COURSE SYLLABUS

in
Eng. Maj. 110/EL116
CONTEMPORARY, POPULAR, AND EMERGENT LITERATURE
1st Semester, AY: 2020-2021

Department/Area : Teacher Education

Curriculum : Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) Major in English
Curricular Year : Third Year
No. of Hours/Sem. : 54 Hours
Credit Unit (s) :3
Prerequisite : Eng. Maj. 106/EL 111-Children and Adolescent Literature

Vision : Northeastern Cebu Colleges is seen as a prestigious institution of higher learning catering to the educational and training needs of young
people, turning out competent graduates in the different fields, answering to the professional manpower needs, producing leaders and
contributing to the social and economic development of the country and the upliftment of the quality of life.

Mission : Northeastern Cebu Colleges is committed to render service by way of providing opportunities to the young people in this part of Cebu for
college education that is relevant, quality-oriented, accessible and affordable. Its mission is to contribute to holistic human development with
respect to the intellectual, physical, moral, spiritual, social, cultural and the professional aspect of the person. The mission is anchored on
love, wisdom and sense of service to humanity.

Goals : Northeastern Cebu Colleges has following goals:

1. Attainment of the status of a full-grown, prestigious academic institution of higher learning.
2. Expansion of its capabilities to offer relevant degree programs that could cater to the needs of the youth aspiring for professional
education and to the manpower requirements of the different sectors nationwide and worldwide.
3. Production of college graduates who have acquired the benefits of general education and who have attained the competencies
expected in their chosen line of specialization.
4. Turning out well-educated citizens who are steeped in positive social, personal, ethical and moral values; who have strong nationalistic
spirit and who are vigilant over their rights and mindful of their duties and obligations.
5. Accomplishment of researches that would contribute to the pool of knowledge.
6. Doing community outreach projects that would benefit underprivileged groups.

Program Outcomes : The minimum standards for the BSEd degree program are expressed in the following set of learning outcomes:

1. Common to all programs in all types of schools

The graduates have the ability to:
 a. articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice; (PQF level 6 descriptor)
b. effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English and Filipino;
c. work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams; (PQF level 6 descriptor)
d. act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibility; and
e. preserve and promote “Filipino historical and cultural heritage.” (based on RA 7722)

2. Common to the discipline (Teacher Education)

a. Articulate the rootedness of education in philosophical, socio-cultural, historical, psychological, and political contexts
b. Demonstrate mastery of subject matter/discipline
c. Facilitate learning using a wide range of teaching methodologies and delivery modes appropriate to specific learners and their
environments
d. Develop innovative curricula, instructional plans, teaching approaches, and resources for diverse learners
e. Apply skills in the development and utilization of ICT to promote quality, relevant, and sustainable educational practices
f. Demonstrate a variety of thinking skills in planning, monitoring, assessing, and reporting learning processes and outcomes
g. Practice professional and ethical teaching standards sensitive to the local, national, and global realities
h. Pursue lifelong learning for personal and professional growth through varied experiential and field-based opportunities

3. Specific to a sub-discipline and major

Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English
a. Possess broad knowledge of language and literature for effective learning
b. Use English as a glocal language in a multilingual context as it applies to the teaching of language and literature
c. Acquire extensive reading background in language, literature, and allied fields
d. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication
e. Shows competence in employing innovative language and literature teaching approaches, methodologies, and strategies
f. Use technology in facilitating language learning and teaching
g. Inspire students and colleagues to lead relevant and transformative changes to improve learning and teaching language and literature
h. Display skills and abilities to be a reflective and research-oriented language and literature teacher

Course Description : The course focuses on critical issues in contemporary and popular literature and genres. (EK-3)

Course Objectives : At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. define literature, contemporary, popular and emergent literature, and various genres of popular literature;
2. analyze and elaborate the features of popular literature, its forms and emerging themes in popular literary works;
3. recognize the practical lessons of literary works toward values formation;
4. evaluate narrative and poetic texts in terms of quality, authenticity, textual factors that support comprehension, and student/text fit;
and
5. write reflection/reaction paper about the chosen literary works.
Course Outline and Timeframe
Course Content/Subject Matter
Week 1-18 I. Overview of the Course
Prelim Period
II. Nature, Essence, and Significance of Contemporary and Popular Literature
Week 1-2
Week 3-4 III. Key Concepts, Terminology and Approaches in the Analysis of Popular and Contemporary Literary Works

IV. Genres in Popular/Contemporary Literature

Midterm Period
1. Classic
Week 5-6  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

