Short Story

Credit Units

Credit Hours 

Course Title

Course Code

Theory:  2

Practical: 0

Clinic, Field,: 

2

Short Story

English

ENGL 452

القصة القصيرة

Arabic

Corequisites

Prerequisites

Study Level

-

Romantic & Victorian Literature ENGL 307

7

Course Main Objective (concise and precise statement without bullets): 

The main objective of course is 

The versatility of the short story makes it, indeed, a genre that accommodates diverse subjects, narrative techniques and cultural contexts calling for variegated approaches. Both American and European short stories make the material of the course. The brevity of the short story fosters a relatively comprehensive reading that involves a hermeneutical process that attends to the meaning of the work and a theoretical address to the meaning as well. A minimum of six short stories is to be covered.  

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) (limit 4-6 CLOs):

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1

Knowledge and Comprehension

Aligned PLOs*

1.1

Discuss the generic features of short stories.  

K.2

2

Skills 

2

2.1

Analyze critically the main textual aspects of short stories using different critical approaches

S.1

2.2

Conduct a mini research/ content creation project in the field of the short story. 

S.2

2.3

Present critical views toward literary works effectively in speech and/or in writing.

S.4

3

Values

3

3.1

Demonstrate self-discipline, ethical standards and academic integrity in performing assigned project/research.

V.2

Course Content:                                                                                                                             

Introduction to the Short Story 

A selection of short story texts will be provided by the instructor to be continually updated each semester). 

List of Suggested Short Stories: 

1. “The Gift of Magi” by O Henry. 

1. “A Hunted House” by Virginia Woolf.  

1. “The Magic Shop” by H. G Wells 

1. “The Guest” by Albert Camus 

1. “The Drover’s Wife” by Lawson 

1. “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (to be excluded if already taught in Introduction to Literature) 

1. “Araby” by James Joyce 

1. “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid 

1. “Telltale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe 

Textbook (s) (include the latest references with full details using standard format e.g. APA, MLA etc):

Hunter, Adrian. (2012). The Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story. Cambridge University Press.