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English 404 Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Spring 2011 Peck 3315 Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00-12:15pm Professor Nancy Ruff Office: Peck 2224 Phone: x3649 Email: nruff@siue.edu Office Hours: TR 10-11AM and by appt. Objective: This course aims to introduce students to Middle English language, to 14th-century England, and to Chaucer's great literary work. Text: The Riverside Chaucer Requirements: Undergraduates: Percent of Course Grade · research paper, 3600-4800 words 30% · weekly translation quizzes, recitation, and class participation 30% · oral presentation 10% · final exam 30% Graduate students: · conference abstract 10% · research paper, 3600-4800 words 30% · weekly translation quizzes, recitation, and class participation 30% · oral presentation 10% final exam 20% Grading: See the Requirements section above. Attendance: Attendance at all classes is highly recommended. Absence may negatively affect a student's grade. Absence from the first class meeting without prior consultation with the instructor will drop a student from the class. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of someone else's writing without giving credit to that individual. Plagiarism can take several forms. It can consist of paraphrase or word-by-word transcription; the uncited source can be a published work or the unpublished work of another student or acquaintance. It is every student's responsibility to know what plagiarism is and to avoid committing it. If you are in doubt, it is better to document a source than not to. The penalty for this offense, which is quite serious, is outlined in the undergraduate catalog and in the graduate catalog. Schedule Note: Read the prologues and epilogues to all tales as well as the tales themselves in The Riverside Chaucer. Week 1 1/11 Introduction to the course, to Chaucer, and to Middle English language 1/13 General Prologue Week 2 1/18 General Prologue; Knight’s Prologue 1/20 Knight Week 3 1/25 Knight 1/27 Knight Week 4 2/1 Miller 2/3 Reeve Week 5 2/8 Man of Law 2/10 Wife of Bath Week 6 2/15 Friar 2/17 Summoner Week 7 2/22 Clerk 2/24 Merchant Week 8 3/1 Squire 3/3 Franklin Week 9 Spring Vacation Week 10 3/15 Physician 3/17 Pardoner Week 11 3/22 Shipman 3/24 Prioress Week 12 3/29 Sir Thopas 3/31 Melibee Week 12 4/5 Monk 4/7 Manciple Week 13 4/12 Nun’s Priest 4/14 Nun’s Priest Week 14 4/19 Parson 4/22 Parson Week 15 4/26 Retractions; Conclusions 4/28 Review for final Final Examination: Monday, May 2, 2011 10:00-11:40AM in Peck 3315. Links to Chaucer and Medieval Culture Resources: Professor Jane Zatta's "Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales" page Professor Eileen Joy's Chaucer page |