2. Action/Adventure
 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Week 7-9 3. Detective/Mystery
 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

4. Fantasy
 The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

5. Magic Realism
 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Semi-final Period 6. Realistic Fiction
Week 10  Tell Me in Darkness by Julian E. Dacanay
 Scent of Apples by Bienvenido Santos
Week 11
7. Dystopian Fiction
 1984 by George Orwell
Week 12
8. Historical Fiction
 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
 Week 13
9. Theological Fiction
Week 14  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

10. Science Fiction

Final Period  The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Week 15
11. Horror
 The Bird Box by Josh Malerman

12. Romance
Week 16  The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

13. Suspense Thriller

 The Guardians by John Grisham

14. Biography/Autobiography
Week 17  Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

15. Poetry
Week 18  The Sun and her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

16. Drama/ Romance Comedy

 Hello, Love, Goodbye directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina
 La La Land by Damien Chazelle
Learning Plan
Desired Learning Course Content/ References Teaching and Assessment Resource Time
Outcomes Subject Matter Learning Activities Task Materials Table
Prelim Period I. Overview of the Course Easthope, Antony. Literary into Book/Virtual Contextualized Self- 12
Cultural Studies. Taylor & Francis Searching for Rubrics for Learning hours
At the end of the prelim II. Nature, Essence, and e-Library. Academia.Edu, 2005, Information Essay Writing, Modules
period, the students should Significance of and Graphic
be able to: Contemporary and Perez, Amy, T. Creative Writing: Organizer
What You Need to Know.
Popular Literature Omniscience Publishing, Inc.
Virtual Discussion
A. define the terms Valenzuela, Philippines, 2001.
literature, contemporary, III. Key Concepts,
popular, and emergent Terminology and Pishkar, Kiyan. Basic Summary of Slideshow
literature; Methodologies in the English and American Literature. Interactive Forum via Printed/Online Presentation
Analysis of Popular Research Gate, 2013. Online Platform Formative Test
B. identify the different and Contemporary
genres of popular Literary Works Strinati, Dominic. An Introduction to
literature and their unique Theories of Popular Culture. 2nd ed.
characteristics; IV. Genres in Routledge. Academia.Edu, 2004. Virtual
Popular/Contemporary Reporting Question and Video
Sialongo, Erlinda B., et al.
C. analyze and elaborate the Literature Literatures of the World. Rex Book
Answer via Presentation
features of popular Store, Inc. Manila, Philippines, Web
literature, its forms and 2007. Conferencing
emerging themes in Peer Support
popular literary works; www.slideshare.net/eng281/contem
porary-literature-culture?
D. explain the essence or from_action=save Printed/
significance of studying Printed/Online E-books
contemporary and https://www.academia.edu/355121 Essay Writing Assignment
popular literature; 44/Popular_Literature_A_Marginali “Literature and its
zed_genre
Effects to Me”
E. write an essay about the www.youtube.com/watch?
effects of literature to v=tHra0zBJIWA Graphic Organizer
one’s life; and “Literary Genres” Printed/Online Websites
www.youtube.com/watch? Prelim Exam
F. design a graphic v=Go0Mto2fOXY (to be sent through
 organizer showing the
relationship of the various
literary genres.
Midterm Period
At the end of the midterm
period, the students should
be able to:
A. identify the author of each
literary work;
B. determine the author’s
influence/motivation of
writing the story;
C. give the symbolism of
some objects in the story;
online or any form of
electronic devices)
1. Classic Black, Holly and Tony DiTerlizzi.
 Little Women by The Spiderwick Chronicles. Simon Book/Virtual Contextualized 15
Louisa May Alcott & Schuster Books for Young Searching for Rubrics for Self- hours
Readers. New York, 2003. Information Story Analysis, Learning
2. Action/Adventure Campbell, John, W. The Book of and Flow Chart Modules
 Harry Potter and the Great Books; A Guide to 100 World
Philosopher’s Stone Classics, 1st ed. Barnes & Noble
by J.K. Rowling Books. New York, 2013.
 The Alchemist by Virtual Discussion
Paulo Coelho Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist.
Harper Collins Publisher. New Printed/Online Slideshow
York. 2006. Formative Test Presentation
3. Detective/Mystery
 Murder on the Orient Marquez, Gabriel, G. One
Express by Agatha Interactive Forum via
Hundred Years of Solitude. Harper
Christie Collins Publishers. USA, 2006.
Online Platform

