國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 加拿大當代女性主義小說(6027)
(Eng.) Contemporary Canadian Feminist Novels
開課單位 外文系
課程類別 選修 學分 3 授課教師 朱崇儀
選課單位 外文系 / 碩士班 授課使用語言 英文 英文/EMI Y 開課學期 1141
課程簡述 1. Concentrate on the short stories of Canadian women writers Margaret Atwood and her shortest novel/epic. vs. a contrast with Alice Munro.
2. Use basic narratological terms to read selected short stories.
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
Provide students with an opportunity to read some of Atwood's and Munro's stories in-depth.
1.專業知識能力
2.專業研究能力
3.專業英文表達能力
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30
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習作
專題探討/製作
討論
講授
實習
書面報告
出席狀況
口頭報告
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 Ice-breaking; introduction to Atwood; discussion; Introduction to basic narratology terms

第2週 “Wilderness Tips” & “Death in Landscape”
第3週 “Bluebeard’s Egg”; in-class response paper
第4週 Brief intro. to Atwood’s novels followed by a comparison with her stories; pre-reading assignment The Penelopiad (pp. 1-108)
第5週 The Penelopiad (pp. 109-196)
第6週 final discussion after finishing The Penelopiad (pp. 109-196)
第7週 Brief intro. to Munro; “Wilderness Station”; in-class response paper
第8週 “Differently”; “Carried Away”; response paper in session
第9週 “The Ottawa Valley”; “Friend of My Youth”
第10週 “My Mother’s Dream”; “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”
第11週 “The Bear Came over the Mountain”; Away from Her (film adaptation)
第12週 “Runaway” vs. “Silence”
第13週 “Passion”
第14週 “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”
第15週 term paper project outline presentation with PPT slides
第16週 term paper project outline presentation with PPT slides
自主學習
內容
   01.參與專業論壇、講座、企業分享等產官學研相關交流活動
   02.閱覽產業及學術相關多媒體資料
   03.製作專題報告
Some film adaptations of Munro’s or Atwood’s work are available in the multimedia center or online. Choose some relevant to your final term paper.
Sharpen your literaray critical ability by attending some sessions prepared by NCHU library. Learn the proper way of documentation.
學習評量方式
Grades:
1. Classroom performance (discussion and presence). (25%)
2. Oral presentation (with ppt slides). (15%)
3. Final paper (including an abstract before the main text: 10+ pages). (30%)
4. Prepare questions (at least one for each short story) for every meeting (10%).
5. Short response papers (1-2 pp., in sessions) (20%).
6. If you want to convent my final grade to letter grade, the following is the conversion chart American Universities usually adopt: A≒ over 90, A-≒ 86-90, B+≒ 80-85, B= 75-79, B-≒ 70-74, CDF≒ below 70. (for graduate students)
教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)
Texts:
Atwood, Margaret. “Wilderness Tips.” Wilderness Tips. New York : Anchor Books, 1998.
---. “Death in Landscape.” Wilderness Tips. New York : Anchor Books, 1998 (1981).
---. “Bluebeard’s Egg.” Bluebeard’s Egg. New York : Anchor Books, 1998 (1983).
Munro, Alice. Family Furnishings. Vintage International. ISBN-10: 1101872357
ISBN-13: 978-1101872352. (All are now unavailable from 書林)
Munro, Alice. Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995-2014. New York: Vintage, 2014.
Students are responsible to get hold of a copy of stories not ordered through 書林 legally by all meanings.
課程教材(教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址)
https://sites.google.com/email.nchu.edu.tw/cy-chu/%E9%A6%96%E9%A0%81
課程輔導時間
Thu. 13:30-15:30.
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