EN5231: Asian and Other Modernities

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Class Participation

This will have three components:

1. Discussion Facilitation

In weeks 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 I'll be asking 4 students to help focus discussion for part of the seminar. I'll make the assignments fairly early on in the semester. When it's your turn to focus discussion, I'd ask you to do the following:

Think of a general question about the readings for that the week (literary or theoretical) that you'd like to discuss.
Locate one short passage (or poem) from the literary text discussed in the relevant week that you would like us to focus on in discussion--have an idea why you feel it to be important!

Assigned Weeks:

Week 7	Pramoedya, Footsteps	1.
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Week 8	Zhang, Love in A Fallen City	1.
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Week 9	Mda, Heart of Redness	1.
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Week 11	Kuo, Two Plays	1.
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Week 12	Boey, After the Fire	1.
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2. Class Participation

This is always difficult to legislate: you don't necessarily get extra points for being the person who talks the most, but active participation in the seminar is important. My expectations are that you come to class with the reading done for the week, and with questions regarding it that you would like to discuss.

3. Attendance

Regular attendance is important, and will constitute a proportion of the marks for participation. If you can't make it for a seminar meeting, do try to let me know in advance.

Last updated: 12 July, 2009