Thomas A. Ryan                                                           Monday. Wednesday. 1:00 p.m.-- 2:20 p.m.

202 CH                                                                        310 Preston Hall
 

Phone 272-2692 or 272-2758                                  Web http://www.uta.edu/english/TAR/tar.html

Email ryan@uta.edu                     Course Web Site http://www.uta.edu/english/TAR/romtales.html

Office Hours MW 12:00-12:50

Course Prerequisites ENGL 1301, 1302

Texts: Goethe,  Sorrows of the Young Werther    
            Lord Byron, Selected Poems
            E.T. A. Hoffmann,  Best Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann
            E. A. Poe, Tales of Mystery and Imagination
            Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time
            Nathaniel Hawthorne, Selected Short Stories
            Gogol, The Overcoat and Other Short Stories
            Balzac, Selected Short Stories

Course Description The primary focus of this course will be on selected tales--in verse, in prose, and in drama--drawn from writers associated with the Romantic period in Western World literature. 

Course Learning Goals/Objectives The goals of this course are to introduce the student to literature and literary study and to improve the student's writing skills.

Attendance and Drop Policy Attendance in class and class participation are important. If you miss more than four (4) classes, you will be in danger of having your grade for the class lowered. It is extremely important that you read the assigned material before coming to class. I will give reading quizzes, if necessary, as an incentive. If for some reason you cannot continue in the class, remember to officially drop the course. It is now against University policy for faculty members to drop students.

Course Requirements In addition to a Midsemester and a Final Examination, four (4) essays (each three to five pages in length) will be required on assigned topics. These essays may be submitted electronically. Be sure to acknowledge and correctly document the primary and any secondary sources you use. Tentative due dates for the essays are:

September 21

Course Evaluation and Final Grade The two examinations-which will be part machine-graded multiple choice and part essay-will count fifty percent, the four essays will count forty percent, and attendance and class participation--both in-class and online--will count 10 percent.

Student Evaluation of Teaching Toward the end of the semester, I shall ask your opinion on the success of the course by having you complete the Student Evaluation of Teaching Survey.

Americans with Disabilities Act The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and the letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA], pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens. As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.

Academic Dishonesty It is the philosophy of the University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22)