D. summarize a story using 4. Fantasy Mustich, James. 1, 000 Books to

one’s own understanding;  The Spiderwick Read Before You Die: A Life- Question and Video
Chronicles by Holly Changing List. Workman Publishing Answer via Presentation
E. relate a character’s trait Black and Tony Company. New York, 2018. Virtual Web
to one’s personal life; DiTerlizzi Reporting Conferencing
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the
F. recognize the practical Sorcerer’s Stone. Bloomsbury
5. Magic Realism Publishing. London, 2004.
lessons of each literary  One Hundred Years
work toward values of Solitude by Gabriel Christie, Agatha. Murder on the Printed/
formation; Garcia Marquez Orient Express. Harper Collins
Peer Support E-books
Publishers. USA, 1991. Printed/Online
G. predict the possible Assignment
ending of a story; https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NnqZ_7pK0xM
H. illustrate and discuss the “Story Analysis”
plot of a chosen story https://www.youtube.com/watch? Websites
using flow chart; v=B2zhLYz4pYo “Plot Illustration”
https://www.youtube.com/watch? (to be sent through Printed/Online
v=tgBRI8bXcRY
online or any form of Midterm Exam
 electronic devices)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=b41MXNaFJj0
Semi-Final Period 6. Realistic Fiction Campbell, John, W. The Book of
 Tell Me in Darkness Great Books; A Guide to 100 World Book/Virtual Contextualized Self- 15
At the end of the semi-final by Julian E. Dacanay Classics, 1st ed. Barnes & Noble Searching for Rubrics for Plot Learning hours
period, the students should Books. New York, 2013. Information Writing and Modules
 Scent of Apples by
be able to: Bienvenido Santos Cover Page
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in
Time, Reprint ed. Square Fish.
Designing
A. enumerate the writers of 7. Dystopian Fiction New York, 2007.
the stories;  1984 by George
Orwell Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. Virtual Discussion
B. determine the lesson of HMH Books for Young Readers. Slideshow
each literary piece; 8. Historical Fiction Boston, Massachusetts, 2011. Printed/Online Presentation
 Number the Stars by Formative Test
C. discuss the roles Maramba, Asuncion, D. Philippine
Lois Lowry
portrayed by the various Contemporary Literature In English Interactive Forum via
characters of the stories; and Filipino, 6th ed. Bookmark Inc.. Online Platform
9. Theological Fiction Makati City, Philippines, 1993.
 A Wrinkle in Time by
D. interpret the message Madeleine L'Engle Mustich, James. 1, 000 Books to
Question and Video
implied by each story; Read Before You Die: A Life- Answer via Presentation
10. Science Fiction Changing List. Workman Publishing Web
E. internalize the lesson of a  The Hunger Games Company. New York, 2018. Virtual Conferencing
certain text; Trilogy by Suzanne Reporting
Collins Orwell, George. 1984. Houghton
F. relate the character’s Mifflin Harcourt. London, England,
attitude in one’s self; 2013. Printed/
Printed/Online E-books
G. prove a specific story in Santos, Bienvenido. Scent of Peer Support Assignment
Apples, Rev. ed. University of
terms of its suggested
Washington Press. Washington,
genre/classification; 2015.
H. write the plot of a chosen https://docs.google.com/viewer?
story; a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c21jc3R1ZGV “Plot Writing” Websites
udHMuY2F8bXItbGFsb25kZS1zLW
I. design a self-made cover NsYXNzfGd4OmNiOWE1MjhlZDk5 “Cover Page Printed/Online
page of a chosen story; ZWEwYg Designing” Semi-final
exam
https://mrpickersgill.weebly.com/upl (to be sent through
 oads/5/2/8/1/52818823/hunger_ga online or any form of
mes_2_-_catching_fire_- electronic devices)
_suzanne_collins.pdf
Final Period 11. Horror Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the
 The Bird Box by Josh Caged Bird Sings. Ballantine Book/Virtual Contextualized Self- 12
At the end of the final period, Malerman Books. New York, 2009. Searching for Rubrics for Learning hours
the students should be able Information Text/Movie Modules
Campbell, John, W. The Book of
to: 12. Romance Evaluation
Great Books; A Guide to 100 World
 The End of the Affair Classics, 1st ed. Barnes & Noble and Reflection
A. identify the author’s by Graham Greene Books. New York, 2013. Paper
purpose of writing the
text; 13. Suspense Thriller Malerman, Josh. The Bird Box, 1st Virtual Discussion
 The Guardians by ed. Ecco. Harper Collins Slideshow
B. relate the character’s John Grisham Publishers. New York, 2014. Presentation
attitude in one’s self; Printed/Online
14. Biography/ Greene, Graham. The End of the Formative Test
C. discuss the tone and Autobiography Affair. Vintage Classics. London, Interactive Forum via
mode of a poem; England 2004. Online Platform
 I Know Why the
Caged Bird Sings by
D. interpret the message of Grisham, John. The Guardians: A Video
Maya Angelou Novel. Doubleday. New York,
a poem; Question and Presentation
2019.
15. Poetry Answer via
E. explain and internalize  The Sun and Her Virtual Web
Kaur, Rupi. The Sun and Her
the lesson of the story; Flowers by Rupi Kaur Reporting Conferencing
Flowers. Andrews McMeel
Publishing. Kansas City, Missouri,
F. analyze the theme of 16. Drama/ Romance 2017.
each story. Comedy Printed/
 Hello, Love, Goodbye https://www.pdfdrive.com/bird-box- Peer Support E-books
G. evaluate narrative and directed by Cathy d195221419.html Printed/Online
poetic texts or movie in Garcia-Molina Assignment
terms of quality, http://www.bookrags.com/studyguid
 La La Land by e-the-guardians-a-novel/#gsc.tab=0
authenticity, textual “Text/Movie
Damien Chazelle
factors that support Evaluation”
comprehension, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_ Websites
Love,_Goodbye
student/text fit; “Reflection Paper”
Printed/Online
http://resource.download.wjec.co.u
H. write a reflection/reaction k.s3.amazonaws.com/vtc/2016- (to be collected and Final exam
paper about the chosen 17/16-17_1-19/_eng/la-la-land.pdf sent through online or
literary work/movie. any form of electronic
 devices by a student)

