COURSE TITLE: ENGL 376 - 01 Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island Course Number ENGL376.01 FALL 2020 Faculty / Department Faculty of Arts/Department of English Instructor Name Clara A.B. Joseph Email
[email protected] Instructor Email Policy Please note that all course communications must occur through your @ucalgary email, and I will respond to emails sent via student’s @ucalgary emails within 24 hours on all business days. Office Location Zoom Office Hours Mondays & Wednesdays 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM or by appointment Class Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM (Zoom) Dates/Times/Location Course description: An overview of writing by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (North America). This course will focus on the territory known as Canada. Antirequisite(s): Credit for English 376 and 385 will not be allowed. Course Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students will have acquired an overview of writing by Indigenous peoples in Canada. Students will learn to write research-based argumentative essays. Furthermore, they will learn how to read a text accurately and critically, how to write logically, clearly, and correctly, and how to listen and speak in a formal discussion. Course Format: This course will take place online via Desire2Learn (D2L) and Zoom. Online teaching and learning will occur synchronously, that is, in real time. This means, the class will meet on Zoom at the stipulated time. Students are expected to have read assigned texts in preparation for each class. The Zoom meetings will be recorded so that you can refer to them later. Texts and readings: Ruffo, Armand Garnet and Katherena Vermette, eds.