セクションアウトライン

  • Welcome! My name is Dr. Nicole K. Konopka and I am delighted to be your instructor for this class. I am passionate about distance learning and look forward to working with you this semester. This course focuses on the literary history of the United States of America and we will read and discuss fiction, poems, and plays that illustrate the development of US-American literature from its Puritan beginnings in the 17th century until the 1990s.

    Directly below you will find a general introduction that summarizes organizational information and introduces you to the structure of the class. Further down you find a number of PDF-files that provide you with even more information: the detailed syllabus (contains deadlines!), the reading list, a list of reference texts, and netiquette guidelines. At the bottom you will find a folder that contains master copies for your own contributions to this class and instructions on how to label the files you hand in.

    At the very top of the website, you will find a QUESTION FORUM to post course-related questions to everyone who is enrolled in this course. In addition, I am always pleased to receive personal emails with updates, questions, or concerns. Don’t hesitate to use email to notify me of any problems that you are having. I should be able to reply within two work days.

    Have a wonderful semester!

    ~Nicole Konopka