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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies at its meeting of June 15, 1982 gives rise to the following
motion:
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That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-69, the
proposed changes in English as follows:
i)
New courses - ENGL 491-2 - Honors Seminar A;
ENGL 492-2 - Honors Seminar B.
ii)
Addition of a requirement in Literary
Criticism (using ENGL 364-4 - History and
Principles of Literary Criticism) to the
Honors program.
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iii) Substitution of ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2
for ENGL 494-4 and ENGL 495-4 as required
courses in the Honors program.
For Information
Acting under its delegated authority at its meeting of June 15,
1982, SCUS approved the eventual phasing out of two courses following the
approval for the offering of ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2: ENGL 494-4 -
Honors Directed Reading, and ENGL 495-4 - Honors Directed Research. SCUS
also approved titles changes for:
ENGL 318-4 - from Dryden, Pope, Swift
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Major Authors of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century:
Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, Blake, and
ENGL 320-4 - from Samuel Johnson and his Contemporaries
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Topics in Literature and Culture in the Restoration and
Eighteenth Century
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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of May 13,
1982 passed the following motion:
That the Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee approve
the changes to the English Honors program which include
adding new honors seminars, ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2,
as required courses and phasing out the present required
courses ENGL 494-4 and ENGL 495-4, and addin
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a requirement
in Literary Criticism to be met by ENGL 364-4.
The Committee also approved changes in title for ENGL 318 and ENGL 320.
Would you please place these changes on the agenda of the next meeting
of SCUS.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
L Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code:
ENGL ?
Course Number: 491
Title
of COurse:
Honors Seminar A
Department
ENGLISH
Credit Hours: 2
Vector:
0-2-00
Calendar Description of Course:
Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. Topics will vary from semester
to semster.
Nature of Course
Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
This seminar will be open only to students who have been accepted
in the honors program.
The student must complete this seminar before taking ENGL 496-4.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None at present - eventually ENGL 494-4.
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? every serrester
Semester
In
which the course will first be offered? 83-1
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? all faculty
3.
Obectives of the Course
See attached proposal.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required
in
the following areas:
Faculty ?
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Staff ?
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Library ?
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Audio Visual ?
NONE
Space
Equipment ?
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Approval
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May 19, 1982
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Department Chairman
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SCUS 73-34b:-- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-36a.
Attach course outline).
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Calendar Information ?
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ENGLISH
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Abbreviation Code:
ENGL ?
Course Nthnber ?
492
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Credit Hours: 2
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Vector:
0-2-0
Title of Course:
Honors Seminar B
Calendar Description of Course:
Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. Topics will vary from semester
to semester.
Nature of Course
Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
This seminar will be open only to students who have been accepted
in the honors program.
The student must complete this seminar before taking
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if any, Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None at present - eventually ENGL 495-4.
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? every serrster
Semester
in
which the course will first be offered? 83-1
'Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
all faculty
Objectives of the Course
See attached proposal.
6.- Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
NONE
Audio Visual
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Space
Equipment
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5. Approval
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M.y 19
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1982
Department Chairman
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Department of English
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Change in Honors Program
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pp.
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Honors in Engjtsh\
Students proposingto entei Honors Lng)ish should take the z ime kcr diva
sion English courses as English Majors. On their córnpletion,theythôuld apply
for adrnissioh to the Honors English progam.'A Grdc Point Aerage of 3.0 or
higher in all English coursct'iaëñ at SioiFrasèr
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Univisty is rcqired for -
acceptance and contithiàhein the jraa1 but docs iOtin itcf guarantee
either.
Normally, a student in Honors Enghsh as required to obtain
52
credit hours an
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division English courses, one of which must C60e. from within the. series
'ENGL 300 to 308, one must core from within the series ENOL 310 to I6, three
must b&ENGL' 494.
495
and 496;:and the remainder ma cothe frOm anywhere
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495
md 496
must be iii en in that order, the acm nndci may be taken in any order. ) xceo-
.•; tionally,:and
only
with thc:permission of the Department, other English courses
of equivalent content nrty be substituted for ei
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ther or both of those
re
ot ired in
the series 300 to. 303 and310 to 316.-With the permission of the Department, up-to
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credit houls derived 'from courses on literature given by the Depantmcht of
Languages, Literatures and Linguistics r other Departments may be substituted
for up to S hours in upp..r division Eng
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dcartincnts army be substituted for the. I-Iorors courses, LNGI 494 495,
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496.
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b%, c'-m ev ' a' the "onos
G aduauiy Essa, (1GL -'
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the orogri.xxi culminates.
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FCULTy OF -ARTS
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Honors in English
This program is intended
for the student
who has a special interest in Fngiish Literature,
and wishes to pursue his or her 3tudies beyond
the course-work required for the major. The
program will provide experience In thtee areas:
a core of essential knowledge of criticism provided
by ENGL 364 (Histcry and Principles of Literary
Criticism), discussion of selected topics jntwo
honors
seminars, and, with the honors essay,
independent writing and research on a topic of
the student's choice.
Students proposing to enter Ilonois English should take the saint tower divi-
sion English courses
as
English Majors. On their cornpktion, they should apply
for admission to the Honors English program. A Grade Point Aviragc of 3.0 or
higher in all English courses taken at Simon
Fr.iser
University fit required for
acccptzlnce
and
continuance in thc program but does not in itself guaranice
cith.
