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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL - ENGL 367-4 - 

Date ? 

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Subject.. . 

DESCR1•PTION• CHAN. --- .ENGL• •36•3-4 ........ 

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Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting of May 20, 1980 gives rise 'to the following 

motion: 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board, 

as set forth in S. 

—

SO-68, the proposed new course, ENGL 

367-4 - Studies in Children's Literature." 

For information: Under its delegated authority, SCUS approve the change 

to the course description of ENGL 363-4 - Varieties of Fantasy. 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

MEMORANDUM

........................H.M. Evans, Secretary 

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Marvin. ..Wide.e.n., ....D.ir.e,.c.to.r 

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Date..... ? 

Programs ? 

.......................S,•C.U.S ..               

...............Faculty. .of,...E.duca.t.ion 

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Subject

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s.4 Lite 

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April ... .2..8,,....l.9..8.O ... ............................... . ... ...... ....... 

Children'   

rature 

This is in response to your memorandum of April 3 requesting 

that the position of the Faculty of Education be clarified 

with regard to Engl. 367-4. 

You will recall that m 

y

main concern regardin 

g

the course Engl. 

367-4 was that its calendar description was not distinct from 

Educ. 465-4 "Children's Literature". During a meeting between 

members of the Facult 

y

of Education and the English Department, 

the two courses were discussed at length and it was agreed 

thatEnglish would revise their calendar description. It 

was also agreed that the Faculty of Education would review 

the calendar description for Educ. 465-4 with a view to 

possible changes. 

Since that meeting, I have received a revised copy of this 

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course proposal from Dr. Roberts. The Faculty of Education 

is fully supportive of the course description described therein. 

MFW:kg 

MAY

1933

REGISTRAR'S

MAIL

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OFFICE 

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SiMON FRASER

MEMORANDUM

UNIVERSITY

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Roberts.............................................. 

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Chairman, ? 

F...A.C..C................................. 

Subject .....

Engi..s......36.3-.4    

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Date...

March. .26,1.9.8.0. ... ................ ..... ........ ..... 

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Chan g es to course description 

In compliance with instructionsfrom the Senate Committee on 

Undergraduate Studies I convened a meeting with representatives 

from the Department of English and the Faculty of Education. It 

was attended by: - 

W. Roberts 

?

S. O'Connell 

A. Lebowitz 

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N. Zola 

M. Steig 

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S. Roberts 

N.

Wideen 

After comparing the Children's Literature course offered by 

Education with the course proposed by English it was agreed that 

the approaches to the subject differed sufficiently that the courses 

were complementary rather than overlapping. However, it was felt 

that the course description for ENGL. 363-4 should be rewritten to 

emphasize the specificity of the departments' approach to the sub- 

ject. It was also noted that the course description of ENGL. 367-4 

should be changed. These changes have been made, and the revised 

course descriptions are attached. 

cc. - A. Lebowitz 

M. Steig 

M. Wideen 

S. O'Connell 

M. Zola 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

Calendar Information ? 

Department English 

Abbreviation Code: ENGL 

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Course Number: 367 

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Credit Hours: 4 Vector: 2-2-0 

Title of Course: ? 

STUDIES IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 

Calendar Description of Course: An intensive study of selections of children's 

literature from different periods. The works will be considered in 

relation to adult literature in English and to Literary theory. The 

problem of whether children's literature requires the same interpretive 

and evaluative approaches as adult literature will be investigated. 

Nature of Course Lecture/Seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions); 

As for all U.D. English courses. Credit or standinci in any two of End. 101, 102, 

103 and 

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any one 

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Eng. 

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204, 

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205

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and

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206. 

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What course (courses), if any, is being dropped 

from: 

the calendar if this Cburse is 

approved: 

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none 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? At least once every 

4

semesters. 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 81-1 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? ? 

J. Curtis, M. Harris, M. Steis 

Objectives of the Course 

See attached sheet. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for Information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library. ? 

none 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval 

Date: 

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20

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Department Chairman 

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Dean ? 

Chairman, SC 

73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

347

arid objectives of the course:

First, a brief history of the teciiiny o

by Professor Steig and

Visi

tiny Professor BI eich.

the drOp-rat was b-".

Subsequently, th, [)epar tinen t proposed a

of Fantasy, which, it 

was

understooçl,

would sonietimes be taught

as a 

children's literature course, concentratinq on fantasy for children. Since 

its approval, English 363 has been offered alternately as Science-Fiction 

and as. Children's Literature. There has been a consistently hiçh enrollment 

and continuing dei:tand for both courses, which has created something of a 

problem,

in that there has been little opportunity to offer 363 with a

different content, such as adult fantasy or the gothic novel. 

Chi

ldren'

s

literature has in the oa:.l. decdi Leco;e an er.tre ely

active and lively subdivision of literary study in Enqlish departments

throughout Morth America. The annual journal ,

Children's -Literature, 

enters its eighth year with a

new publisher, YafUnivf.rsity Press, and 

several other journals have recently begun publication--journals con-

cerned with children's literature as a

field of study within the di 

s

ci-

pline of English literature, rather than to the use of children's litera-

ture in the elementary or secondary schai classrooch - UbC has cour$.es- -.

in children's literature in the faculty of education, the English

department, and the graduate School of Librarianship.

