorebutthebalanceintheofferingsofcorecoursesbyMCLincomparisontoCMPLisuneven.
i.Coherenceinmajorandminorrequirements:
Themajorandminorrequirementsarecoherentandconsistentinsequenceandnumber:
![Page 15: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
15
Introductorylevel:(CMPL200)IntroductiontoComparativeStudiesorCMPL195First‐Year Seminar;Intermediatelevel:(CMPL299)CriticalAnalysis(pre‐requisiteCMPL200or195)Advancedlevel:(CMPL400)Capstoneseminarandseniorthesis(pre‐requisiteCMPL299,andcompletionofelectivesandforeignlanguagerequirement).Choiceofsixelectivesissupervisedthroughmandatoryadvisingsessionseachsemesterduringpre‐registration.Eachelectivemustbechosenatthe300‐levelorabove(advancedintermediatelevel)andpetitionedforapproval,accordingtothestudent'semphasisandthetopicofhis/herseniorthesis.
IntroductiontoComparativeStudies(CMPL200)hasevolvedoverthepastfiveyears.Itstartedwiththetheme“Literaturesofthebody,“anewtheme“CulturesinConflict”hasbeenimplemented.Thetheme“LiteratureoftheChild:TraumaandHealing”wasofferedforthefirsttimeinSpring2012.
Thethemesofthecoursearebroadandsometimesincludefictionalworksthatwereofferedinprevioussemestersinoneormoresectionsofthecourse.However,thediversityofthecurriculumandthecomparativenatureofthecourseasprimarygoalalwaysbringsforthnewperspectivesofanalyzesamongthechosenworks.
Weeklyreadingandwritingassignmentsandexamsareconsequentlyupdatedfromsemestertosemesteraccordingtonewreadinglistsandthemes.Someassignmentsaredifferentacrosssectionstodiscouragestudentsfromsharinghomeworkfromsectiontosectionorsemestertosemester.Yet,thereisuniformityintermsofcourserequirements:9reflectiveentries,2midterms,oneclasspresentation,andanendoftheyearprojectarecommonrequirementsacrosstheboard.
Instructorsdonothavereadersorteachingassistants.Theyread,comment,andgradeallpaperssubmittedbystudentsthroughoutthesemester.
AlthoughFYShavetheopportunitytohaveastudentassistanttoattendtheirclassandserveasresourcepersonforboththeinstructorandthestudents,theCMPL200classesof40donothavestudentassistants.
StudentslearnaboutthedisciplineofComparativeLiteratureandCulture,itshistoricalrootsanddevelopmentsattheintroductorylevelinCMPL200and195.Trendsanddirections,toolsandmethodologiesarefurtherexploredandappliedinCMPL299(CriticalAnalysis).Studentsareexpectedtodemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingoftheoreticalconcepts,applytoolsandmethodologytofictionalworkstheyanalyzeintheirseniorthesis.
Faculty'scollaborativework,consultationandmutualsupporthavebeenveryusefulandinstrumentalinadvisingstudents,helpingthemidentifyanddefinetheirresearchproject,aswellasinsupervisingtheirseniorthesisondifferenttopics.Studentsareoccasionallyreferredtoafacultymemberwhosespecialtyismoresuitabletoadvancetheirresearchtopics.
![Page 16: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
16
CorerequiredcoursesCMPL195,200,299areofferedtostudentseverysemester.CMPL400,Capstoneseminarisofferedeveryspringtograduatingseniors.However,wehavehadstudentswhoneededtograduateinthefallandtookCMPL400asdirectedstudyinthefall.
First,second,thirdandfourthsemesterofmostforeignlanguagesareofferedeverysemester.Studentsareencouragedtotaketheirlanguagerequirementsinconsecutivesemesters.LanguageprogramsofferingMinordegreesonly,sometimesmustofferfifthandsixthsemestercoursesasdirectedstudies.Sofar,moststudentshavechosenFrench,SpanishorGermanastheirforeignlanguageandschedulingoftheirupper‐divisionforeignlanguagecourseshasnotbeenanissue.
FacultymembersinCMPLareinvolvedinresearchinthefieldofComparativeLiteratureandCulture.Theypresentpapersatinternationalconferences(ACLA)andpublishscholarlyarticleskeepingupwithnewperspectivesintheirfield,incorporatingnewideasandknowledgeintheircoursecontentaswellaswithregardtomethodologiesofteaching.ThemesforCMPLcorecoursesareevaluatedandreconsideredfromsemestertosemester,sometimesdiscontinuedorimprovedwithnewmaterial.Newreadingassignmentsareintroduced,andsoareemergingauthorsasperthevarioussyllabiyouwillbeprovidedwithduringyourcampusvisit.
TheCMPLprograminvolvesundergraduatesinresearchthroughtheCapstoneseminarandwritingtheirseniortheses.Uponcompletionoftheirseniorthesis,andduringtheendoftheyearpresentationoftheirtheses,severalofthemhaveexpressedthedesiretogotograduateschool,andpursuetheresearchtheyundertookfortheirB.A.atUSF.Typically,studentswhohavecompletedtheirundergraduatedegreeinCMPLholdateachingjobinanemergingcountryand/ortheircountryoforigin.Othershavegonetograduateschool.GraduateswhorespondedtoinquiriesabouttheirpastandcurrentoccupationswereallworkingineducationandholdingajobforwhichtheirundergraduatedegreesinComparativeLiteratureandCulturepreparedthem.
J.AdmissionandTransferPolicies
ThereisnospecialtransferpolicyforstudentsenteringtheCMPLprogramanddeclaringamajororminor.StudentsareadmittedonthebasisofgeneraladmissionrequirementsfortheCollegeorArtsandSciencesatUSF.
AllstudentsdeclaringamajororaminorinCMPLmustfulfillthethreecorerequirementsforCMPLoutlinedinthisdocument,aswellassatisfyallotherCollegerequirements.
Iftransferstudentshavecompletedliteraturecourseworkinapreviousinstitution,theymaytransferupto12unitsofelectivestotheirCMPLdegree,providedthatsuchcoursesbeatthe300levelorequivalent,andcourseworkbecomparableinrequirementsandcontenttoelectivestheywouldotherwisetakeatUSF.StudentsmustpetitionfortransferringthesecoursesaselectivesandprovidethesyllabiandamajorpaperforeachcoursetocounttowardtheCMPLmajororminor.
![Page 17: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
17
Inaddition,studentsmusttakeaforeignlanguageplacementtest,whichwilldeterminetheirlevelofproficiency.IfstudentsscoreabovethelevelofproficiencyrequiredbytheCollege,theymustcompletethefourthandfifthsemesterofthesameforeignlanguage(300or400levelcoursestaughtinthetargetlanguage)requiredofallmajorsandminorsinCMPL.
Studentswhostudyabroadmayalsotransferupto12unitsintotheCMPLmajoratUSF.Typicallystudentswhogoabroadhaveacquiredproficiencyequivalentorabovethefourthsemesterandtransferoneortwoadvancedforeignlanguagecoursesatthe300level.
StudentswhostudyabroadinEcuadorinaServiceLearningprogramshavepetitionedfortransferringexperientiallearning.Suchtransfersarepetitionedbasedonsubmissionofajournalandothermajorpaperswrittenfortheprogram.ThecoursetransferredcountedtowardanelectivefortheCMPLdegree.
Sofar,studentstransferringintotheCMPLprogramhavenotexperiencedanyparticulardifficulties,nordotheygraduatelaterduetoCMPLrequirements.
K.Advising
StudentsmustconsultwiththeCMPLadvisoreverysemesterduringpre‐registrationtimetodiscusstheirprogress,theirchoiceofelectivecoursesfortheupcomingsemester,andplantheremainderoftheirstudentcareer.Studentsarepromptedbyanemailfromadvisortomakeanappointmenttwoweekspriortopre‐registration.Inaddition,juniorsandseniorsareinformedthattheymustscheduleadvisingsessionstodiscusstheirareaofconcentrationandidentifytheirtopicfortheirseniortheses.
Advisingreliesononefull‐timefacultymemberentirely,andisnotrewardedbythedepartmentortheadministration.InadditiontoadvisingCMPLmajorsandminors,thefacultymemberisanadvisorfortheFrenchlanguageprogram.AdvisingsessionsforCMPLmajorsandFrenchmajorsincludereviewofforeignlanguageplacementtests,processingwaiversandsubstitutionforms,informationaboutcoursecontentatthedifferentlevelsofCMPLcoursesandFrenchlanguagecourses,informationaboutstudyabroadprograms,unittransfers,etc.
AdvisingprocedurehasbeenimprovedandbetterimplementedforCMPLmajorsinlightofthefirstAssessmentreport(seeappendix).Suchprocedurewasdevelopedtobetteraddressstudentsneeds,keeptrackoftheirprogress,andinsurethattheyfulfillallrequirementstograduateontime.Advisingprocedurehasnotbeenevaluatedbyotherfacultymembersinthedepartment.Occasionally,parttimeadjunctfacultymembersreferstudentstothefull‐timefacultymemberforadvising.Thefull‐timefacultymemberinchargecontributestosummeradvisingfornewlyadmittedstudents,andhasreceivedadvisingtrainingsessions.Facultymemberhasbeenanadvisorformanyyears.
Adviseescanconsultwithfacultymemberduringbi‐weeklyofficehours,ormakeanappointmentatothertimesthroughoutthesemester.Studentscancommunicatewithadvisorthroughemailaswell.
![Page 18: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
18
SeniorstudentsareinvitedtoattendanindividualadvisingsessionattheendofthefallsemesteroftheirsenioryeartopreparefortheCapstoneseminar,andanticipateresearchfortheirseniorthesesinthespring.Studentsareaskedtosubmitanoutlineoftheirtopicfortheirseniorthesesbeforetheholidays.Thisadvisingsessionhasproventobeveryefficientforstudentswhohavenotyetdeterminedthetopicsoftheirtheses.FewhavetakenadditionaltimetoresearchtheirtopicsthroughthebeginningofthespringsemesterattheendofJanuary.
Becausetheprogramissmall,studentshavemultipleopportunitiesforone‐on‐oneinteractionswithadvisor,orinformalmeetingsbeforeorattheendofclasses,duringMCLevents,theMajor/Minorfairevents,andothercampusevents.Theprogramadvisorunderstandsthatanincreaseinthenumberofmajorsbeyondhercapacitytoadvisethemwouldbeproblematic.
