Course Number: EN206
Course Title: Mythology

 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

  1. Mythological Awareness: Students will be able to discuss the ways in which the themes and patterns of myths can provide
     insights into human experience.
 2. Cultural Awareness: Students will be able to describe the ways in which cultural circumstances and values are reflected in myths.
 3. Historical Awareness: Students will be able to relate the historical background in which myths have been created.
 4. Literary Awareness: Students will be able to analyze literary elements within a myth, fable or legend.
 5. Critical Reasoning: Students will analyze and interpret myths through systematic reading, writing and discussion assignments
     about mythology.
 6. Communication: Students will be able to communicate effectively their analyses, interpretations and critiques through group
     discussions about myths and mythology.
 7. Writing: Students will be able to regularly produce compositions on specific mythological topics and issues including structured
     discussion guides, essay tests, and a formal research essay.
 8. Research: The students will be able to conduct library and online research to support written assignments about mythology.

Specific

 1. Mythological Awareness: Students will be able to

    1.1. identify common themes found in mythology
    1.2. identify myths which exhibit a similar theme
    1.3. analyze similarities and differences between myths with similar themes.
    1.4. analyze the characteristics of the various individuals in a story and compare or contrast those characteristics to the
          student's personal or cultural attitudes and behavior .

2. Cultural Awareness: Students will be able to

    2.1. identify relationships between myths and their cultural settings.
    2.2. discern the specific elements with a story that reflect the values of a culture.

3. Historical Awareness: Students will be able to
    3.1. identify the historical period during which the tale originated and the geographical region to which the tale belongs.

4. Literary Awareness: Students will be able
    4.1. summarize the plot of the story
    4.2. relate sequential events and important details in the plot.
    4.3. analyze a literary elements within a myth, fable or legend in terms of theme, plot, setting, characterization, and style.
    4.4. identify literary techniques (such as foreshadowing and figures of speech) that make each selection effective.
    4.5. Identify implied character motivation and the relationship between the cause and effect of a character's actions.
    4.6. illustrate a broadened vocabulary by utilizing vocabulary words to describe
            - aspects of a character's personality.
            - aspects of a plot or setting.
            - cultural concepts (such as chivalry, karma, matriarchy/patriarchy).

5. Critical Reasoning: Students will be able to

    5.1. define the different criteria for myths, legends and fables.
    5.2. analyze and categorize various tales by genre and justify their determinations of myths, legends, or fables.

6. Communication: Students will be able

    6.1. state an opinion/argument and contribute supporting evidence relevant to the topic under discussion.

7. Writing: Students will be able

    7.1. record or translate a myth, legend, or fable from the student's own culture/language into English.
    7.2. employ expository writing to explicate, analyze or persuade.

8. Research: The students will be able to

    8.1. research a specific topic and produce a short (3-5 pages) documented research paper on the stated topic.