COSC and Analyzing and Interpreting Lit. CLEP

I have taken 2 CLEPS w/o studying and passed: Analyzing Lit and German.
Analyzing Lit was SUPER easy. I would not recommend taking the test cold to someone unaccustomed to reading and analyzing English (and Old-English) texts. For everyone else, it's a walk in the park.

Brandon

 

Old English?

Do you need to analyse and interpret a work such as an untranslated version of Chaucher? (Which used to be referred to as Old English, now Middle English)

Actually, that isn't even Old English (up to early 12th century, this was 14th Century). There cannot be too many texts to work on.

Some actual Old English tanslations of Beowulf are here (near the bottom).

That is a very, very nasty test if that is so.

 

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Deb said:

In REA general CLEP exam study guide they had literature covered in Humanities section. REA also has study book for this exam but is same as stuff in Humanities section. This is what I studied and it helped as I am not too informed in literature. Only 70-80 pages of reading and a fairly quick effort in preparation.Also took several practice exams.

At my very last DANTES exam I sat near someone who failed CLEP exam. I could tell from his comments that he prepared little if at all for test. While again the tests are not all that tough it is kind of reckless to take any exam without preparation. They are failable.I also tended to get nervous with time limit on some exams so I suspect that lowered my score some.

Prior to taking CLEP/DANTES exams I recall reading story of fellow who took a number of exams without any study. He made a comment something like
" where would you begin to look for information"? An odd comment I thought with all the CLEP/DANTES study guides ,Cliff notes,this site etc. or even encyclopedia available.

Thanks,
Dan