L.OverallAcademicQuality
TheCMPLmajorpromotesacademicexcellencethroughchallengingcurriculaatthedifferentlevelsofitsrequiredCorecourses.StudentswhocompletetheB.A.inCMPLwillbeabletoengageknowledgeably,andcriticallyinreadingliteraryworks,andwritingaboutliterature,embracetherichdiversityofliterarytraditionsandcriticaltheories,matureascriticalreaders,thinkersandwritersaboutissuesofdiversityandsocialjustice.
Ourstudentsgraduatefromourprogramwithskillsincriticalanalysis,inconductingresearch,draftediting,andwithasensitivitytosocialjustice.BecausestudentsenrollinaCapstoneseminarduringtheirlastsemesterofstudy,theydevotethemselvestoresearchandwritingaseniorthesis.Intheprocess,theyacquirestrongworkethics,organizationalskills,self‐disciplineandmotivation,aswellasteamworkskillsthroughpeer‐editingandwritingworkshops.
ThefacultyinCMPLbelievestheacademicqualityoftheprogramincomparisontootherprogramsatUSFtobeverygood.Becauseofthesmallnumberoffacultyandmajors,consultationregardinganyissuearisingwithregardtoclassschedules,curriculumcontentanddevelopment,oranystudentrelatedissues,canbeaddressedandresolvedpromptly.
Thesmallprogram,(major/facultyratio),providesampleopportunitiesformajorstoexcelandthrive,aswellastoreceiveawell‐roundededucationthroughouttheirstudentcareers.Yet,studentshaveunlimitedaccesstootherprogramstodeveloptheirownspecialtyorfocus,andarenotlimitedbytheofferingsofasmallprogram.Students’seniorthesesfurtherdemonstratehighrequirementsandexpectationsassetforgraduatesintheCMPLprogram.
![Page 19: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
19
III.ASSESSMENT
TheCollegemandatedthatallbaccalaureatedegreeprogramsweretohaveassessmentplansinplacebeginninginFall2008.Departmentswerethentoassessathirdoftheirlearninggoalseachacademicyearaspartofathree‐yearassessmentcycle.Wearecurrentlyinthemiddleofthethirdyear.TheCMPLassessmentplanisincludedinAppendix.ThesecondyearassessmentreportfortheCMPLprogramwillbepostponeduntiltheendofSpring2012.PleasereporttosectionD.Advisingwhichstatestheprocedurenowimplementedforadvisingstudentstohelpthemwithidentifyingtheirareaofconcentration,choosingtheirelectivesandoverallenhancestheirexperienceasCMPLmajoratUSF.
AdditionalinformationrelevanttoimprovinglearningoutcomesandthecreationoffirstyearseminarscanbefoundH.Programphilosophywithregardtocoreandservicecourses
IV.FACULTY
A. Demographics
AnneMairesseProfessor(1992‐present)Professor,TeachesFrenchandComparativeLiteratureandCulture,andisProgramDirector.StudiedColumbiaUniversityandgraduatedfromtheUniversityofParisVII–DenisDiderot.ShereceivedherDoctorateandPost‐DoctoralAccreditationtoDirectResearch(HDR)in2000.Herresearchspecialtyis20th/21stCenturyFrenchandComparativeLiterature,Poetry,andFilmstudies.ShawnDoubiagoAdjunctProfessor(2008‐present)ShawnDoubiagoreceivedherPh.D.inComparativeLiteraturefromUCDaviswithtwodesignatedemphases:FeministTheoryandResearchandCriticalTheory.SusanneHoelscherAdjunctProfessor(2008‐2009)AdjunctProfessor,istheMCLGermanCoordinator.ShecompletedherPh.DintheGermanProgramattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,withanemphasisinCriticalTheory.InadditiontoreceivingtwoteachingcredentialsandanM.A.inGermanfromSanFranciscoStateUniversity,shealsocompletedtheErsteStaatsexamenattheWestfälischeWilhelmsUniversitätMünster,Germany,withamajorinGermanandHistory.
![Page 20: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
20
AnnabelLeeAdjunctProfessor(2011‐present)AdjunctProfessor,graduatedfromtheUniversityofSanFranciscowithaB.A.inFrenchLiteraturein2001whereshewaspartofprogramssuchasErasmusandstudyabroadinParis.AfterfinishingherM.A.inFrenchLiteratureatSanFranciscoStateUniversity,shemovedtoParistopursueaD.E.A.(Diplômed'EtudesApprofondies)attheUniversitédeParisVIIIandtheEcoleNormaleSupérieure.SinceParis,AnnabelhasbeenteachingFrenchandpursuingherPhDattheUniversityofCaliforniaDavis.Herinterestsareinmusicand20thcenturyFrenchliterature.LuisRamosAdjunctprofessor(2010‐2011)LuiswasappointedAssistantprofessoratNYUinfall2011.AnaRaquelRojasAnaiscurrentlyteachingCriticalAnalysis(Spring2012)2011‐2012‐TermAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofRhetoricandLanguagesattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.BeforejoiningthefacultyatUSF,shewasanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofEnglishandTheatreattheUniversityofScranton,inPennsylvania,whereshetaughtcomposition,literature,feminist,genderandsexualitystudies,andIgnatianpedagogy&thefirst‐yearstudentexperience.SheearnedherB.A.inComparativeLiteratureattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andherM.A.andPh.D.inComparativeLiteraturefromCornellUniversity,whereshespecializedinDecadentliteratureinEnglish,French,andItalian.Herfocuswasthestudyofthefigureofthefemmefataleinfin‐de‐siècleliterature.Hermostrecentarticle,“TheMustachioedWoman,orTheProblemofAndrogynyInVictoriaCross’SixChaptersofaMan’sLife,”recentlyappearedintheOctoberissueofCahiersVictoriensetÉdouardiens.RuthStarkmanAdjunctProfessor(2006‐2009)PhDsinComparativeLiteratureandPhilosophyfromSUNY/BuffaloandBerkeley,respectively.ShetaughtComparativeLiteratureatUSF,Utah,UCLA,BerkeleyandStanford.Inadditiontoherarticlesonliterature,filmandliterarytheory,sheistheauthorofthreebooks,DerGermanischeHobbes1991,MartinBuberandtheOneStateSolution1997,acollectionofessays,TransformationsoftheNewGermany,2006andhasforthcomingbook,HannahArendtandtheRhetoricofBrotherhood,2012.ElizabethWing‐PazAdjunctProfessor(2010‐present)ElizabethWing‐PazhasaPhDinComparativeLiteraturefromUCDavis,anMAinSpanishfromtheUniversityofCincinnati,andaBAinEnglishandSpanishfromtheUniversityofSanFrancisco(Classof'90!).ElizabethcurrentlyenjoysteachingIntrotoComparativeStudiesforthePrograminComparativeLiteratureandCultureatUSF.InadditiontobeinganadjunctinstructoratUSF,sheteachesintroductorycoursesinHumanitiesandPhilosophyforBerkeleyCityCollege.
![Page 21: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
21
ShanleyJacobsProgramAssistant(2011‐present)ShanleyJacobsstudiedcreativewritingandliteratureatDrakeandOxfordUniversity.SheholdsanMFAinPoetryfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityandaCELTAcertificateinESLinstruction.ShehastaughtESLinKoreaandiscurrentlytheProgramAssistantfortheDepartmentofModernandClassicalLanguagesattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.HerpoemsandbookreviewshaveappearedintheHelenBurnsPoetryAnthology:NewVoicesfromtheAcademyofAmericanPoets’UniversityandCollegePrizes,1999‐2008,GulfCoast,Periphery,andBlackbird.
B. Teaching
Thefollowingtablesshowstudentcredithours,numberoffacultymembersteachinginCMPL,andcredithoursperfacultyforeachsemestersinceinceptionoftheprogramin2006.Adjunctparttimefacultymembersarelimitedtoteachingtwocoursespersemester.Thereisonlyonefull‐timefacultyintheCMPLprogram.ThisfacultymemberteachesonecourseinCMPLandonecourseintheFrenchprogrameachsemester.ThisfacultymemberwastheonlyoneauthorizedtoteachaFirstYearSeminaruntil2010,whenselectedadjunctpart‐timefacultymemberswereallowedtosubmitproposals.ThisexplainsthedifferenceinenrollmentfiguresbetweenCMPL195startingin2009with16students,andCMPL200,whichenroll40students.
SumofSCH TERM
FAC_NAME 06F 07I 07SP 07SM 07F 08I 08SP 08SM 08F 09I 09SP 09SM 09F 10SP 10SM 10F 11SP 11SM 11F 12SP Total
Doubiago,S 164 324 304 160 312 324 152 328 248 2316
Hoelscher,S 156 176 160 12 504
Lee,Al 156 156
Mairesse,A 2 152 68 52 64 36 148 522
Nickels,J 140 140
Ramos,L 156 156
Starkman 168 140 184 104 188 4 172 116 172 168 104 172 4 912
Wing‐Paz,E 160 156 164 168 164 812
C. FacultyWorkloadandtheCurriculum
ThenumberoffacultyintheCMPLprogramisnotadequateconsideringthehighnumberofstudentsenrolledinourCoreLiteraturecourses(250studentsormoreeachyear).Thereisonlyonefull‐timefacultymemberactingasdirectoroftheprogram.ThisfacultymemberalsoworkfortheFrenchprogramandsplitsherteachingloadbetweenFrenchandCMPL,teachingonecourseineachprogrameverysemester.TheCMPLprogramisingreatneedofanotherfull‐timefacultytoteachCMPLcoursesexclusively,andattendtoalltasksrelatedtotheprogram.Thecurrentratiopart‐timetofull‐timefacultyis3to1andneedstobereducedtoaminimumof2and2,orbetter.Theaddition
![Page 22: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
22
ofonefull‐timefacultymemberwouldhelpwithstudentadvising,astrategicplanforcurriculumdevelopment,andimplementationofon‐campusandextra‐curricularactivitiesthatwouldbringvisibilityoftheprogram.
