Republic of the Philippines
Remnant Christian Colleges Palawan
Poblacion, Aborlan, Palawan
Course Code: Engl 119
Course Title: Afro-Asian Literature
Course Credit: 3 units
Course Description:
This course allows students to explore literary selections from Afro-Asian
countries. It provides a study of representative literary works by early and
contemporary African and Asian writers. Focus is given on representative literatures
of India, China, Japan and Africa.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the semester, the students should be able to:
A. Cognitive (Knowledge):
1. Describe selected African and Asian writers.
2. Explain the elements of particular literary forms.
3. Describe the culture of selected groups of Africans and Asians based on
their literature.
4. Identify and discuss the human situation depicted in the various piece of
literature.
5. Relate the depicted human experiences with their own or heard
experiences.
B. Affective (Attitude):
1. Show appreciation of the writings of great Africans and Asians.
2. React to literature in various ways.
3. Reflect on the theme of the various pieces of literature.
C. Psychomotor (Skills):
1. Read clearly selected prose and poetry.
2. Write summary, reaction paper, and paraphrase of required literary
selections.
3. Come up with creative visual representations for different literary
selections through a movie poster, scrapbook, diorama, literary map, and
biographical montage/collage.
Course Outline:
Contents
No. of Hours
A. INDIA-The
Land
9
1. General View of Indian Literature
2. Characteristics/Qualities of Indian Literature
a. Rigveda
b. Dhammapada
c. Upanishads
d. Panchatantra
3. The Epics
a. The Ramayana
b. The Mahabharata
4. Major Writers and their Works
a. Kalidasa
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Prem Chand
d. Kamala Markandaya
e. R. K. Narayan
of
Prayer
f. Anita Desai
g. Vir Singh
h. Arundhati Roy
B. CHINA
Red
Dragon
of
9
1. General View of Chinese Literature
2. Characteristics/Qualities of Chinese Literature
3. Poetry
a. The Book of Songs (Shih Ching)
b. The Tao-Te Ching (Classic of the Way of Power)
4. Major Chinese Writers
a. Chuang Tzu
b. Lieh Tzu
c. Lui An
d. Ssu-ma Chien
5. Tang Poets
a. Li Po
b. Tu Fu
c. Wang Wei
d. Po Chu-I
e. Li Ching-chao
f. Chou-Shu-jen
6. Other Chinese Works
a. The Analects
b. The Book of Changes
c. The Parables of the Ancient Philosophers
d. Dream of the Red Chamber
e. The Injustice Done to Tou Ngo
f. Romance of the Three Kingdoms
g. A Country Boy Quits School
h. The Great Race
i. The Incident
j. Grandma Takes Charge
C. JAPAN-Land
of
the
9
1. General View of Japanese Literature
2. Characteristics/Qualities of Japanese Literature
3. Prose
a. The Shinto Legends
b. The Pillow Book
c. The Tale of Genji
d. The Tale of Haike
e. Essays in Idleness
f. In The Grove
4. Poetry
a. Haiku
b. Tanka
5. Haiku Poets
a. Matsuo Bash
b. Yosa Buson
c. Kobayanashi Issa
6. Novels
a. Snow Country
b. The Makioka Sisters
c. The Sea of Fertility
d. The Setting Sun
e. The Wild Geese
f. The Buddha Tree
7. Drama
a. No
b. Kabuki
c. Jorori
d. Kyogen
8. Major Japanese Writers
a. Seami Motokiyo
the
Rising
East
Sun
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Yasunari Kawabata
Junichiro Tanizaki
Yukio Mishima
Dazai Ozamu
Ryunusuke Akutagawa
Oe Kenzaburo
D. AFRICA
the
Dark
9
1. General View of African Literature.
a. Characteristics/Qualities of African Literature
2. Oral Literature
a. Lyric Poem
b. Hymns of Praise Songs
c. African Proverbs
d. Dilemma or Enigma Tale
3. Folk Tales
a. Origin
b. Trickster Tale
c. Moral Stories
d. Humorous Stories
4. Poetry
a. Paris in the Snow
b. Totem
c. Letters to Martha
d. Train Journey
e. Telephone Conversation
f. Africa
g. Song of Lawino
5. Novels
a. The Houseboy
b. Things Fall Apart
c. No Longer At Ease
d. The Poor Christ of Bombay
e. The River Between
f. Heirs to the Past
g. A Few days and Few Nights
h. The Interpreters
6. Major African Writers
a. Leopold Sedar Senghor
b. Okot PBitek
c. Wole Soyinka
d. Chinua Achebe
e. Nadine Gordimer
f. Bessie Head
g. Barbara Kimenye
h. Ousmane Sembene
Course Methodology:
Lecture
Reporting (Creative)
Pair/Individual Reading Assignment
Exhibit
Sharing/Straight Recitation
Course Requirements:
Examinations
Quizzes
Creative Outputs (Paper Works)
References:
Alido, Ruth A. Afro-Asian Literature
www.instructionalminutes.blogspot.com
internet
Continent
Prepared by:
Ayra Mae F. Yayen
Instructor
Approved by:
Janneth T. Jauod
OIC-Administrator