The children's literature courses taught thus far under the 

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rubrics of Special Studies or Varieties of Fantasy in 

our English

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department have made rigorous demands

on

students.

The "response"

approach described in the attached course description for 80_1

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£NI 36'!!

generally been used, but there is no requirement that

suh

an approach

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always he used in this course;

the only require:icnt *is that 

childrc's

literature be treated seriously.and 

as of value in

itself.. . The English 

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department's approach will always be sinificantl 

y.different from that. 

of Education 455, which is directed towards the use of children's 

literature in the elementary or secondary classroom; indeed,

the

cu!Jrses 

should, for students going into teaching, complement one another. 

The creation

of English 367.wil-1 acknowledge and regularize 

already existing situation:

that the demand for a course 

children's 

literature is heavy, and

that it must-be given frequently.- 

It will .

reduce the pressure on English

363., so that a number of interested faculty

members may 

offer that

course with a different content than either 

science-fiction or children's literature. And it will make our offerings 

more nearly equivalent to those of a large number of English departments 

in Horth America.

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English 363 

Spring 1030 

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Lectures: M. Steiq 

S;ninars: M. 

Harris

H. Steig 

Varieties

of Fantasy: Children's 

Literati

Children's literature has been referred to as "the great ex- 

cluded" -- that is, an important branch of literature which is not 

normally taken seriously. We shall be taking it seriously. The 

reading list is set . up roughly in terms of age-levels and historical 

chronology, though these conflict at some points. 

Whereas the reading may seem "easy," the work will be hard, 

because we are asking for full participation in an ongoing experi- 

ment: the examination of response as a primary factor in reading 

and interpretation. David Bleich's book will provide a convenient -- 

though not prescriptive -- introduction to the theory and practice 

of subjective criticism. Lectures will deal with questions of genre, 

historical considerations, the relation of children's literature to 

"adult" literature, and with method. The seminars will be the main 

arenas for the sharing and the discussing of responses.-- see Course 

Requirements, below. 

ReCuired 

Munro Leaf 

The Story of Ferdinand 

Penguin-Puffin 

William Steig 

The Amazing Bone

Penguin-Puffin 

Andrew Lang

The BlueFaifl Book

Air ,on t

George MacDonald 

The Light Princess 

Dell 

Lewis Carroll 

Alice's Adventures in 

Wonderland and Through the 

Looking-Glass 

Penguin-Puffin 

Kenneth Grahame 

The Wind in the 

Willows

Signet 

E. B. White 

Charlotte's 

Web

Harper 

.& Row

Mordecai Richier 

Jacob Two-Two Meets the 

Hooded Fang 

Bantam 

C. S. Lewis 

The Lion, The Witch, and 

-

the Wardrobe

Penguin 

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th

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[Jell 

Lloyd Alexander 

The Book of Three 

Dell 

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English 363 

Spring 1980 

Lectures: . Steig 

Seiniars: M. 

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M. Steig 

Course Requirements: 

Two papers, one medium-length, due in the fifth week of classes, and 

one longer, 

due at

the beginning of the final week of classes. 

The first

of these will 

deal with response, but the second may be a. more conventional 

critical or 

"research" paper if you prefer. 

In

addition, you will be 

required to 

write a 300-600 word response paper for every other seminar 

(approximately) after the-first; some of these will be duplicated and 

distributed for discussion, and the seminar leader will distribute 

his own

response paper at the same time; total: 4 or 5 short re;ponse papers. These 

will not be graded individually, but note will be taken of failure to hand 

in response papers. On those days when response papers are not 

due, you will

still, be expected to have prepared detailed notes on your response to the. 

work under discussion. The success of the course will dcpend upon students' 

and seminar leaders' willingness to participate Tull 

y

and can:tidly in 

discussions. 

No final examination. 

Note: 

No 6moking 

t&U be. peJrmitted in

.eec-twLeA 

o'.

Sem&uLu uLU be held in the

6iut

week o

SENATE - COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

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CHANGE OFDESCRIPTION ONLY 

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Calendar Information 

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Department 

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English 

Abbreviation Code: ENGL 

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Course Number: 363 ? 

Credit Hours: 4 

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Vector: 2-2-0 

Title of Course: 

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VARIETIES OF FANTASY 

Calendar Description of-Course: Studies in various types of fantasy litera- 

ture. The course will normally concentrate on one or more of the fol- 

lowing: the Gothic novel and its descendants, modern fantasy novels, 

utopian and antiutopian science-fiction. 

Nature 'of Course 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if 'this course is 

approved: 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

3ftObjectives of the Course 

4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval 

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Date: 

MAY

20

8O

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Department Chairman 

?

Dean 

73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

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Dr.

M. Wide n, chairman, Faculty

...From ?

H. M. Evans, Secretary,

ENG. 363-4 Varieties of Fantasy

Subject.... 

ENG. 367-4 Studies in children's Lit.

Date. ? 

April 3, 1980

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Further to our recent telephone conversatio., I understand that you have

received a copy of the communication

from 

W 1

Roberts, Chairman, FACC,

dated March 26, concerning ENG. 363-4 and ENi. 367-4.

Before moving the Faculty of Arts submissiorl forward to SCUS, I would appreciate

with 

Education 

receiving

the request 

relative 

memorandum

from 

to

Arts. 

the

indicating

courses in 

clearly

order 

thc

that 

position

SCUS may 

deal 

the Faculty

appropriately 

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