Course Number: EN202
Course Title: Narrative Fiction

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. An understanding of the function of narration.

        Since the chief characteristic of narrative fiction is its quality of being told, students should be able to recognize the narrative
        structure of a story and be aware of the nature of that fictional mind and eye (the narrator's) through which, as readers, we
        perceive the details of the story.

2. An ability to interpret stories and identify themes.

        Students should be able, after reading a particular story, to state the basic subject or theme and also to point out some of the
        larger meanings and implications suggested by that story.

3. An awareness of the importance of the historical context in which the work was produced.

        Students will become aware of how social and historical forces can shape and alter the meaning of a particular story. Students
        will become aware of the importance and the basic procedures for researching the cultural context of a work of literature.