D. FacultyDiversityandContributionstootherprograms
TheCMPLprogram’sdiversitystartswithitsfaculty.CMPLfacultymemberscomefromdifferentlinguisticandculturalbackgrounds(France,Germany,LatinAmerica,USA).Theiracademicspecialtyandresearchinterestsarerichanddiverse,whichenablethemtoimplementtimelytopicsreflectingcurrentacademicresearchinthefieldofComparativeLiteratureandCultureandtheremappingoftoday’sglobalworld.Subjectmattersinclude:theHuman‐AnimalRelation;WomenandViolence;LiteraturesoftheChild:TraumaandHealing;CulturesinConflict;LiteraturesoftheBody.Ultimately,studentsinCMPLbenefitfromthediversityofitsfaculty,andtheirmultipleteachinginterestsversedinliteraryworksfromdifferentoriginsandregionsoftheworld,‐‐keepinginwiththemissionstatementoftheUniversity,andaJesuitInstitution.Assignmentofcoursestoadjunctfacultyisregulatedbytheteachingloadallotmenttopart‐timefaculty,aswellastheprogram’sneeds.Part‐timeadjunctfacultymembersarelimitedtoateachingloadoftwocoursesmaximumpersemester.Foreconomicreasons,adjunctfacultymemberssecureadditionalemploymentatotherteachinginstitutions.TheirinvolvementanddedicationtotheCMPLprogramislimitedbytheirpart‐timestatusandcommitmentsoutsideofUSF.Accordingtoseniorityandteachingeffectiveness,oneadjunctfacultymemberwasinvitedtodevelopaFYS.ItisourhopethatfacultyinvolvementintheCMPLprogramcanbefurtherenhancedwiththeopeningofafull‐timeposition,whetheritisaTermappointmentofatenurelineposition.
E. RelationshipwithOtherDepartmentsandPrograms:
Onefull‐timefacultymemberinCMPLcontributestotheFrenchprogram,theFilmStudiesprogram,andTheEuropeanStudiesprogram.AnnabelLee,anewhirefortheFrenchprogramalsocontributesonecoursetoCMPL.ElizabethWing‐Paz,alsoapart‐timefacultymemberforCMPLteachesonecourseintheStIgnatiusInstitute.Inthepast,SusanneHoelscher,part‐timeinstructorandcoordinatoroftheGermanprogramhastaughtintheCMPLprogram.RuthStarkmanusedtoteachinCMPLandthePhilosophyprogram.LuisRamostaughtCMPLandSpanishcoursesforoneyear.V.STUDENTSAlthoughtheCMPLprogramenrollsfewmajorseveryyear,ithashadasteadyenrollmentaveraging2or3majorseachyear.RetentionofCMPLmajorsisexcellent.Allbutonestudentovertheyearsfailedtograduate.AfewstudentswhodeclaredamajorinCMPLweredouble
![Page 23: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
23
majorsanddecidedtofocusontheirprimarymajorotherthanCMPLinordertograduateontime.
SeveraldeclaredCMPLmajorsaretransferstudentswhowelcometheflexibilityoftheCMPLprogramtopursueadisciplineorareaofstudyinwhichtheywerealreadyengagedintheirpreviousinstitution.Overthelastthreeyears,morestudentshavejoinUSFafterstudyinginJuniororCommunitycolleges,wheretheyhadcompletedaminimumoftwoormoreyearsofstudy.Typically,suchstudentsareolderandmoreengagedindefiningtheirpersonalgoalsfortheircollegeeducation.TheychoosetheCMPLmajorbecauseitallowsthemtoconcentrateonthecoursesthatmattermosttothemtooptimizetheircollegeexperience.
SeveralstudentshavedeclaredaCMPLmajorsafterswitchingfromanEnglishmajor.Typically,suchstudentsseekgreaterdiversityofresearchtopicsinworldliteraturesandcultures,andareinterestedincomparativestudiesacrossdisciplines.Thesestudentsareintheirjunioryear,andhavecompletedseveralliteraturecoursesintheEnglishdepartment,whichtransferaselectivestowardtheCMPLdegreeprogramwithoutpostponingtheirgraduationdate.
ThegreatmajorityofstudentswhodeclareaCMPLmajorarematureindividualsorindependentthinkersinterestedindeveloping,andresearchingatopicoftheirownchoosing.Hence,student'sretention,andstudent'scompletionofthedegreeinCMPLarenotanissue
a. DiversityandInternalization
EnrollmentintheCMPLprogramreflectsthediversityoftheuniversitystudentpopulationwithanoverallmajorityoffemalestudents,andfewermalestudents.OurstudentpopulationhasbeenlargelyWhite,buthasalsoincludedAfricanAmerican,NativeAmerican,European,andotherinternationalstudentsasshownbelow:
ETHNICITY ACADEMICPERIOD
AfricanAmerican Asian Hispanic
orLatino Intl NativeAmerican Unknown White Grand
Total200640 1 1 2 4200720 2 1 3 6200740 2 1 2 1 6 12200820 2 2 2 8 14200840 2 1 1 6 10200920 2 1 1 5 9200940 2 1 2 1 1 4 11201020 3 2 2 1 1 3 12201040 2 2 2 2 1 5 14201120 2 1 4 1 1 4 13201140 2 1 4 1 4 12
GrandTotal 22 8 18 14 4 1 50 117
![Page 24: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
24
b. StudentData:ForeignLanguage;EmphasisandTitleofSeniorThesis
Classof2012DavidCarillo:French;CultureEmphasis(Titlenotyetavailable)CarolineKangas:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasis(Titlenotyetavailable)Yi‐XuanLau:French;LiteratureEmphasis(Titlenotyetavailable)KatherineLenoxJan:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasis(MinorinCMPL)Classof2011:NoemiClark:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasis;TitleofSeniorThesis:“UnamunoandMachadoagainstthestate”TanyaHerrera:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“ElPreciodeSangreYSilenciofueelCostodemiVIvir:ASalavadoranCivilWarNarrative”CharlieMostow:Spanish;CultureEmphasis;TitleofSeniorThesis:“EmpiricalEmphasisinRapMusic”Classof2010:MarisaFiorino:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“CulturalandArtisticInfluencesinthePoliticsofLatin‐America”KelseyHenderson:Spanish;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“TheRelevanceofBorgesinLatinAmericanLiterature”GretchenWearne:French;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“ColonialismintheFrancophoneliteratureofAfrica”Classof2009:EzekielCrago:German;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“LiteratureofIdentity”ElisaJennings:French;CultureEmphasis;TitleofSeniorThesis:“TheInterplayofGender,Value,andExistenceinMyths,FolktalesandFairytales”
![Page 25: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
25
AnnaNewell:French;LiteratureEmphasis;TitleofSeniorThesis:“IdentityoftheStrangerinAlbertCamus”RyanScott:French;CultureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“CulturalIdentityandGender/SexRolesinFrenchColonialism”RachaelTang:French;LiteratureEmphasisTitleofSeniorThesis:“SpiritualCommensalityandCosmicOrder”
VI.PROGRAMGOVERNANCE
TheCMPLprogramishostedintheMCLdepartment,butMCLdoesnotmakedecisionregardinggovernanceoftheprogram.DecisionsaremadebyAnneMairesse,directoroftheprograminconsultationwiththeadjunctfaculty.Thechairsorco‐chairsoftheMCLdepartmentholdonemeetingamontheachsemester.Thedepartment’sfull‐timemembersareexpectedtoattend,buttheadjunctsarenotsoobligated.Bycomparison,CMPLadjunctfacultymembershaveamuchgreaterparticipationtoMCLdepartmentmeetingsthanadjunctfacultymembersinLanguages.
a. GovernancestructureoftheCMPLprogram:
TheCMPLprogramasawholemeetsaminimumofoncepersemester.AnneMairesse,directoroftheCMPLprogramholdsonemeetingbeforethebeginningofeachsemesterwithalladjunctfacultymembers.ShawnDoubiagowhoteachestwoCMPLcoursesparsemesterandAnneMairesse,areincontactonceortwiceaweektodiscussmattersrelevanttotheprogram.OtheradjunctfacultymemberswhoteachonlyoneCMPLcourseanddonothavetheflexibilitytomeetonaregularbasiscommunicateeitherindividuallyorcollectivelybyemailduringthesemester.Adjunctfacultymemberswhonolongerteachintheprogramarealsoconsulted,whenbychoice,theyremaininvolvedintheprogram.
Duringthesemeetings,readinglistsforthedifferentsectionsofCMPL200arediscussedandrevised.Additionally,AnneMairessemeetswiththeinstructorwhoteachestheCapstoneseminaratthebeginningofthespringsemestertodiscussandrevisethereadinglist.AlthoughthethemeoftheCapstoneremainsPoliticalFictions,thesyllabustakesintoaccountthestudent’stopicsfortheirtheses,andnewreadingmaterialisintroducedtobestsuittheirneeds.
![Page 26: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
26
AdjunctfacultymembersareverymuchapartofthesuccessoftheCMPLcurriculumanditsgovernance.Adjunctfacultymembershavecontributedtremendouslytoitslivelihood,andtoimplementingattractivetimelytopicsinitscurriculum.Adjunctfacultymemberscollaborateonchangesmadetosyllabiandreadingassignmentlistseachsemester.Theysharetipsandcollaborateonteachingmethodologiesaswell.Adjunctfacultymembersareoftensolicitedonvarioussubjectsrelatedtotheworkingsoftheprogram,aswellasforcurriculumchangesbasedoftheirpersonalresearchandinterests.ThecollaborationamongfacultymembersteachingintheCMPLprogramissupportive,yetcommunicationcanbetoolimitedduetotheircommitmentsoutsideoftheuniversity.
b. Staff
Thereisonefull‐timeprogramassistantforthedepartmentofModernLanguages,ShanleyJacobs.ShehastwostudentassistantsworkingunderherMondaytoFridaybetweenthehoursof12:00and3:00pm.TheProgramAssistantoverseesprojectsfortheCMPLprograminadditiontotheMCLdepartment.CollageandEktronwebpageupdatingLanguagePlacementexamscoresBulletinBoardTheMailroomandmainofficeGraduationcenterupdatesFacultyandStudentsneedsProcessingoflanguagewaiversandsubstitutionsTheturnoverratefortheprogramassistantpositionhasnotbeenhighinthepast.BeforeShanleyJacobswashiredin2011,thepreviousprogramassistanthadbeenworkinginthepositionforfouryears.However,thestudentassistantpositionshaveamuchhigherturnoverrateduetostudentgraduation.Onaverage,therearetwostudentassistantshiredandtrainedintheMCLdepartmenteverythreetofoursemesters.TheProgramAssistantstrivestohireassistantswhoareinthefirstofsecondyearoftheirstudiessoastolimitfrequentturnover.Hiringoffirstyearstudentsforevenminortaskscanbeproblematic.Althoughverywillingtohelp,theyhavenoformaltrainingwithperformingofficework,filing,formatting,orevenwriting.InadditiontheyarenotfamiliarwiththeUSFenvironment.VerylittlehelphasbeenrequestedovertheyearsandsinceinceptionoftheCMPLprogramfromassistantand/orstudentassistants.TheCMPLprogramdoesnotrelyontheMCLdepartmentofficefortheeverydayworkingsofitsprogram.TheCMPLprogramwouldliketoreceiveassistancefromthedepartmentalofficethroughhiringastudentassistantdedicatedtoCMPLforacoupleofhoursaweek.Undersupervisionoftheprogramassistant,thestudentwouldmaintaintheCMPLwebpageandcontributetootherneedsspecifictotheprogram.
