Section I.A: OBJECTIVES OF COURSE

--To offer a humanities elective, which may fit within college core requirements, for non-English majors, English majors, and English Education majors.

--To develop students’ appreciation for and understanding of effective literature in its various modes and genres.

--To help students develop their ability to comprehend and respond to literature as it relates to their own lives, life within their own communities, and within the world community.

--To encourage, through this increased understanding, students’ enjoyment of literature.

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