ENGL 139
Individual Authors: Charlotte Brontë
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisite: English Composition 3. Specialized study of work of one single Anglophone poet, dramatist, prose writer, or novelist. May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2021 - When I first signed up for the course, I was interested; however, my interest sharply declined once I started. Professor Stephan is excellent, but her teaching methods in lectures need improvement. Every class was the same thing: listen to her talk about the novels for 2hrs as we quickly scribble notes, and that's it. There were no visual aids (besides the movie at the end of the quarter), and she wrote only a few things on the board to emphasize a point. Honestly, the class could have been great if the class was more interactive, like if she assigned us creative projects surrounding the books or had group presentations that helped us comprehend chapters or sections of the novels. Most of her essays are graded by her TAs, which means you don't only have to impress her with your writing, but one of her several TAs. The homework was HEAVY! As an English major, I expected a good amount of reading, but it was nearly 70-100 pages a night just to keep up with discussions in class. Reading 3 lengthy books within 10 weeks is not easy and almost made me almost consider changing my major from being so burnt out. I think this class helped me realize that I don't enjoy reading novels of the 19th century, and would rather read books from this one instead. Although, I finished the class with an A-, earning that grade was by no means easy.
Fall 2021 - When I first signed up for the course, I was interested; however, my interest sharply declined once I started. Professor Stephan is excellent, but her teaching methods in lectures need improvement. Every class was the same thing: listen to her talk about the novels for 2hrs as we quickly scribble notes, and that's it. There were no visual aids (besides the movie at the end of the quarter), and she wrote only a few things on the board to emphasize a point. Honestly, the class could have been great if the class was more interactive, like if she assigned us creative projects surrounding the books or had group presentations that helped us comprehend chapters or sections of the novels. Most of her essays are graded by her TAs, which means you don't only have to impress her with your writing, but one of her several TAs. The homework was HEAVY! As an English major, I expected a good amount of reading, but it was nearly 70-100 pages a night just to keep up with discussions in class. Reading 3 lengthy books within 10 weeks is not easy and almost made me almost consider changing my major from being so burnt out. I think this class helped me realize that I don't enjoy reading novels of the 19th century, and would rather read books from this one instead. Although, I finished the class with an A-, earning that grade was by no means easy.
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