{"id":1199,"date":"2019-02-05T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-hiltner-english-ucsb-edu-v05.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2019-02-10T03:37:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T03:37:06","slug":"eng-101-summer-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/eng-101-summer-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Eng 101, Summer 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eng 101, Summer 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

English Literature: the Medieval Period to 1650<\/em><\/p>\n

This course is an introduction to the first eight hundred years of English literature from the Anglo Saxon beginnings to the 1645 edition of Milton\u2019s\u00a0Poems<\/em>. After surveying some very early works, such as the\u00a0Dream of the Rood<\/em>, we will read\u00a0Beowulf<\/em>, one of the greatest epics in the English language, in Seamus Heaney\u2019s exquisite translation. From there we will move to excerpts from\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0and Chaucer\u2019s\u00a0The Canterbury Tales<\/em>\u00a0before concluding in the Renaissance with Milton and Marvell. Throughout the quarter we will be considering just what these texts can tell us about the cultures that produced them, especially their attitudes toward gender, politics, religion, and the environment. What, for example, might \u201cThe Wife of Bath\u2019s Tale\u201d tell us about the position of women in Chaucer\u2019s England? Similarly, does the\u00a0Dream of the Rood<\/em>, which is\u2013quite remarkably\u2013told in part from the perspective of a tree, tell us anything about how nature and the natural world was imagined?<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease rate the overall quality of the instructor\u2019s teaching\u201d<\/p>\n

Average rating: 4.9 of 5\u00a0(\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Excellent; \u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u00a0Very Good; \u2663\u2663\u2663\u00a0Good; \u2663\u2663\u00a0Fair; \u2663\u00a0Poor)<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Prof. Hiltner was a helpful and very thorough professor. He always was open to help and his class was very though-provoking and enjoyable. Thanks for everything!<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 I enjoyed the class immensely. The only issue was the full class periods for group discussion; I found it was too much time and conversations always digressed.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Professor Hiltner is awesome. Turns a typically boring and terrible (at least to the modern ear) literature and makes it interesting. Very nice, always willing to help. Will read anything you send him in advance, which is a major plus. Highly recommend this professor to my friend. Also has a great reading voice, should do audio books.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 A fantastic lecturer. Very thorough, engages students, answers questions. Enjoyable discussions and detailed group work that made us think critically about the texts.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 The discussion sheets were a really good way to get a handle on tough material.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Hiltner is awesome, funny, and crazy smart. Thank you for a badass learning experience.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 I really enjoyed this course. Professor Hiltner did a great job teaching the material, but the class is a little less structured. It\u2019s based solely on lecture, which I enjoyed. The materials were great. I think I\u2019m leaving the class as a much more competent English student.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 As a Bio major I wasn\u2019t expecting the class to be entertaining for me but Professor Hiltner did a very good job at explaining the complicated writing in a way that made sense to me.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Thank you for making this class interesting and full of new information. I learned a lot about English literature and the motives behind each authors\u2019 writing. Hopefully you will be the instructor of one of my future English classes.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 When signing up for a class that included literature from Old and Middle English traditions, I was worried that the material would be difficult to understand and, quite frankly, boring. Professor Hiltner\u2019s incredible knowledge about all the works we read and his clear, concise lecture style made the class and subsequent readings clear, interesting, & fun.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Texts not very exciting, but did a great job at explaining and making easy to understand. Very detailed lectures.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Professor Hiltner\u2019s class made Medieval literature much more interesting than it would have been if taught by anyone else. Classes were discussion based which was helpful for collaboration with classmates, and while the material was not my primary interest. The course was not dry.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Excellent! I loved the no-pressure feel of the class. Discussion questions were great, too! Fair midterm and final, as long as someone studies, they will do well.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Fantastic Prof. Super involved. Very demanding, but fair. Good, well-taught class.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Prof. Hiltner is extremely knowledgeable about Medieval lit., and he made lectures and discussion enjoyable. I liked having time to discuss works in small groups before going over them as a class. Some of the reading felt like busy work since we didn\u2019t go over all of it in class. Very fair midterm.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Provided through analysis and historical context. His approach to the readings established an engaging environment.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Professor Hiltner\u2019s class was enjoyable because he made Medieval Literature have certain 21st-century implications. There were comparisons about race, gender, and the environment that made us think critically about the work and whether or not cultural norms have shifted.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 One of my top three favorite professors at UCSB \u2013 and this is my penultimate quarter. Engaging, organized, wonderful approach, and demeanor. Class is very well structured and always runs smoothly. Professor knows how to respond in a relevant, respectful manner. THANK YOU!<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Very approachable and insightful! The class is made in a manner that doesn\u2019t overwhelm the student after reading such foreign texts. Two things I found helpful were the discussion groups and the individual meeting. So much more discussion happens in smaller groups and as a result more ideas are voiced.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Overall, the class was interesting and educational. Hiltner did a good job in leading discussion and making the material relevant to the classes\u2019 own interests.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 It may have been because it was summer, but there was a major lack of class participation. One way that you could fix this is instead of asking the vague questions, \u201cthoughts?\u201d or \u201cwhat do you make of this?\u201d, you could ask more specific questions like, \u201cWhat makes the Wife of Bath a good character,\u201d or, specifically refer to a single theme or event in the text.<\/p>\n

Unrated<\/em>, Prof. Hiltner was a very engaging, interesting lecturer. Despite the drab course material, he made the texts interesting by relating them to prevalent social issues and topics to relate to. He is very knowledgable and I hope to take another course by him in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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