General Information
This subject focuses on the power of literature to grow empathy and to increase our understanding of different conceptions of human life. You will explore key texts which, although created in specific cultural and geographical locations for a local audience, have transcended those boundaries. These texts are being read in the global village, in multiple languages, in times different from their authorship. The investigation of these texts will give you an opportunity to understand the value of learning the myriad ways with which the human experience is depicted in literature. Furthermore, analysing how literary features, such as translation, impact our understanding of the world described in these stories, will enhance your capabilities as global citizens. The subject aims to develop a greater awareness of how studying world literature can create new, more responsible understandings of humanity.
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Details
Academic unit: Faculty of Society & Design Subject code: ENGL12-106 Subject title: World Literature Subject level: Undergraduate Semester/Year: September 2024 Credit points: 10.000 -
Delivery & attendance
Timetable: https://bond.edu.au/timetable Delivery mode: Standard Workload items: - Seminar: x12 (Total hours: 36) - Weekly seminar
- Personal Study Hours: x12 (Total hours: 84) - Recommended Study Hours
Attendance and learning activities: As successful completion of this subject is heavily dependent on participation during all scheduled sessions, attendance will be monitored. Most sessions build on the content of the previous one. It is difficult for a student to recover the information if a session is missed. In addition to synchronous sessions, students should plan to spend a minimum of 84 hours undertaking preparation/out of class work/personal study for this subject. This is intended as a general guide only for workload planning and more time may be required depending on different factors such as the familiarity of the content. -
Resources
Prescribed resources: Books
- Karl Ove Knausgaard My Struggle - Book 1. n/a, Farrar
- Orhan Panuk Snow. n/a,
- Abir Mukherjee (2016). A Rising Man. n/a, Random House
iLearn@Bond & Email: iLearn@Bond is the Learning Management System at Bond University and is used to provide access to subject materials, class recordings and detailed subject information regarding the subject curriculum, assessment, and timing. Both iLearn and the Student Email facility are used to provide important subject notifications.
Additionally, official correspondence from the University will be forwarded to students’ Bond email account and must be monitored by the student.
To access these services, log on to the Student Portal from the Bond University website as www.bond.edu.au
| Academic unit: | Faculty of Society & Design |
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| Subject code: | ENGL12-106 |
| Subject title: | World Literature |
| Subject level: | Undergraduate |
| Semester/Year: | September 2024 |
| Credit points: | 10.000 |
| Timetable: | https://bond.edu.au/timetable |
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| Delivery mode: | Standard |
| Workload items: |
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| Attendance and learning activities: | As successful completion of this subject is heavily dependent on participation during all scheduled sessions, attendance will be monitored. Most sessions build on the content of the previous one. It is difficult for a student to recover the information if a session is missed. In addition to synchronous sessions, students should plan to spend a minimum of 84 hours undertaking preparation/out of class work/personal study for this subject. This is intended as a general guide only for workload planning and more time may be required depending on different factors such as the familiarity of the content. |
| Prescribed resources: | Books
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| iLearn@Bond & Email: | iLearn@Bond is the Learning Management System at Bond University and is used to provide access to subject materials, class recordings and detailed subject information regarding the subject curriculum, assessment, and timing. Both iLearn and the Student Email facility are used to provide important subject notifications. Additionally, official correspondence from the University will be forwarded to students’ Bond email account and must be monitored by the student. To access these services, log on to the Student Portal from the Bond University website as www.bond.edu.au |
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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| Restrictions: |
Nil |
Assurance of learning
Assurance of Learning means that universities take responsibility for creating, monitoring and updating curriculum, teaching and assessment so that students graduate with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need for employability and/or further study.
At Bond University, we carefully develop subject and program outcomes to ensure that student learning in each subject contributes to the whole student experience. Students are encouraged to carefully read and consider subject and program outcomes as combined elements.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge and skills that will be achieved on completion of the program. If you are undertaking this subject as part of a degree program, you should refer to the relevant degree program outcomes and graduate attributes as they relate to this subject.
Subject Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject the learner will be able to:
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Assessment
The University acknowledges that Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools are an important facet of contemporary life. Their use in assessment is considered in line with students’ development of the skills and knowledge which demonstrate learning outcomes and underpin study and career success. Instructions on the use of Gen-AI are given for each assessment task; it is your responsibility to adhere to these instructions.