![Page 27: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
27
c. TechnologyandInformationalResources
Formostlanguageandliteratureclasses,studentsarerequiredtohavegeneralcomputerskills,suchasknowledgeofMicrosoftWord,PowerPoint,andBlackboardinordertotypetheirpapersandperformtheirclasspresentations.AllinstructorsinCMPLresorttoUSFconnect/Blackboardforpostingcoursedocuments,,gradingpapersinthegradecenter,andcommunicatingwiththeirclassesthroughoutthesemester.AllstudentsuseBlackboardforcommunicationwiththeirinstructor,BB/Turnitinforon‐linesubmissionoftheirpapers,andexchangingideasontheDiscussionBoard.Papersubmissionshavebeeneliminatedtomaximizeclass‐timeandbeeco‐friendly.OtherfeaturesonBlackboardincludingSyllabipostingandotherannouncements,Coursedocuments,Blogs,Wikis,etcarecommonlyusedbyallandinallCMPLcourses.BlackboardisalsocommonlyusedinSmartclassroomsasteachingmethodologyforpowerpoints,videoprojections,andotherteachingresourcesmadeavailablethroughtheportal.
d. Facilities
SincetheopeningofKalmanovitzHallinFall2008,officespaceforfull‐timefacultyandtheMCLDepartmentofficehasbeensatisfactory.Officespaceforpart‐timefaculty,whichrepresentsthemajorityofthefacultyteachinginCMPL,ishighlyproblematic.Currentlyadjunctpart‐timefacultymembersinCMPLsharecubiclesonthefourthflooroftheLibrarywithotheradjunctsfromseveralotherdepartmentsandprograms.Studentsdonothaveaccesstothefourthfloorunlesstheirinstructorisexpectingthemandletsthemin.Accesstocomputersisverylimited.Spaceiscrampedandloudattimes,andnotsufficientlyprivateforofficehours,conversationswithstudents,orclasspreparation.CMPLpart‐timefacultymemberswhoalsoteachinotherprograms(French,StIgnatiusInstitute,Spanish)shareadifferentofficespace,andtheirpathsmaynevercross.NothavingoneofficededicatedtotheCMPLprogrampreventsfacultyfrominteractingfreely,butalsofromkeepingadvisingdocumentsandotherfilespertainingtostudentsintheprogramallinoneplace.CMPLadjunctfacultymembersalsosharethesamemailslot(oneslot)inthemailroomofKalmanovitchwithalltheotheradjunctsoftheMCLdepartment(47ofthem!)eventhoughtheirofficespaceiseitherinthelibrary,theStIgnatiusInstitute,oradifferentbuilding.
![Page 28: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
28
TwoconferenceroomsonthethirdfloorofKalmanovitzareofadequatesizeforsmallgatheringsandmeetings,butnotalwaysavailable.Theseroomsareveryoftenusedasclassrooms.ThereisnodedicatedspaceforMCLsuchasaloungeofanysort,whichcouldalsobeaccessibletotheCMPLprogram.
e. TheWritingCenterStudentshaveaccesstotheLearningandWritingCenter(LWC)forsupportwiththeirwriting.Therealproblemisthecapof40inourcoreclasses,whichistoohightofollowuponreferralsmadeforthemattheLWC.Unlessstudentsrequesttutorsontheirown,andarediligentaboutsecuringappointments,andworkattheLWCtoimprovetheirwritingskills,theycanonlybeencouragedtogo.Oftentimes,studentsdonottakeadvantageofthisopportunity.AgreatmajorityofstudentsinneedofsupportwithwritingarestudentsforwhomEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Typically,theydonotcomeforwardaskingforhelp.Theirgradeexpectationforacorerequiredcourseinaclassof40isnothigh,andnotalwaysconsideredessentialfortheiracademicsuccessatUSF.
f. ClassroomEquipment
Theuniversityhasgreatlyincreasedthenumberof“smartclassrooms”thatarefullyequippedwithcomputerandInternetaccess.Whentheseparticularroomsareavailable,ourneedsaremet.Unfortunatelyclassroomshortagehasworsenedovertimeandmanyfacultymembershavebeengreatlyinconveniencedintheirteaching.Theyareroutinelyaskedtochangetheirscheduletolessdesirabletimes,and/orhavetoresorttoteachinginaclassroomwithlimitedornocomputerequipment.Severalroomshavefixeddesksandchairs,whichseverelylimitsoptionsforstudentinteractionsandparticipation.OtherlargeclassroomswhichaccommodateourCoreLiteratureclasseswithacapof40studentsareequippedwithlargeheavytablesandchairs,whichdonotallowforpossibleroomreconfiguration.Theseclassroomsarelessthanadequateforteachingliterature.Theypromoteteacher‐centeredteachingstyles.Theypreventsmallgroupdiscussion,andgreatlyrestrictthealreadydifficulttaskofimplementingstudent’sinteractionsandparticipationinclassdiscussions.Finallythelocationofclassesisaparticularchallengeforinstructorswhoteachtwoclassesback‐to‐back.The10minutesin‐betweenclassesisnotenoughtimetogetfromoneendofcampustoanother,muchlesstobootupandshutdowncomputers,projectorsandothermediaequipmentusedforteachingeffectiveness.Thecurrent“roomcrisis”oftendoesnot
![Page 29: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
29
permitthesameinstructortoteachdifferentclassesatthesamelocationoncampus,letaloneinthesamebuilding.Finally,thefrequenciesinwhichcomputerfailures,audio‐visualmalfunctions,andlackofsupportoccurwhileinaclassroomarehigh.Thereisvirtuallynosupportafter4:45pmforanyeveningclass.WhencontactwithInstructionTechnologyServicescanbeestablishedwhilerequestedinaclassroom,helpcanbeanoshow,ora“can’thelp.”Instructorsarestronglyinconveniencedwhentheycannotcompletetheirlessonplanbecauseofcomputerequipmentmalfunction.
VII.COMPREHENSIVEPLANFORTHEFUTURETheCMPLdegreeprogramwouldliketoaddressthefollowingissuesinthefuture:•GoalsfortheMajor:developstrategiesforrecruitment,andvisibility..•Strengthentiesanddevelopstrongercollaborationwithinterorpost‐disciplinaryprogramsofpostnationalstructureatUSF.•Sharetheprogramneedsforelectivesthatpromotepostnationalliteraturesandcultures,alcomponents,andincludeanalytical,criticalreadingandwriting.•Requestafull‐timepositionwhetheritistermortenurelinetoinsurefullcollaboration,participationanddedicationofonefacultymembertotheprogram.•WorkmorecloselywiththedepartmentofRhetoricandCompositionanddevelopcross‐curriculumcoursestoincorporatetopicsforwritingwithacomparativefocus;writingcritical,analyticalorinterpretativeanalyses.(AnewRHETcoursewithafocusonwritingliteraryanalysesiscurrentlysubmittedtotheCurriculumCommitteetobeofferedinfall2012).•FocusonFirstYearSeminarstorecruitCMPLmajorsandminors.•IncreasenumberofFYSeachsemesteranddevelopnewtopics.•DevelopandimplementTransferStudentSeminarsasrecruitmenttool.•OrganizeinformationsessionsonCMPLdegrees. •OutreachtoCommunitycollegestoadvertiseourprogram.
![Page 30: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
30
•TheCMPLcurriculumoffersgreatflexibilityforstudentstodefinetheirareaofconcentrationandidentifythetopicoftheirseniorthesis.However,wehaveidentifiedthedifficultystudentssometimesencounterinhavingtoomanychoices,orfeelingisolatedfromoneanotherwhenfocusingontheirindividualtopics.Weneedtoorganizesocialgatheringsformajorsandminorssotheycanmeetandcommunicateonaregularbasis.SeniorsaregatheredintheCapstoneseminarduringtheirlastsemesteratUSF,butsomedidnothavetheopportunitytomeetoneanotheruntilthen.Informationmeetingsmaybeanotherwaytoincreasestudents’interactionsamongthemselvesandwithCMPLfaculty,fosterasenseofcommunity,andincreaseourvisibility.•EstablishpersonalcontactsandincreasecommunicationwithfacultymemberswhoteachcoursesthatareoftenchosenasElectivesbyCMPLmajors.Opencommunicationwiththefacultywillcontributetoenhancingthestudents’learningexperienceintheirclasses,andbetterachievetheirgoals.Student’ssenseofbelongingwillincreaseifhis/hermajorisbetterknownandrecognizedbytheinstructorsofotherdepartmentsandprogramsfromwhomhetakeshis/herelectives.•Co‐sponsoreventswithotherprogramssuchas,forexample:TheHighteaevent;TheFilmseries,creativespeciallectures,etc.)•TalktootherlikelyprogramsandadvisorsaboutthedesirabilityofaCMPLmajorinconjunctionwiththeirs.Exploreconnectionswithgraduatecomparativeliteratureprograms.PublicizeourprogramforhiringperspectivesofourgraduatesintheBayareabutalsoforinternationalemployment.
![Page 31: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
31
APPENDICES
![Page 32: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
32
OriginalDocumentofAssessmentPlanforthePrograminComparativeLiteratureandCulture(created2009)Goal:Toengageincomparativeanalysisofliterarytextsandotherculturalartifactsthatseektoenhanceourunderstandingofcross‐nationalculturalcommonalitiesanddifferencesDefined:Todemonstrateabasiccriticalabilitytoidentify,evaluate,andcomparetheideasandformalfeaturesofmajorartisticworksandfigures,thecontextsinwhichtheyareproduced,andtheperspectivestheyrepresent.MeasurableOutcomes:
a. Applyanalyticalskillstotheinterpretationofawidespectrumofculturalphenomena,includingliterature,art,music,filmandpopularmedia.
b. Identifyandcomparemajorartisticandculturalfiguresofdifferentregionsoftheworld,showingsensitivitytothepluralityofmeaningstheyoffer.
c. SituatetheArtsinthecontextoftheirhistorical,cultural,andaesthetictraditions,whilerecognizingthelimitationsofsuchcategorizations
PerformanceRubrics:
VeryPoorAchievementofOutcome AverageAchievementofOutcome VeryGoodAchievementof
Outcome
a.
