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Comparative Literature 153: â€Å"International Cultures: Film and Literature† Dr. Thomas Jay Lynn * Penn State Berks * Fall 2015 * MWF 12:00-12:50 Franco 101 * Office Meeting Period MWF 1:15-2:15 (For an office meeting during this or a different time, please e-mail, phone, or speak to me in advance, if possible.) Office: 117 Franco * Office Phone: (610) 396-6298 * E-mail: TJL7@PSU.EDU Please note: This syllabus and various other course documents (including essay guidelines) will be posted online at our ANGEL course site. â€Å"I am proud of my humanity when I can acknowledge the poets and artists of other countries as my own. Let me feel with unalloyed gladness that all the great glories of man are mine.† ~ Rabindranath Tagore†¦show more content†¦At the Writing Center, which is a free Penn State Berks resource, a trained writing tutor will work with you at any point in the writing process from brainstorming ideas to polishing a final draft. To make an appointment, go to berks.mywconline.com. If you have questions, call the Writing Center at 610-396-6407 or email bk-writingcenter@psu.edu. Want to Give Help? You may wish to consider participating in PEPP (Penn State Educational Partnership Program). This program pairs PSU students with promising middle and high school students for mentoring. This is a valuable service to the local community and a great way to expose prospective students to Penn State Berks’ programs. For more information about PEPP, please contact Guadalupe Kasper, director of PEPP, at gur10@psu.edu or at 610-396- 6272. What You Will Do in CMLIT 153, â€Å"International Cultures: Film and Literature,† Fall 2015 âž ¢ Read, think, and write deeply about four international films and four related novels. Keeping up with the assigned reading and completing reading assignments prior to the appropriate classes are vital components of a successful course. In additional careful consideration and thoughtful responses to the four films that you will view are essential. Please be proactive by preparing for each appropriate class at least one specific and thoughtful question or observation about the current film and at least one for the current novel. Sharing these