Kingdom of Cambodia

Nation, Religion, King

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Languages
Curriculum for Bachelor’s Degree
Department of English
Major: English
Course Syllabus
Subject: Literature Studies

Subject: Literature Studies Subject Code: LS302

Grade: Year 3; Semester 2 Credit: 3
Lecturer: Meas Samen
Telephone: 015 32 77 66 Email Address: [email protected]

1. Course Descriptions

Literature Studies 302 is intended to enable students to become effective, independent readers with
capacity to analyse, read and respond critically to two different novels: Romeo & Juliet and The
Good Earth. It helps develop students’ skills in reading and expressing ideas in both speaking and
writing. Moreover, students will be able to develop their language skills through reading stories in
the book including vocabulary, reading, speaking, and writing. Students will be asked to discuss in
group, do presentation or role-play, and do many other tasks both at school and at home.

2. Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to:

1. Write fresh interpretations of texts and/ or issues in literary studies in which students
a) perform a reasonable close reading by analyzing relevant literary elements (techniques,
themes, forms/ genres, stylistic choices, or other literary devices, and
b) make appropriate references to relevant texts.
2. Indicate how students (might) use or adapt literary elements (techniques, themes, forms,
genres, stylistic choices, or other literary devices) used by writers in this course for their own
development in the arts and communications.
3. Draw upon course materials to develop further, meaningful questions about this course,
other literature courses, or other areas of the arts and communications.
4. Demonstrate how common or culturally specific heritages, perspectives, histories, and/ or
belief systems influenced the writers in this course and the forms or genres in which they wrote.

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3. Course Outline

Teaching and Learning Activities and

Week Session Content
Assessment
 Self-introduction
Romeo & Juliet  Introduction to the subject
1
 Introduction and Orientation
 Introduction to teaching and
learning assessment
 Students understand the process of
course.
 Students are ready to study this
course and with the lecturer.
 Presentation to Romeo &Juliet

1 Romeo & Juliet (Act 1)

 Act 1 Scene 1: Trouble in  Watching movie: Romeo &Juliet
Verona
 Act 1 Scene 2: Exciting news  Handouts given
2
 Act 1 Scene 3: Lady  Handouts given
Capulet’s plan
 Group work and discussion
 Act 1 Scene 4: Romeo meets
Juliet  Group discussion’s presentations
and answers
 Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary

Romeo & Juliet

 Act 2 Scene 1: A secret  Presentation to Romeo & Juliet
 Act 2 Scene 2: Help from (Act 2&3)
Father Lawrence  Handouts given
3  Handouts given
 Act 2 Scene 3: A message for
Juliet  Group work and discussion
 Act 2 Scene 4: A secret  Group discussion’s presentations
wedding and answers
2 Romeo & Juliet  Asking and answering questions
 Act 3 Scene 1: More trouble  Checking students’ comprehensions
 Act 3 Scene 2: Another  Story summary
message  Extra materials
 Act 3 Scene 3: Bad news for
4
Romeo
 Act 3 Scene 4: Lord
Capulet’s plan
 Act 3 Scene 5: Trouble for
Juliet

2
 Romeo & Juliet  Presentation to Romeo & Juliet
 Act 4 Scene 1: Father (act 4&5) The end of the story
Lawrence’s medicine  Handouts given
 Act 4 Scene 2: Another  Group work and discussion
5 wedding  Group discussion’s presentations
 Act 4 Scene 3: Juliet drinks and answers
the medicine  Asking and answering questions
3  Act 4 Scene 4: The Capulets  Checking students’ comprehensions
find  Story summary
Romeo & Juliet
 Quiz by individual
 Act 5 Scene 1: News from
Verona
6
 Act 5 Scene 2: Together
again
 Exercises
7 Progress Test I
 Progress test 1: Romeo & Juliet
4 ( Act 1-5)
The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth
8  Introduction to the story
 Chapter One (Chapter 1)


The Good Earth

9
 Chapter One  Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
 Group discussion’s presentations
5 and answers
The Good Earth  Asking and answering questions
10  Chapter Two  Checking students’ comprehensions
Assignment Given  Story summary
 Group assignment divided

The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth

11
 Chapter Two ( Chapter 2&3)
 Handouts given
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
6  Group discussion’s presentations
The Good Earth and answers
12
 Chapter Three  Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary

7 The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth

13
 Chapter Three ( Chapter 3&4)
14 The Good Earth  Handouts given
3
  Chapter Four
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
 Group discussion’s presentations
and answers
The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth
15
 Chapter Four ( Chapter 4&5)
 Handouts given
 Handouts given
8  Group work and discussion
The Good Earth  Group discussion’s presentations
16 and answers
 Chapter Five
 Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary
The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth
17
 Chapter Five ( Chapter 5&6)
 Handouts given
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
9  Group discussion’s presentations
The Good Earth and answers
18  Asking and answering questions
 Chapter Six
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary

The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth

19
 Chapter Seven ( Chapter 7&8)
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
10  Group discussion’s presentations
The Good Earth and answers
20  Asking and answering questions
 Chapter Eight
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary

11 The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth

21
 Chapter Nine ( Chapter 9&610)
22 The Good Earth  Handouts given
 Chapter Ten  Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
 Group discussion’s presentations
and answers
 Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
4
  Story summary
The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth
23
 Chapter Eleven ( Chapter 11&12)
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
12  Group discussion’s presentations
The Good Earth and answers
24
 Chapter Twelve  Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
 Story summary
The Good Earth  Presentation to The Good Earth
25
 Chapter Thirteen ( Chapter 13) The end of story
 Handouts given
 Group work and discussion
 Group discussion’s presentations
and answers
13  Asking and answering questions
 Checking students’ comprehensions
26 Progress Test II
 Story summary
 Progress test 2: The Good Earth
( Each Chapter)

Assignment Due  Assignment book submitted

27  Slide presentation
 Presentation
 Handouts
14
 Group work
28  Presentation  Checking student’s comprehension
 Story summary
 Extra materials
 Assignment book submitted
29  Presentation
 Slide presentation
 Handouts
 Group work
15  Checking student’s comprehension
30  Review for final examination  Story summary
 Extra materials
 Final revision

4. Assessment Policy
Percenta Assessment toward Expected
N0. Procedure ge Learning Outcome
1 Attendance and class participation 10 % 1 2 3 and 4
2 Mid-Term Exam 20 % 1 2 3 and 4
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 3 Assignment 20 % 1 2 3 and 4
4 Final Exam 50 % 1 2 3 and 4

5. Internal Regulation and performance evaluation

This will be monitored for each student through class attendance. Students must maintain a
minimum level of class participation in order to meet the requirements of their awards as shown in
the following:
1. Students must be punctual in terms of ‘schedule’; they are not allowed to sit in after 15-
minute coming;
2. For those who have two times a week for missing class without permission, they are
deducted one mark;
3. For those who have ten times for missing class per subject, they are automatically fail for the
subject they take; they have to wait for upcoming supplementary exam;
4. For those who have 15 times missing class without permission, they are automatically failed
for the subject they take. They have to pay the subject fee;
5. For those who have four times missing class with permission, they are deducted one mark;
and
6. For those who have 15 times missing class with permission, they are automatically failed for
the subject they take. They have to wait for upcoming supplementary exam.

References
Buck, S. P. (1963). The Good Earth. Longman: Longman Group Ltd.
Shakespeare, W. (2003). Romeo & Juliet. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Phnom Penh, 26 February 2025

Seen and approved Dean
Rector

Sam Sophy