Studentsstillstrugglewhentryingtoanalyzecomplexmaterial;adependenceonbook
reportversusargumentandaninabilitytodeveloptheirownthesiswhenask
towriteordiscussindependentideas.
Studentscanevaluateandcomparetextsthrougharangeofcritical
approachesandcanapplyanalyticalstrategies(learnedthroughliteraryanalysis)tonon‐literarytextsofa
designatedregionorpartoftheworld,includingnewsmedia,film,advertisements,visualarts,
performance,etc.Studentscandevelopandcarryoutindependentreadingandresearchbeyondtheknowledgeand
understandingprovidedintheclassroom.
Studentscanevaluatethefunctionofdifferentstylisticdeviceswithinatextandcanuncovernuancedandmultilayeredmeaningsandcomplexitiesofatext(orartisticwork)throughvariousmodesofinquiry.Theycanbegintoassesscompetingclaimsofinterpretation
ofatextorotherworkorartindependentlyandwith
confidence.
b.
Studentshaveonlythemostcursory
understandingofessentialworksandfiguresrelativetoaregionoftheworld,withinagenre,orrelativetoatheme.Mistakeindifferentiatingbetweenculturesoccuroften.
Studentsdemonstratesanunderstandingofmajorartisticworksandfiguresaswellastheessential
characteristicsthatenablestocomparetrends,periods,movementsornameswithinanintellectualtraditionofacountryorregionoftheworldthat
influencethem..
Studentsdemonstrateadepthofknowledgeandbreadthto
comparemajorartisticworksandfiguresofacountryorregionofthe
world.
![Page 33: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
33
c.
Studentsbluressentialdistinctionsbetweenculturesofdifferentregionsofthe
world.Alackofsophisticatedthoughtisoftenlinkedtosloppiness,disinterestand
repetitiveerrorsinargument.
Studentsrecognizekeytermsspecifictoacultureandregionoftheworld.Theycancompareandcontrastartisticworksfrom
differenteras,includingthosethatrepresentimportanttrendsandmovementsfromthesameperiod,whilealsodemonstrating
knowledgeofthesignificanteventsthathaveimpactedacultureorregionoftheworldacross
thecenturies.Theyareawarebynowthatconventionsandcanonsmaybequestioned.
.
Studentsregularlyshowacommandofrecognizing
particularitiesofindividualintellectualtraditionswithina
cultureorregionoftheworld.
Possiblemeasurementmethods:
a. Courseembeddedassignments:weeklywritingsamples,termpapers,midtermandfinalexams(shortandessayquestions)andin‐classoralpresentations(CMPL200,ENG390,andCMPL440).Substantiveresearchpapers(ENG390).ASeniorThesisfortheCapstoneseminar(CMPL440).
b. TerminologyandcriticalapproachesareintroducedinCMPL200andreinforcedsubsequentlyinENG390andtheCapstoneSeminarCMPL440.
c. SyllabiAnalysesd. PetitionsforelectivestocounttowardtheCMPLmajor.
AtthistimenoparticularissuesindicatethattheexistingthreecorecoursesrequiredfortheMajorinComparativeLiteratureandCultureneedtoberevisedorimprovedupon.Itisclear,however,thatIntroductiontoComparativeStudies(CMPL200),whichenrolls40+studentsineachsection,doesnotpromoteindividualattentiontostudents.AfreshmanseminarasasubstitutetoCMPL200wouldbeanexcellentrecommendationforenteringstudentswhodeclareaCMPLmajorintheirfirstsemester.TheCMPLmajordrawsontheexistingstrengthsoftheCollegeofA&Sfacultyinavarietyofinternationalfields.Itopensupthestudyofliterary,artistic,andvisualtextstobroader,moreinclusiveapproaches.Ratherthanconfiningthestudyofliterarytexts,filmsorArtstoonecountryoronelanguage,theprogrampromotesconnectionsacrossdisciplines,genres,languages,andregionsoftheworld.Inadditiontotheirthreecorecourses,CMPLmajorstakeaminimumofsixelectivecourses,carefullychosenacrossthedisciplinestowhichcomparativemethodsofanalysiscanbeapplied.Courseshaveacross‐culturalfocusononeormoreregionsoftheworld,withinatimeperiod,oragenre.ToensurethatallCMPLmajorsmaketheappropriatechoicestobuildastrongintheirareaofconcentration,mandatoryadvisingsessionswillbeimplementedatthebeginningandendof
![Page 34: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
34
eachsemester,everyacademicyearuntilgraduation.Choiceofelectivesmustbepetitionedforapprovalbeforethestudentcanenrollinanygivencourseforhis/herelectives.Instructorsofthecourseneedtobeinformedofthestudent’sintenttoenroll,andcorroboratethatcourseobjectivesareappropriateforhisorherareaofresearch.Instructorsintheirownexpertiseareinvitedtocontribute,whenpossible,inhelpingourmajorsestablishconnectionsbetweencourseassignments,andhisorherdesignatedareaofresearch.CoordinationbetweeninstructorsandstudentsenrolledintheCMPLmajorwouldgreatlyimprovethestudent’slearningexperience,aswellascontributetofurtheradvancinghisorherabilitytoconductindependentresearch.Thiswillallowsustoassessourgoalsmoreefficiently.Whowillconducttheassessment?Tothisend,full‐timefacultymembersoftheCommitteeinCMPLmeettwiceduringthefall2008:first,todiscussaproceduretoimplementadvisingsessionsandcoordinateeachstudent’sindividualresearchtopicsintheirareaofconcentration,andasecondtimetoapprovethenewprocedure,andmakethenecessaryamendmentstothisassessmentplan.Howwilldatabeusedtoimprovetheprogramorrevisecurricula?Acarefulreviewofcourse‐embeddedassignmentsrequiredofourmajorsandgraduateswillallowustodeterminemuchmoreclearlywhatpathweoughttotaketoimprovetheclassroom‐learningenvironment.Somepossiblesolutionsinclude:emphasizingspecializedtrainingforouradjunctfacultyaswestriveforsimilarstudentlearningoutcomesamongsectionsofIntroductiontoComparativeStudies.Carefulreviewofthepetitionformssubmittedbystudentsforapprovaloftheirchoiceofelectives.Reviewofstudents’declaredemphases,theirareaofconcentrationinrelationtothetopicoftheirSeniorThesis.ReviewofSeniortheses,contentandform.
x‐x‐x
Goal:TocommunicateinaforeignlanguagebothorallyandinwritingDefined:ToachieveacommonminimumofIntermediateMid(forlanguageproductioni.e.speaking(a)andwriting(b),andaminimumofIntermediateHighinlanguagecomprehension,i.e.listening(c),andreading(d)ontheACTFLProficiencyGuidelines.MeasurableOutcomes:
a. Speaking:Graduateswillexpressinformationandopinioninaforeignlanguageinavarietyofcontextsandsituations.
b. Writing:Graduateswillwritecoherentlyinaforeignlanguageusingthedisciplinaryconventionsandmethodologythatconstituteeffectiveliteraryandculturalanalysis.
![Page 35: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
35
c. Listening:Graduateswillunderstandconnectedoraldiscourseonavarietyofissuesproducedbynativespeakersfromdifferentplacesandtimes.
d. Reading:Graduateswilldemonstrateacriticalcompetencetoidentify,interpret,andevaluatethemainideasandformalfeaturesofliterarytextsandformalartifactsfromallperiodsandgenres,showingsomesensitivitytothepluralityofmeaningstheyoffer.
PerformanceRubrics: VeryPoorAchievementof
OutcomeAverageAchievementof
OutcomeVeryGoodAchievementof
Outcomea.Speaking
Studentscanparticipateinsimpleconversationsontopicsbeyondthemostimmediateneeds.Pronunciationisstronglyinfluencedbyfirstlanguageandfluencymaystillbestrainedbutcangenerallybeunderstoodbysympatheticinterlocutors.
StudentcaninteractwithnativespeakersbutthereisastronginterferencefromEnglish,andmisunderstandingsarefrequent.Studentsfeelmostcomfortabletalkingaboutpersonalmatters.
Studentcaninitiatesustainandconcludeconversationsonpersonalculturalandacademicmatterswithnativespeakersintheirowncommunities(eitherabroad,throughservicelearning,orininformalencountersonandoffcampus)Theirspeechmaycontainpauses,reformulationsandself‐correctionsastheysearchfortheadequatewords.
b.Writing
StudentisabletomeetpracticalwritingneedswithinthescopeoflimitedlanguageexperienceWritingtendstobealoosecollectionofsentencesorsentencefragmentsonagiventopicandprovideslittleevidenceofconsciousorganization.
Student’swritingoftenshowslackoffluencyduetofrequentgrammaticalerrors,misuseofwords,andspellingmistakes.Syntaxispoorconsistingofrecombinationsoflearnedvocabularyandstructuresintosimplesentences.
Studentscanframeandsustainanargumentthatincludesboththeexpositionandexplanationofinformation,evenwhenthereisonlypartialcontrolofcomplexstructures.Theyareattentivetoquestionsofstructureandstyleintheirwrittenwork,buttransitionsandcohesivedevicesarestilllimited.
c.Listening
Studentunderstandssentence‐lengthutterancesinface‐to‐faceconversations.Repetitionandrewordingmaybenecessary.Misunderstandingsinbothmainideasanddetailsarisefrequently.
Students’understandingisunevenwhichcausesthemtooftenmissmainideaswheninteractionisnotface‐to‐faceandonfamiliartopics.
Studentscansynthesizethemainideasofextendedconversationonreasonablyfamiliartopics,andfollowaudiovisualmaterials,andacademiclectures.
d.Reading
Studentcanreadconsistentlywithincreasedunderstandingofsimple,connectedtextsdescribingconcretesituationsandstraightforwardopinions.
Studentsneedguidancetounderstandliteraryexcerptsandlongertextsfromavarietyofsources.
Studentsareabletoreadandunderstandtextsfromavarietyofsourcesandunderstandliterarytextsfromdifferentgenres.