Suggested Readings and BOOKS:

References
Anderson, Robert, John M. Brinnin, John Legget, Janet Burroway, Sandra Cisneros, and David A. Leeming. Elements of Literature, 3rd
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Anderson, Robert, John M. Brinnin, John Legget, Janet Burroway, Virgini Hamilton, and David A. Leeming. Elements of Literature, 4th
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Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Ballantine Books. New York, 2009.

Black, Holly and Tony DiTerlizzi. The Spiderwick Chronicles. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. New York, 2003.

Campbell, John, W. The Book of Great Books; A Guide to 100 World Classics, 1st ed. Barnes & Noble Books. New York, 2013.

Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist. Harper Collins Publisher. New York. 2006.

Christie, Agatha. Murder on the Orient Express. Harper Collins Publishers. USA, 1991.

Glover, David and Scott McCracken. The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Greene, Graham. The End of the Affair. Vintage Classics. London, England 2004.

Grisham, John. The Guardians: A Novel. Doubleday. New York, 2019.

Kaur, Rupi. The Sun and Her Flowers. Andrews McMeel Publishing. Kansas City, Missouri, 2017.

L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time, Reprint ed. Square Fish. New York, 2007.

Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. HMH Books for Young Readers. Boston, Massachusetts, 2011.

Malerman, Josh. The Bird Box, 1st ed. Ecco. Harper Collins Publishers. New York, 2014.

Maramba, Asuncion, D. Philippine Contemporary Literature In English and Filipino, 6th ed. Bookmark Inc.. Makati City, Philippines, 1993.

Marquez, Gabriel, G. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Harper Collins Publishers. USA, 2006.

Mustich, James. 1, 000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List. Workman Publishing Company. New York, 2018.

Orwell, George. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. London, England, 2013.

Perez, Amy, T. “Creative Writing: What You Need to Know. Omniscience Publishing, Inc. Valenzuela, Philippines, 2001.

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Bloomsbury Publishing. London, 2004.

Santos, Bienvenido. Scent of Apples, Rev. ed. University of Washington Press. Washington, 2015.

Sialongo, Erlinda, B., et al. Literatures of the World. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store, Inc., 2007.

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Alcott, Louisa May. “Little Women in English | Stories for Teenagers | English Fairy Tales.” Www.Youtube.Com, 3 Jan. 2018,
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Angelou, Maya. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Penguin Readers. London, England, http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/regalos/I
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Course Requirements Class Attendance
Class Participation
Oral and Written Exams
Reporting
Portfolio (Collection of Stories)
Major Examinations: Prelim, Midterm, Semi-final, and Final

Grading System 60% - Class Standing:

20% - Quizzes / Recitation
40% - Performance
40% - Periodic Exam
100% - Total