國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 文學批評(5119)
(Eng.) Literary Criticism
開課單位 外文系
課程類別 選修 學分 3 授課教師 陳宥廷
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 1132
課程簡述 This course aims to introduce literary criticism to undergraduate and graduate students who have not previously studied this field. Students who already have knowledge in this field of study and wish to deepen their understanding may consider exploring other options. This course introduces the major schools of literary criticism from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The course will begin by examining foundational twentieth-century theories, such as new criticism, structuralism, and deconstructive/post-structuralist criticism. It will then proceed to cover contemporary approaches, including postmodernist, psychoanalytic, feminist, queer, and postcolonial criticisms. The course will explain and discuss the key ideas and concepts of each criticism, focusing on the critical debates surrounding them, as well as the continuity or discontinuity of these ideas and concepts in the history of literary criticism.
先修課程名稱
課程含自主學習 Y
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
This course introduces students to contemporary critical concepts and theoretical thoughts, providing them with essential vocabulary and knowledge of the major schools of literary criticism from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students are expected to understand the core assumptions, historical contexts, representative critics, and critical debates of each criticism. Students are also encouraged to apply these critical perspectives and insights to literary and cultural studies.
討論
講授
書面報告
出席狀況
口頭報告
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共18週)
週次 授課內容
第1週 2/18
Overview of the course and expectations
New criticism (chapter 1)
第2週 2/25
Structuralism (chapter 2)
第3週 3/4
Narratology (chapter 12)
第4週 3/11
Post-structuralism (chapter 3)
第5週 3/18
Deconstruction (chapter 3)
第6週 3/25
Postmodernism (chapter 4)
第7週 4/1
No class (make-up day for NCHU anniversary celebration and sports day)
第8週 4/8
Psychoanalytic criticism: Freud (chapter 5, pp. 97-110)
* Written response 1 due
第9週 4/15
Psychoanalytic criticism: Lacan (chapter 5, pp. 110-122)
第10週 4/22
Feminist criticism (chapter 6)
第11週 4/29
Queer theory (chapter 7)
第12週 5/6
Marxist criticism (chapter 8)
第13週 5/13
New historicism and cultural materialism (chapter 9)
第14週 5/20
Postcolonial criticism (chapter 10)
第15週 5/27
Ecocriticism (chapter 13)
* Written response 2 due
第16週 6/3
Review (chapter 15)
第17週 6/10
【self-directed learning】
Outside class reading and writing
第18週 6/17
【self-directed learning】
Outside class reading and writing
學習評量方式
20% Participation
40% Oral presentation *2
40% Written response *2

1. Students’ participation will be determined by their attendance and contributions to class discussions. Active participation in class discussions is highly valued.
2. Each student is required to give two oral presentations on two schools of criticism. The student must summarize the reading materials and generate questions for class discussion. Each presentation should not exceed sixty minutes, and the student is responsible for leading the class discussion afterward.
3. Each student is required to write two responses to two schools of criticism. Each response must include a summary and an evaluation of the key ideas discussed in class. The response must be written in English and should be 1 to 2 pages in length, approximately 500 to 1000 words. The first response is due in Week 8, and the second is due in Week 15. Overdue responses will not be accepted.
4. This course has a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Students who commit this act of academic misconduct will fail this course and be reported to the Office of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. If students have any questions regarding the use and citation of sources in their writing, they are responsible for consulting with their instructor before the assignment’s due date.
5. Students who are suspected of relying too much on ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with their assignments must take a written exam to attest to their understanding of the content covered in their assignments. Those who refuse to adhere to this policy will receive a zero for that assignment.
教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)
1. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (Fourth Edition), written by Peter Barry, published by Manchester University Press (Manchester, 2017).
2. The textbook can be purchased at Cave Books on campus(中興大學敦煌書局).
課程教材(教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址)
None.
課程輔導時間
Thursday, 15:00-17:00 (by appointment)
聯合國全球永續發展目標(連結網址)
提供體驗課程:N
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