![Page 36: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
36
Possiblemeasurementmethods:
a. Courseembeddedassignments:weeklywritingsamples,oralpresentations,compositions,tests(withandwithoutoralcomponent),journalsand/orblogs,conversationgroups,classdiscussionsandhomework.
b. Discussionsintheclassroomareconductedexclusivelyinthetargetlanguage.Readings,writingassignmentsandexamsarealsoallinthetargetlanguage.
c. ExtracurricularactivitiessuchasConversationTables,tutoringthroughtheFrenchWritingCenter(FWC)ortheSpanishWritingCenter(SWC)helpreinforcespokeninteractionandwritingtechniques,respectively.PeertutoringisavailableinChinese,Japanese,German,Italian,Russian,andTagalog.
TheforeignlanguagecomponentofourCMPLprogramisessentialtoitsstrength,andneedstobeassessedassuch.Student’scourseworkinfourthandfifthsemestercouldbebetterintegratedintotheircurriculatoinformtheirresearchtopicorareaofconcentration.SuchimprovementswouldbemadethroughadvisingandestablishingcoordinationbetweenMCLlanguageandCMPLinstructors.WebelievethatnewonlinePlacementExamsshouldbeavailableforeachoftheforeignlanguagesavailableforstudentsenrolledintheCMPLMajor.Theexamswillserveseveralpurposes:asplacementtestsforincomingstudents,asentrytestsforstudentsenrollinginthefourthandfifthsemesteroftheirlanguagerequirement,andasmeasurementsofthegoalswehavesetforourgraduates.Manyofthecurrentplacementtestsdonotfullyevaluatereadingcomprehension,listening,andwriting.Currentexamslackthenecessaryrigorforevaluatingtheoverallcommunicationskillsofourstudentsatthedifferentlevelsdescribed.Whowillconducttheassessment?TheCoordinatorsofeachlanguageprogramwillcoordinatethisprocessforallofourincomingstudents.Inaddition,everystudentthatdeclaresamajorinCMPLwillmeetwithhisorheradvisoraftertakingthePlacementExamtodiscussfuturecourseworkand/orneededimprovementsinpertinentareas(speaking,writing,listeningandreading)beforesigningforthefourthandfifthsemesteroftheirlanguagerequirement.Finally,allgraduateswillberequiredtotaketheplacementexaminthelastsemesteroftheirSenioryear,initiallyforthesakeofassessingthelanguagecomponentoftheCMPLprogram,thoughperhapsasanexitexaminthefuture.Afacultymember(onarotatingbasis)willthenwriteasummaryoftheresultsandinformthoseinCMPLoftheimprovementsthatshouldbemade.Howwilldatabeusedtoimprovetheprogramorrevisecurricula?AfterthenewPlacementTestshavebeenimplemented,allincomingstudentsanddeclaredmajorswillhavebeentestedatthebeginningandendofeachsemesterforafullacademicyear.Acarefulreviewofthescoresandproficiencylevelsofourmajorsandgraduateswillallowustodeterminemoreclearlywhatpathweshouldtaketoimprovetheclassroomlearningenvironment.Somepossibleoutcomesinclude:addingonesemesteroflanguageinstructiontotheCMPLmajor;developingmorelanguage‐intensivecoursesinimmersion;
![Page 37: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
37
recommendinga400‐levelseminartostudentswhoselanguageproficiencyallowthemtoconductresearchonaspecialtopic;emphasizingspecializedtrainingofouradjunctfacultyaswestriveforestablishingsimilarlearningoutcomesforallsectionsofagivencourse.Inaddition,wemayneedtoadjustthedesiredproficiencylevelsofourgraduatingseniorsinCMPL.
Goal:Torespectdifferenceanddiversity,bothinthecontextoftheirowncultureandglobally
Defined:Todemonstrateabasicunderstandingof,andrespecttowardoneormoreofthemanyculturesofdifferentregionsoftheworldintheirvarieddimensions(social,historical,political,religious,economic,linguisticandartistic).MeasurableOutcomes:
a. Demonstrateanawarenessofthelinguistic,ethnic,racial,religious,culturalandsocialdiversityofacountryorregionoftheworldotherthanone’sown,andtheUS.
b. RecognizeandrespectdifferencesbyengagingtheperspectiveofOtherstobetterunderstandandcriticallyreflectonamorecomplexworldview.
c. Discusscontemporaryissuesrelatedtooneormorecountriesorregionoftheworldintheirhistoricalcontexts.
PerformanceRubrics: VeryPoorAchievementof
OutcomeAverageAchievementof
OutcomeVeryGoodAchievementof
Outcomea. Studentsareunawareofthe
principalcustoms,patternsofthought,beliefsandvaluesthatreflectacultureotherthantheirown;indifferenceisanongoingproblemandchallenge.
Studentsshowanawarenessofrelationshipsbetweenethnicity,race,religion,culture,history,politics,andeconomicsintheproductionofartisticworks.
Studentsdemonstrateadetailedknowledgeandclearunderstandingofoneormoreculturesdifferentfromtheirown.
b. Studentsshowalackoftolerancefor,muchlessinterestin,examiningcontroversialaspectsofculturesotherthantheirown.
Studentscanreflectuponhowculturalvaluescanbetracedacrosstimeandhowthesevaluesshapeperceptions,practicesandtexts.Theycanconsiderissuesofcolonization,globalization,raceandethnicityinthecontextofanothercountryorregionoftheworld,andinrelationtotheUS.
Studentsappreciateintellectuallyandestheticallysomeofthebeliefsorvaluesofacultureorculturesassociatedwithanothercountryorregionoftheworld,andmayhaveassimilatedthem;theycandiscussmoralissuespertainingtothesevariousculturesandtheircomplex,interwovenhistories.
c. Studentsshowlittleinterestorknowledgeofcontemporaryissuesassociatedwithanothercountryorregionoftheworld.
StudentsrecognizethepointsofcontactbetweenacountryorregionoftheworldinrelationtotheirownandtheUS.Theyactwithinformedawarenessofcontemporaryissuesintheirhistoricalcontexts.
StudentscaneffectivelycomparethevariouslevelsandrealmswithinoneorseveralculturesandregionoftheworldinrelationtotheUSandtheirown.
![Page 38: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
38
Possiblemeasurementmethods:
a. Courseembeddedassignment:multiplewritingassignments;termpapers,midtermandfinalexams,andin‐classoralpresentations.SubstantiveresearchpapersforENG390.SeniorthesisforCapstoneSeminarCMPL440.
b. CurricularembeddeddistributionrequirementscovermultiplesubjectmattersincludingtheArts,CultureandSocietyofoneormoreregionsoftheworldandthoseregionsinrelationtotheEU
c. Studyabroadisstronglyrecommendedformajors.d. NumberofmajorsenrolledinInternationalStudyprograms,inServicelearningcourses,
involvedinserviceorresearchwithBayAreaMinorityCommunityOutreach.
ThelocationofouruniversityinsuchaculturallydiversesettingmakesthisgoalbasictotheCMPLasamulticulturalandinterdisciplinaryprogram.LanguagesotherthanEnglishareconstantlyandincreasinglyheard,seenandspokenintheUS,particularlyinSanFranciscoandtheBayArea.Studentscanbeexposedto,andparticipateinmanyoftheseenrichingculturalandsocialactivitiesassociatedwiththevarietyoflanguagesandculturesrepresentedintheBayArea.SuchactivitiesandgatheringscontributetoabetterunderstandingofthediverseandmulticulturalidentityasproposedinGoal3ofthisassessment,whichistoprepareourstudentstobeglobalcitizens.Whowillconducttheassessment?FacultymembersoftheAdvisoryCommitteeinComparativeLiteratureandCultureshouldmeetduringtheupcomingacademicyeartoreviewandmakethenecessaryamendmentstothisassessmentplan.Howwilldatabeusedtoimprovetheprogramorrevisecurricula?Allelectivesshouldemphasizethecross‐culturalinquiryandmultiplesubjectmattersthatthethreecorecoursesoftheprogramalreadyencompass.
x‐x‐xGoal:Developanintellectualengagement,introspectionandreflectivesensibilitythatwillcontributetolife‐longlearningDefined:Tofocussystematicallyontheprinciplesofhowthedisciplineofcomparativeliteratureandculture,criticalanalysis,interpretative,andcreativethinkingmaybeappliedtoavarietyofcareerpaths,andtheworldatlarge.MeasurableAssessment:
a. Reflectuponhowtheanalysisofartisticworkswithintheirculturalcontextsencouragescreativethinking.
![Page 39: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
39
b. Adapttheknowledgeandskillstheyhavelearnedtonewexperiencesandlearningopportunities.
c. Developanappreciationfor,andalife‐longinterestinforeignlanguages,literatureandcultures.
PerformanceRubrics: VeryPoorAchievementof
OutcomeAverageAchievementof
OutcomeVeryGoodAchievementof
Outcomea. Graduatesdonotpursue
careersorlifestylesthatutilizeorexpandanyoftheanalyticalskillslearned.
Graduatesdemonstratehowtheiracquiredskillsallowthemtoengageinintellectualdiscussionsandworkthatisconnectedtotheappreciationofculturesandliteraturesotherthantheirown.
Graduatesconductresearchandparticipateintheculturalconversationofideaswithinawidevarietyofacademicandprofessionalfields.
b. Graduateslosetheirinterestandproficiencyintheforeignlanguage,literature,andculturetheystudied.Intellectualcuriosityisnotsustainedwithanyenthusiasmorrigor.
Graduatesareabletoapplylanguageproficiencyandknowledgeofcomparativeliteratureandculturetoenhancecompetencyinotherdisciplines,aswellasadvanceprofessionally.
Graduatesobtainadvanceddegreesaswellasteachingpositionsorjobsthatservethedisciplinesofcomparativestudies,foreignlanguages,literaturesandcultures.
c. Graduatesshowageneraldisinterestintheliterature,cultureorregionoftheworldtheystudied.Theyrelyonculturalclichésasopposedtoindividualexperiencetoinformthemselvesabouttheworld.
Graduatesembraceamulticulturalglobalenvironment,andremainappreciativeof,andsophisticatedaboutculturesotherthantheirownthroughouttheirlives.
Graduatesbecomeactivelyinvolvedineducationalinstitutions,NGO’s,community‐basedorganizationsorlocalgroupstopromotecross‐culturalunderstandingamongpeopleintheircommunitiesandacrossnations.
