Fall 2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EN 245 - Present-Day Short Fiction
Credit Hours: 3
A study of selected contemporary short fiction and its relevance to current ideas, trends, and events. Emphasis will be on the work of living writers.
Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:
Note: A course can only be used to fulfill one General Education category.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
- use and define terminology relevant to the genre;
- demonstrate through oral discussion and written work an ability to read fictional works accurately and make reasonable inferences about characters’ personalities and motivations and authors’ implicit intentions and messages;
- formulate and discuss analytical questions about fictional texts;
- demonstrate through oral discussion and written work an awareness of innovative and experi¬mental fictional techniques, based on a demonstrated familiarity with traditional methods and forms; and
- demonstrate acquaintance with a significant sample of the oeuvre of at least one author and discuss that author’s chief interests and concerns as exhibited in the author’s fiction.
Cycles (C, N, S)
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