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Assessment details
Type Task % Timing* Outcomes assessed Project Students create a media review (podcast/vidcast) of the major themes of one prescribed text. 40.00% Week 6 1,2,3 Capstone Project Students compose a book report that compares and contrasts two of the prescribed readings and highlights their relevance to debates of global citizenship. 50.00% Week 12 1,2,3 Student Engagement Participation in Class Discussion 10.00% Ongoing 1,2,3 - * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
- C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.
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Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria
High Distinction 85-100 Outstanding or exemplary performance in the following areas: interpretative ability; intellectual initiative in response to questions; mastery of the skills required by the subject, general levels of knowledge and analytic ability or clear thinking. Distinction 75-84 Usually awarded to students whose performance goes well beyond the minimum requirements set for tasks required in assessment, and who perform well in most of the above areas. Credit 65-74 Usually awarded to students whose performance is considered to go beyond the minimum requirements for work set for assessment. Assessable work is typically characterised by a strong performance in some of the capacities listed above. Pass 50-64 Usually awarded to students whose performance meets the requirements set for work provided for assessment. Fail 0-49 Usually awarded to students whose performance is not considered to meet the minimum requirements set for particular tasks. The fail grade may be a result of insufficient preparation, of inattention to assignment guidelines or lack of academic ability. A frequent cause of failure is lack of attention to subject or assignment guidelines. Quality assurance
For the purposes of quality assurance, Bond University conducts an evaluation process to measure and document student assessment as evidence of the extent to which program and subject learning outcomes are achieved. Some examples of student work will be retained for potential research and quality auditing purposes only. Any student work used will be treated confidentially and no student grades will be affected.
| Type | Task | % | Timing* | Outcomes assessed |
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| Project | Students create a media review (podcast/vidcast) of the major themes of one prescribed text. | 40.00% | Week 6 | 1,2,3 |
| Capstone Project | Students compose a book report that compares and contrasts two of the prescribed readings and highlights their relevance to debates of global citizenship. | 50.00% | Week 12 | 1,2,3 |
| Student Engagement | Participation in Class Discussion | 10.00% | Ongoing | 1,2,3 |
- * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
- C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.
Assessment criteria
| High Distinction | 85-100 | Outstanding or exemplary performance in the following areas: interpretative ability; intellectual initiative in response to questions; mastery of the skills required by the subject, general levels of knowledge and analytic ability or clear thinking. |
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| Distinction | 75-84 | Usually awarded to students whose performance goes well beyond the minimum requirements set for tasks required in assessment, and who perform well in most of the above areas. |
| Credit | 65-74 | Usually awarded to students whose performance is considered to go beyond the minimum requirements for work set for assessment. Assessable work is typically characterised by a strong performance in some of the capacities listed above. |
| Pass | 50-64 | Usually awarded to students whose performance meets the requirements set for work provided for assessment. |
| Fail | 0-49 | Usually awarded to students whose performance is not considered to meet the minimum requirements set for particular tasks. The fail grade may be a result of insufficient preparation, of inattention to assignment guidelines or lack of academic ability. A frequent cause of failure is lack of attention to subject or assignment guidelines. |
Quality assurance
For the purposes of quality assurance, Bond University conducts an evaluation process to measure and document student assessment as evidence of the extent to which program and subject learning outcomes are achieved. Some examples of student work will be retained for potential research and quality auditing purposes only. Any student work used will be treated confidentially and no student grades will be affected.
Study Information
Submission procedures
Students must check the iLearn@Bond subject site for detailed assessment information and submission procedures.
Policy on late submission and extensions
A student who has not established a basis for an extension in compliance with University and Faculty policy either by 1) not applying before the assessment due date or 2) by having an application rejected due to failure to show a justifiable cause for an extension, will receive a penalty on assessment submitted after its due date. The penalty will be 10% of marks awarded to that assessment for every day late, with the first day counted after the required submission time has passed. No assessment will be accepted for consideration seven calendar days after the due date. Where a student has been granted an extension, the late penalty starts from the new due date and time set out in the extension.
Academic Integrity
Bond University‘s Student Code of Conduct Policy , Student Charter, Academic Integrity Policy and our Graduate Attributes guide expectations regarding student behaviour, their rights and responsibilities. Information on these topics can be found on our Academic Integrity webpage recognising that academic integrity involves demonstrating the principles of integrity (honesty, fairness, trust, professionalism, courage, responsibility, and respect) in words and actions across all aspects of academic endeavour.