Possiblemeasurementmethods:
a. Embeddedassignments:researchpapers,reflectionpapers,journals.b. Numberofstudentswhoobtainadvanceddegrees,teachingpositionsorjobsthatserve
amultilingualormulticulturalpopulationintheUSorabroad.Numberofstudentswhoremaininvolvedinserviceorresearchincommunity‐basedorganizationsorlocalgroupspromotingcross‐culturalunderstandingamongpeoplewithintheUSorabroad.NumberofrecipientsofInternationalgrantsorinternshipsaftergraduation.
c. Onlinesurveysorquestionnaires*
*Onlinesurveysorquestionnaireswouldbedesignedwithourexitingstudentsandouralumniinmind,todeterminethelevelofattainmentofeachgoalwithinthemajor.
Whowillconducttheassessment?TwofacultymembersfromtheAdvisorycommitteeinCMPL(onarotatingbasis)willreviewthesurveysorquestionnairesannuallyandwillthenwriteasummaryoftheresultsforthoseintheprogram,aswellastherevisionsthatshouldbemade.
![Page 40: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
40
Howwilldatabeusedtoimprovetheprogramorrevisecurricula?Surveysorquestionnairesarethepreferredassessmenttoolswhenreviewingnewcurricula.TimeFrame
June30,2008 All Department/Program representatives will have completed initial 4‐hourworkshop.
August22,2008AllDepartment/Programrepresentativeswillhaveedited/developedprogramgoalsand learning outcomes, completed a curriculum map, appropriate rubrics, andwrittenacompleteassessmentplan.
September15,2008
AllDepartment/Programrepresentativeswillhavecompletedsecondworkshop.
September30,2008
All faculty in each Department/Program will have discussed the assessment plan,determineassessmentmethodsandimplementthefirstyearoftheplan.
May15,2009
AllDepartments/Programswillhaveassessed1/3oftheirprogramoutcomes,madeadeterminationastowhetherthelearningoutcomeshavebeenattained,metasadepartment to discuss the assessment results, andwill have developed a plan forimprovementinordertomeetbenchmarkstandardsifnecessary.
May15,2010All Departments/Programs will have assessed the second 1/3 of their programoutcomes, made a determination as to the attainment of the outcomes anddevelopedaplanforimprovementformeetingthedesiredlevels.
May15,2011All Departments/Programs will have assessed the final 1/3 of their programoutcomes,madeadeterminationastotheattainmentoftheoutcomesanddevelopaplanforimprovementformeetingthedesiredlevel.Reportonprogress
![Page 41: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
41
!"#$% &'()%
*+,$-.$/(01"/2".345('".$%
!"#$%&'(&)$!*"%"+',-&.'+-%"+/%-&"(0&)/.+/%-&1)!*.2
."(3/"3-&-!*4"5'5&166&/('+52
%-7/'%-!-(+5&)4-)8.'5+
6789(641$(:$;231$/(6421<$<%(=3.>$<("5/(!2#?$1< @"3A$1BC2?<.3.2.345C$#$<.$1 D53.<&5.14/2-.345(.4(64#,"1".3A$(C.2/3$<(E(641$(6FG(6'(HI(253.<J
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%!17*1+45%3)%!,)8739*
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%$3*4+:*1+45%,8%*;4%<,2=
FYS CMPL 195: The Beauty of the Beast
FYS CMPL 195: Literatures of the Child: Trauma and Healing
>?@0%!"#$%ABC%:D:37:E74%*,%83+5*F=4:+%5*124)*5%,)7=G
6789(KLL(613.3-">(M5">N<3<(HI(253.<J
O31<.(O41$3P5(9"5P2"P$(HQ(253.<J
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%I*;%04-45*4+%>?JK%&'&L%0#M%&'&L///G
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%C*;%04-45*4+%>N''F74D47%3)%*:+H4*%7:)H1:H4G%
C&R(9M!0DM0*G(9&=S(M!'(6D9=S(*9*6=&T*C(HKI(D53.<J
Elective 1:
Elective 2:
Elective 3:
Elective 4:
Elective 5:
Elective 6:
6789(IUU(6M8C=V!*(C*7&!M:%(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+ (HI(253.<J(
Total Units for the Major = 44 +9:;<&/=>:?@
6V77*!=C%(
),-.(/0!1(234(567(87'9%:(";(%67(87'+%(<";;7=7>($*(;'##(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(+%9>7*%+("*#:A(
),-.(/0!1(234(1$%7='%9=7(";(%67(/6$#>.(5='9B'('*>(C7'#$*D(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(-%9>7*%+("*#:A(
/0!1(FGG(H*%=">9&%$"*(%"(/"BE'='%$I7(-%9>$7+.(/9#%9=7+($*(/"*?#$&%(<";;7=7>(7I7=:(+7B7+%7=(%"('##(0'J"=+A(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";()"9=%6('*>()$;%6(-7B7+%7=+(";('()"=7$D*(1'*D9'D7(I'=:(>7E7*>$*D("*(%67(#'*D9'D7(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";(LGG@#7I7#(M#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+($*()"=7$D*(1'*D9'D7+N(1$%7='%9=7('*>(/9#%9=7(I'=:(;="B(+7B7+%7=(%"(
+7B7+%7=O(/"*+9#%(P$%6(0/1(Q7E'=%B7*%N('*>(H*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(!="D='B+O((
(
!/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=($*(/0!1(RGG.(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(D='>9'%$*D(+7*$"=+("*#:A((((
S9$>7#$*7+(;"=(/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=('*>(-7*$"=(567+$+('=7('I'$#'T#7(;"=(&"*+9#%'%$"*("*(%67(/0!1(P7TE'D7O((
(
!-%9>7*%+(P$##(+7#7&%(%67$=(1'*D9'D7N(1$%7='%9=7('*>(/9#%9=7(M#7&%$I7+($*(%67(?$=+%('*>(+7&"*>(;"=7$D*(#'*D9'D7(";(
%67$=(&6"$&7O(U(B$*$B9B(";(%P"(7#7&%$I7+(B9+%(T7(%'V7*('%(%67(LGG@#7I7#($*(%67(+%9>7*%W+(+7&"*>(;"=7$D*(#'*D9'D7N('*>(
$*	>7('(+%="*D(#$*D9$+%$&N(#$%7='%9=7('*>(&9#%9=7(&"BE"*7*%O(87;"=7(7*="##$*D($*(7#7&%$I7+N(+%9>7*%+(B9+%(E7%$%$"*(;"=(
%67+7(&"9=+7+N('*>(>7B"*+%='%7(6"P(%67:(&"*%=$T9%7(%"(%67$=('=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*('*>X"=(%67$=(=7+7'=&6(%"E$&(;"=(
%67$=(+7*$"=(%67+$+O(Y"%7(%6'%("*#:(%P"(9EE7=@>$I$+$"*(;"=7$D*(#'*D9'D7(7#7&%$I7+(&'*(T7('EE#$7>(%"(%67(/0!1(B'J"=($*(
'>>$%$"*(%"('()"=7$D*(#'*D9'D7(B$*"=("=(B'J"=O(((
(
!!7%$%$"*(;"=B+(;"=(M#7&%$I7+('=7('I'$#'T#7("*(%67(/0!1(P7TE'D7("=(QE%O(0">7=*(1'*D9'D7+(<ZULF[AO((
!
![Page 42: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
42
!"#$% &'()%
*+,$-.$/(01"/2".345('".$%
!"#$%&'(&)$!*"%"+',-&.'+-%"+/%-&"(0&)/.+/%-&1)!*.2
.'+-%"+/%-&-!*3"4'4&155&/('+42
%-6/'%-!-(+4&)3-)7.'4+
6789(641$(:$;231$/(6421<$<%(=3.>$<("5/(!2#?$1< @"3A$1BC2?<.3.2.345C$#$<.$1 D53.<&5.14/2-.345(.4(64#,"1".3A$(C.2/3$<(E(641$(6FG(6'(HI(253.<J
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%!17*1+45%3)%!,)8739*
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%$3*4+:*1+45%,8%*;4%<,2=
FYS CMPL 195: The Beauty of the Beast
FYS CMPL 195: Literatures of the Child: Trauma and Healing
>?@0%!"#$%ABC%:D:37:E74%*,%83+5*F=4:+%5*124)*5%,)7=G
6789(KLL(613.3-">(M5">N<3<(HI(253.<J
O41$3P5(9"5P2"P$(HQ(253.<J
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%I*;%04-45*4+%>?JK%&'&L%0#M%&'&L///G
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%C*;%04-45*4+%>N''F74D47%3)%*:+H4*%7:)H1:H4G%
C&R(STTE9*U*9(*9*6=&U*C(&!(9&=V(W(6D9=V(HKI(D53.<J
Elective 1:
Elective 2:
Elective 3:
Elective 4:
Elective 5:
Elective 6:
6789(ITT(6M8C=X!*(C*7&!M:%(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+ (HI(253.<J(
Total Units for the Major = 44 +89:;&/<=9>?
6X77*!=C%(
),-.(/0!1(234(567(87'9%:(";(%67(87'+%(<";;7=7>($*(;'##(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(+%9>7*%+("*#:A(
),-.(/0!1(234(1$%7='%9=7(";(%67(/6$#>.(5='9B'('*>(C7'#$*D(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(-%9>7*%+("*#:A(
/0!1(FGG(H*%=">9&%$"*(%"(/"BE'='%$I7(-%9>$7+.(/9#%9=7+($*(/"*?#$&%(<";;7=7>(7I7=:(+7B7+%7=(%"('##(0'J"=+A(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";()"9=%6('*>()$;%6(-7B7+%7=+(";('()"=7$D*(1'*D9'D7(I'=:(>7E7*>$*D("*(%67(#'*D9'D7(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";(LGG@#7I7#(M#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+($*(1$%7='%9=7('*>(/9#%9=7(I'=:(;="B(+7B7+%7=(%"(+7B7+%7=N(/"*+9#%(O$%6(
P7E'=%B7*%+("=(H*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(!="D='B+N((
(
!/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=($*(/0!1(QGG.(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(D='>9'%$*D(+7*$"=+("*#:A((((
R9$>7#$*7+(;"=(/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=('*>(-7*$"=(567+$+('=7('I'$#'S#7(;"=(&"*+9#%'%$"*("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7N((
(
!-%9>7*%+(O$##(+7#7&%(%67$=(7#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+('%(%67(LGG@#7I7#("=('S"I7(;="B(%67(";;7=$*D+(";(I'=$"9+(>7E'=%B7*%+('*>(
$*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(E="D='B+N(M#7&%$I7+(B9+%(6'I7('(+%="*D(7BE6'+$+($*("*7("=(B"=7(#$%7='%9=7+('*>(&9#%9=7+(";(%67(
O"=#>T('*>(B9+%(S7(=7#7I'*%(%"(%67(+%9>7*%U+('=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*(;"=(&"BE'='%$I7(+%9>$7+N((
87;"=7(7*="##$*D($*(7#7&%$I7+T(+%9>7*%+(B9+%(E7%$%$"*(;"=(%67+7(&"9=+7+T('*>(>7B"*+%='%7(6"O(%67:(&"*%=$S9%7(%"(%67$=(
'=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*('*>V"=(%67$=(=7+7'=&6(%"E$&(;"=(%67$=(+7*$"=(%67+$+N(!#7'+7(*"%7(%6'%("*#:(%O"(7#7&%$I7+(&'*(&"9*%(
%"O'=>(%67(/0!1(B'J"=($*('>>$%$"*(%"('*"%67=(B'J"=("=(B$*"=N((
(
!!7%$%$"*(;"=B+(;"=(M#7&%$I7+('=7('I'$#'S#7("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7("=(PE%N(0">7=*(1'*D9'D7+(<WXLFYAN((
!
