Waiyee Loh
Associate Professor of World Literature
Department of English
Kanagawa University, Japan
Introductory Seminar in World Literature
(AY 2023/2024, Semester 2)
Download course syllabus here: Intro Seminar in World Lit syllabus.pdf
Week 1. Introduction
Overview of the academic essay-writing process
Lecture slides: W1. Introduction.pptx
Week 2. Text
Reading: Amy Tan, "Two Kinds"
Lecture slides: W2. Text Two Kinds.pptx
PDF of Tan, "Two Kinds": Tan. Two Kinds.pdf
Week 3. Context
Reading: Min Hyoung Song, "Asian American Literature within and beyond the Immigrant Narrative"
Lecture slides: W3. Context Song.pptx
PDF of Min Hyoung Song: song. asian am lit immigrant narrative.pdf
Week 4. Brainstorming
Designing a research question
Lecture slides: W4. Brainstorming.pptx
Template: W4. Research question template.docx
Research question due
Week 5. Drafting
Beginning to answer your research question
Identifying areas for research
Lecture slides: W5. Drafting.pptx
Week 6. Doing research
Looking for appropriate sources
Lecture slides: W6. Doing research (for students).pptx
Library research skills workshop:
Template: W6. W6. Bibliography template.docx
Bibliography due
Week 7. Doing research
Taking notes
Lecture slides: W7. Doing research.pptx
Template: W7. Annotated bibliography template.docx
Annotated bibliography due
Week 8. Writing the first draft
The structure of the essay
Lecture slides: W8. Writing first draft (for students).pptx
Template: W8. First draft template.docx
First draft due
Week 9. Revising the first draft
Students peer-review each other's work
Identifying areas for further research
Lecture slides: W9. Revising first draft (for students).pptx
Template: W9. Peer review form.docx
Peer-review form due
Week 10. Writing the second draft
Doing further research
Lecture slides: W10. Writing second draft.pptx
Template: W10. Second draft template.docx
Second draft due
Week 11. Revising the second draft
My feedback on the second draft
Lecture slides: W11. Revising second draft.pptx
Formatting instructions: Essay formatting instructions.pdf
Week 12. Writing the third draft
Student consultations
Lecture slides: W12. Writing third draft.pptx
Third draft due
Week 13. Editing
In-text citations and the list of works cited
Lecture slides: W13. Editing.pptx
Proof-reading the third draft: students peer-review each other's work
W13. Peer review proofreading form.docx
Week 14. Conclusion
Lecture slides: W14. Conclusion.pptx
Submit final essay (fourth version)