國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 美國文學:二十世紀前(3022)
(Eng.) American Literature before the 20th Century
開課單位 外文系
課程類別 必修 學分 3 授課教師 林建光
選課單位 外文系 / 學士班 授課使用語言 中/英文 英文/EMI N 開課學期 1141
課程簡述 This course is a survey of American literature, beginning with the
colonial period to the end of American Civil War. Students will read a diverse of literary
works renowned in the history of American literature. Through reading these works,
students are expected to have a mastery of a significant portion of American literary
heritage, improve their skills in reading and analyzing literary works, and cultivate their
critical thinking ability.
先修課程名稱
課程與核心能力關聯配比(%) 課程目標之教學方法與評量方法
課程目標 核心能力 配比(%) 教學方法 評量方法
By the end of the course, the students are expected to (1) identify key
ideas, authors, and works in the history of American literature before 1865, (2) better
understand the themes, metaphors, symbols, and other literary devices of a certain literary
work, (3) analyze literary works from historical, cultural, or ideological perspectives.

1.外語能力
2.專業知識能力
50
50
講授
討論
習作
口頭報告
其他
出席狀況
測驗
作業
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共16週加自主學習)
週次 授課內容
第1週 Introduction

第2週 Quiz 1
“Introduction: Beginnings to 1820”
Quiz 1; Group Presentation Schedule
“Introduction: Beginnings to 1820”
Columbus: “Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage”
John Smith: The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles

第3週 Quiz 2
William Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation
John Winthrop: “A Model of Christian Charity”
第4週 Quiz 3
Mary Rowlandson: A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration
Edward Taylor: “Huswifery”

Jonathan Edwards: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Film screening on the subject of early American history
第5週 Quiz 4
Jonathan Edwards: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
第6週 Quiz 5
Jean de Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer
第7週 Quiz 6
Washington Irving: “Rip Van Winkle”
第8週 Pre-Midterm Review
第9週 Midterm Exam
第10週 Quiz 7
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature
第11週 Quiz 8
Emerson: “The American Scholar”; “Self-Reliance”
第12週 Quiz 9
Edgar Allen Poe: “The Raven”; “Annabel Lee”; “The Purloined Letter”
第13週 Quiz 10
Poe: “The Philosophy of Composition”

第14週 Quiz 11
Henry David Thoreau: Walden
第15週 Final Exam
第16週 National holiday, no classes due
自主學習
內容
   02.閱覽產業及學術相關多媒體資料

學習評量方式
1. Midterm Exam – 25%
2. Final Exam – 25%
3. Group Presentation – 10% (see Group Presentation Guidelines below)
4. Weekly Group Assignments – 20%
o These assignments relate to key topics discussed in class and are often submitted via I-Learning or Padlet. They may include creative tasks, short responses, or collaborative reflections.
5. Quizzes and Attendance – 20%
o A short quiz will be given at the beginning of class and counts for 10% of the term grade. Students who miss the quiz will also be marked absent for that day.
6. Voluntary Class Discussion and Participation – 5%
o Extra effort in contributing to class discussion will be noted and rewarded.
教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)
Norton Anthology of American Literature (shorter tenth edition)

課程教材(教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址)

課程輔導時間
Tuesday 10:00-11:00, and by appointment


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