![Page 43: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
43
!"#$% &'()%
*+,$-.$/(01"/2".345('".$%
!"#$%&'(&)$!*"%"+',-&.'+-%"+/%-&"(0&)/.+/%-&1)!*.2
)/.+/%-&-!*3"4'4&155&/('+42
%-6/'%-!-(+4&)3-)7.'4+
6789(641$(:$;231$/(6421<$<%(=3.>$<("5/(!2#?$1< @"3A$1BC2?<.3.2.345C$#$<.$1 D53.<&5.14/2-.345(.4(64#,"1".3A$(C.2/3$<(E(641$(6FG(6'(HI(253.<J
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%!17*1+45%3)%!,)8739*
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%$3*4+:*1+45%,8%*;4%<,2=
FYS CMPL 195: The Beauty of the Beast
FYS CMPL 195: Literatures of the Child: Trauma and Healing
>?@0%!"#$%ABC%:D:37:E74%*,%83+5*F=4:+%5*124)*5%,)7=G
6789(KLL(613.3-">(M5">N<3<(HI(253.<J
O41$3P5(9"5P2"P$(HQ(253.<J
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%I*;%04-45*4+%>?JK%&'&L%0#M%&'&L///G
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%C*;%04-45*4+%>N''F74D47%3)%*:+H4*%7:)H1:H4G%
C&R(STTE9*U*9(*9*6=&U*C(&!(9&=V(W(6D9=V(HKI(D53.<J
Elective 1:
Elective 2:
Elective 3:
Elective 4:
Elective 5:
Elective 6:
6789(ITT(6M8C=X!*(C*7&!M:%(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+ (HI(253.<J(
Total Units for the Major = 44 +89:;&/<=9>?
6X77*!=C%(
),-.(/0!1(234(567(87'9%:(";(%67(87'+%(<";;7=7>($*(;'##(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(+%9>7*%+("*#:A(
),-.(/0!1(234(1$%7='%9=7(";(%67(/6$#>.(5='9B'('*>(C7'#$*D(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(-%9>7*%+("*#:A(
/0!1(FGG(H*%=">9&%$"*(%"(/"BE'='%$I7(-%9>$7+.(/9#%9=7+($*(/"*?#$&%(<";;7=7>(7I7=:(+7B7+%7=(%"('##(0'J"=+A(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";()"9=%6('*>()$;%6(-7B7+%7=+(";('()"=7$D*(1'*D9'D7(I'=:(>7E7*>$*D("*(%67(#'*D9'D7(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";(LGG@#7I7#(M#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+($*(1$%7='%9=7('*>(/9#%9=7(I'=:(;="B(+7B7+%7=(%"(+7B7+%7=N(/"*+9#%(O$%6(
P7E'=%B7*%+("=(H*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(!="D='B+N((
(
!/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=($*(/0!1(QGG.(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(D='>9'%$*D(+7*$"=+("*#:A((((
R9$>7#$*7+(;"=(/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=('*>(-7*$"=(567+$+('=7('I'$#'S#7(;"=(&"*+9#%'%$"*("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7N((
(
!-%9>7*%+(O$##(+7#7&%(%67$=(7#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+('%(%67(LGG@#7I7#("=('S"I7(;="B(%67(";;7=$*D+(";(I'=$"9+(>7E'=%B7*%+('*>(
$*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(E="D='B+N(M#7&%$I7+(B9+%(6'I7('(+%="*D(7BE6'+$+($*("*7("=(B"=7(#$%7='%9=7+('*>(&9#%9=7+(";(%67(
O"=#>T('*>(B9+%(S7(=7#7I'*%(%"(%67(+%9>7*%U+('=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*(;"=(&"BE'='%$I7(+%9>$7+N((
87;"=7(7*="##$*D($*(7#7&%$I7+T(+%9>7*%+(B9+%(E7%$%$"*(;"=(%67+7(&"9=+7+T('*>(>7B"*+%='%7(6"O(%67:(&"*%=$S9%7(%"(%67$=(
'=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*('*>V"=(%67$=(=7+7'=&6(%"E$&(;"=(%67$=(+7*$"=(%67+$+N(!#7'+7(*"%7(%6'%("*#:(%O"(7#7&%$I7+(&'*(&"9*%(
%"O'=>(%67(/0!1(B'J"=($*('>>$%$"*(%"('*"%67=(B'J"=("=(B$*"=N((
(
!!7%$%$"*(;"=B+(;"=(M#7&%$I7+('=7('I'$#'S#7("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7("=(PE%N(0">7=*(1'*D9'D7+(<WXLFYAN((
!
![Page 44: PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND CULTURE …Comparative Literature and Culture program looks to the past to a ... proficiency adequate to academic and professional ... The major](https://reader030.fdocuments.in/reader030/viewer/2022040510/5e56c09ea7f91a0afc572418/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
44
!"#$% &'()%
*+,$-.$/(01"/2".345('".$%
!"#$%&"#&'$!()%)*"+,&-"*,%)*.%,&)#/&'.-*.%,&0'!(-1
%,2."%,!,#*3&'4,'5-"3*&
6789(641$(:$;231$/(6421<$<%(=3.>$<("5/(!2#?$1< @"3A$1BC2?<.3.2.345C$#$<.$1 D53.<&5.14/2-.345(.4(64#,"1".3A$(C.2/3$<(E(641$(6FG(6'(HI(253.<J
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%!17*1+45%3)%!,)8739*
!"#$%&''%()*+,%*,%!,-./%0*123456%$3*4+:*1+45%,8%*;4%<,2=
FYS CMPL 195: The Beauty of the Beast
FYS CMPL 195: Literatures of the Child: Trauma and Healing
>?@0%!"#$%ABC%:D:37:E74%*,%83+5*F=4:+%5*124)*5%,)7=G
6789(KLL(613.3-">(M5">N<3<(HI(253.<J
O41$3P5(9"5P2"P$(HQ(253.<J
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%I*;%04-45*4+%>?JK%&'&L%0#M%&'&L///G
?,+43H)%$:)H1:H4%C*;%04-45*4+%>N''F74D47%3)%*:+H4*%7:)H1:H4G%
R!*(STTE9*U*9(*9*6=&U*C(&!(9&=V(W(6D9=V(HI(D53.<J
Elective 1:
6789(ITT(6M8C=R!*(C*7&!M:%(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+ (HI(253.<J(
Total Units for the Minor = 24 units *6789&.:;7<=
6R77*!=C%(
),-.(/0!1(234(567(87'9%:(";(%67(87'+%(<";;7=7>($*(;'##(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(+%9>7*%+("*#:A(
),-.(/0!1(234(1$%7='%9=7(";(%67(/6$#>.(5='9B'('*>(C7'#$*D(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(?$=+%@:7'=(-%9>7*%+("*#:A(
/0!1(FGG(H*%=">9&%$"*(%"(/"BE'='%$I7(-%9>$7+.(/9#%9=7+($*(/"*?#$&%(<";;7=7>(7I7=:(+7B7+%7=(%"('##(0'J"=+A(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";()"9=%6('*>()$;%6(-7B7+%7=+(";('()"=7$D*(1'*D9'D7(I'=:(>7E7*>$*D("*(%67(#'*D9'D7(
(
!K;;7=$*D+(";(LGG@#7I7#(M#7&%$I7(&"9=+7+($*(1$%7='%9=7('*>(/9#%9=7(I'=:(;="B(+7B7+%7=(%"(+7B7+%7=N(/"*+9#%(O$%6(
P7E'=%B7*%+("=(H*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(!="D='B+N((
(
!/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=($*(/0!1(QGG.(!"#$%$&'#()$&%$"*+(<";;7=7>($*(+E=$*D(%"(D='>9'%$*D(+7*$"=+("*#:A((((
R9$>7#$*7+(;"=(/'E+%"*7(-7B$*'=('=7('I'$#'S#7(;"=(&"*+9#%'%$"*("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7N((
(
!(-%9>7*%+(O$##(+7#7&%(%67$=(7#7&%$I7(&"9=+7('%(%67(LGG@#7I7#("=('S"I7(;="B(%67(";;7=$*D+(";(I'=$"9+(>7E'=%B7*%+('*>(
$*%7=>$+&$E#$*'=:(E="D='B+N(567(7#7&%$I7(B9+%(6'I7('(+%="*D(7BE6'+$+($*("*7("=(B"=7(#$%7='%9=7+('*>(&9#%9=7+(";(%67(
O"=#>T('*>(B9+%(S7(=7#7I'*%(%"(%67(+%9>7*%U+('=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*(;"=(&"BE'='%$I7(+%9>$7+N((
87;"=7(&6""+$*D(%67$=(7#7&%$I7T(+%9>7*%+(B9+%(E7%$%$"*(;"=(%6$+(&"9=+7T('*>(>7B"*+%='%7(6"O($%(&"*%=$S9%7+(%"(%67$=(
'=7'(";(&"*&7*%='%$"*('*>V"=(%67(%"E$&(;"=(%67$=(B'J"=(E'E7=N((
(
!(!7%$%$"*(;"=B+(;"=(7#7&%$I7+('=7('I'$#'S#7("*(%67(/0!1(O7SE'D7("=(P7E%N(0">7=*(W(/#'++$&'#(1'*D9'D7+(<XYLFZAN((!