Staff are required to report suspected misconduct. This includes all types of plagiarism, cheating, collusion, fabrication or falsification of data/content or other misconduct relating to assessment such as the falsification of medical certificates for assessment extensions. The longer term personal, social and financial consequences of misconduct can be severe, so please ask for help if you are unsure.
If your work is subject to an inquiry, you will be given an opportunity to respond and appropriate support will be provided. Academic work under inquiry will not be marked until the process has concluded. Penalties for misconduct include a warning, reduced grade, a requirement to repeat the assessment, suspension or expulsion from the University.
Feedback on assessment
Feedback on assessment will be provided to students according to the requirements of the Assessment Procedure Schedule A - Assessment Communication Procedure.
Whilst in most cases feedback should be provided within two weeks of the assessment submission due date, the Procedure should be checked if the assessment is linked to others or if the subject is a non-standard (e.g., intensive) subject.
Accessibility and Inclusion Support
Support is available to students where a physical, mental or neurological condition exists that would impact the student’s capacity to complete studies, exams or assessment tasks. For effective support, special requirement needs should be arranged with the University in advance of or at the start of each semester, or, for acute conditions, as soon as practicable after the condition arises. Reasonable adjustments are not guaranteed where applications are submitted late in the semester (for example, when lodged just prior to critical assessment and examination dates).
As outlined in the Accessibility and Inclusion Policy, to qualify for support, students must meet certain criteria. Students are also required to meet with the Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor who will ensure that reasonable adjustments are afforded to qualifying students.
For more information and to apply online, visit BondAbility.
Additional subject information
Subject curriculum
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Literature in the global village
Students explore the rich context of thinking about literature as world literature. Students explore the interpretive possibilities of stories, originally written for a particular culture, in a particular time, being read across borders, times and languages.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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The global individual
Students will learn the potential, and limits, for increases in empathy by analyzing stories that depict the mundane life of individuals in specific cultural/geographic places. By thinking through notions of sameness and difference that we can recognize in stories from different cultures, students will enter a critical dialogue between differing conceptions of human life.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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The rhythms of life in world literature
Students will further explore the significance of mundane life in a major work of world literature. By interrogating how a work of literature can navigate the complexities of its own specific culture, students will learn how a work that seemingly focuses on a small part of the world, can open up new ways of understanding that world.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Translating other cultures
Students will think through the challenges of translating other cultures into foreign languages. Students will interrogate texts in English which have a controversial history of translation. Students will also explore texts by major translators to learn the challenges involved in bringing a writer’s culture, meaning and style to a different language.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Crime literature and the global citizen
Students will explore how tales of gruesome murders, criminal masterminds, and genius sleuths capture the global imagination. By analyzing texts that reach a global audience in the crime fiction genre, students will learn how culture is critiqued through these stories.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Justice and the global citizen
Students will explore how notions of justice inform readings of world literature. Students will interrogate ideas of universal justice to see whether readings of world literature affirm them.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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World literature and science-fiction
Students will explore the relatively new emergence of science fiction literature in places like China and the Middle East. Students will read texts from these locations and query how the genre of science fiction enables these writers to question the future possibilities for their country. Students will also explore how the genre enables writers to ‘predict’ future global relations.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Literature as global resistance
Students will explore the notion of world literature as a form of resistance. By analyzing a text written under oppressive political conditions, students will explore how writers can borrow themes from other culture’s literature to expose injustice in their own, and to share their plight with the world.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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World literature across time
Students will analyse a major historical text and explore the possibility for reading modern sensibility into the depiction of an ancient world. Students will learn the challenges of reading ancient texts in humanist ways.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Who is excluded from world literature?
Students will analyse Virginia Woolf’s essay ‘A Room of One’s Own’ and investigate who, through oppressive conditions and a lack of material independence, is unable to write world literature. By asking whose stories are not being produced students will explore the silenced voices and stories that are not generating empathy on a world stage.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.
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Final project workshop
Students will develop their skills in comprehension and analysis as they work on their final assessment with the educator assisting them.
SLOs included
- Identify, analyse, evaluate and communicate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in selected aspects of World Literature.
- Independently and in teams, generate and transmit solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems related to selected aspects of World Literature.
- Apply disciplinary knowledge of selected aspects of World Literature to professional work and/or further learning, demonstrating well-developed judgement and responsibility.