Normally, a student in Honors English is required
to obtain 52 credit hours in upper division English
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courses. One of these courses must come from within
the series ENGL 300 to 308; one must come from within
the series ENGL 310 to 316; four of these courses must
be ENGL
364
(History
and
Principles of Literary Criticism),
ENGL
491.
(Honors Seminar A), English +92 (Honors Seminar
B), ENGL
496
(supervised writing of the honors essay);
...and.
the rcaindermay cóñe from anywhere.
.;.within
the serie
ENCL
300
to 373 and ENGL.441
to'446. ENGL 494, 495,:and 496
must be taken
in that
order;
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the
'remaiflder may be taken
in anyorder. Excep..
•.tionaI1y,:and .
onliwith the
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Department, ?
English
courses
of equivalent content-in' be substituted for either or both of those required in
the
se'-ies 300.
to
3t)3
and
310 1o316..With the permission of
the
Dcoartnent,
up
to
8 credit hours de' ed from courses on literature given by the Departitent o
Languages;
Literatures
and Linguistics
or other Departments may he substituted
for up to 7
.
S ]ours in upper divis,on English
courses
No
courses
from other
departments may be substituted for
the
Honors courses, ENOL
491,492
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496
A grad;of B or higher must
bc
achieved in
the
Honois Graduating
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Page 114 ? ADD: ENGL 491-2 Honors Seminar A
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Reading and discussion related to a literary topic.
Topics will vary from semester to semester.
Pre-requisite: This seminar will be open to students who
have been accepted in the honors program.
The student must complete this seminar
before taking ENGL 496-4.
ADD: ENGL 492-2 Honors Seminar B
Reading and discussion related to a literary topic.
Topics will vary from semester to semester.
Pre-requisite: This seminar will be open to students who
have been accepted in the honors program.
The student must complete this seminar
before taking ENGL 496-4.
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RATIONALE:
In our present honors program English 49
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and
495
are
Directed Readings courses devoted entirely to preparation for
writing the honors essay. While some excellent essays have
been produced under this program, the department has found
disadvantages
honors essay: the
in the
honors
program's
students
exclusive
become isolated
concentration
from each
on the
other in their individual projects, the essay tends to become
too large a project, sometimes growing into a small MA thesis,
and the knowledge acquired from completing the program may be
too specialized.
The proposed program will limit the length of the essay,
and insure that the honors students will engage in study and
discussion
364
will provide
in several
a common
areas
background
before writing
in the
the
history
essay.
of
English
criticism,
while the honors seminars will focus on specific areas of -
literary interpretation.
One two--hour honors seminar will be offered each semester.
It will be part of the formal workload of the instructor. The
subject of the seminar will be chosen by the person teaching
it. This subject should be limited enough to provide a specific
focus for the semester's discussion, but also should be relevant
to major issues of literary interpretation and critical approach.
The department's Undergraduate Curriculum Committee will be
responsible for seeing that the topics vary from semester to
semester. Honors students will take two of these seminars.
The seminars are separate from the honors essay; what is studied
in the seminars need not be incorporated into the essay.
The main goals of the honors seminars will be to provIde a
broad
range of literary knowledge by encouraging students to
study areas outside, as well as within, their area of expertise,
thus
and
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to
adding
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provide
their
some
interests
an
conviviality
opportunity
through
to
for
discussion
the
honors
program,
tudent
and oral
to share
presentationsand
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Changes in course title for English 318 and 320. Calendar,
pages 111-112.
FROI:
ENGL•318 Dryden, Pope, Swift
ENGT3
320
Samuel Johnson and his Contemporaries
TO:
ENGL 318 Major Authors of the Restoration and Eighteenth
Century: Dryden,. Swift, Pope, Johnson, Blake
ENGI, 320 Topics in Literature and. Culture in the RescoraU.on
and Mghteenth Century .
(Note on 318--the general description of upper division English
courses states: "Where the course title is a series of authors,
at least two of them will be given substantial attention.")
RATIONLE:
The present
definition sof 318
and 320
limit the content of
the
th
art
eenth
definition
dourses
demand
century.
a
unnecessarily
chronological
of
Both
320 limits
of the
because
division,
proposed
fre-edom
they
of
definitions
to
are
the
deal
too
period.
with
narrowly
give
the
In
the
later
focu$sed
particu:ia-r,
instructor
eight-
freedom of choice over the whole period, including the beginnings
narnc
be
from
o.
organized
the
social
figures,
Romantic
or
around
possibly
intellectual
Movement.
a central
in
318
combination
history.
theme,
would consist
such
with
as
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others,
a
of
genre
two
while
or
or
more
a subject
320
of
would
the
This recommendation is
the
result of discussion with the .fou
faculty
sugetion
who
, Ann
for
usually
Me
this
s
eng
change,
teach
c , and
these
and
Kris
courses--Chin
made
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the
son
final
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choice
in it :i.at
among
Teuipl
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the
alter-
natives suggested by the committee. The recommendation was
ytatified unanimously at a meeting of the Eng1ih Department
on May 20th.