| Course Name |
(中) 英國文學:中古與文藝復興時期(2031) |
| (Eng.) English Literature :Medieval and Renaissance Periods |
| Offering Dept |
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures |
| Course Type |
Required |
Credits |
3 |
Teacher |
HSIEH,HSIN-YI |
| Department |
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate |
Language |
English |
Semester |
2024-FALL |
| Course Description |
This is a one-semester course, open to second-year (and above) undergraduates. The subject devotes to a historical and cultural survey of English Literature from Medieval Ages to the early seventeenth century. It aims to guide students towards a critical exploration of the continuities as well as the changes in language, genre, content, form, style, et cetera that had occurred to certain literary works composed during the said periods. |
| Prerequisites |
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self-directed learning in the course |
Y |
| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| The instructor will encourage and help students to preview the chosen texts ranging from Anglo-Saxon Beowulf to the masterpieces by Geoffrey Chaucer and English Renaissance writers. Both in-class and out-class individual or group activities will take students through some interactive tasks for lectures so as to help them uncover a picture of the past and rethink its connection to the present. |
| 1.Foreign language skills |
| 2.Professional expertise |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Study Outcome |
| Quiz |
| Other |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
(W1)
A. General Introduction & Course Orientation
B. Introduction: The Middle Ages to ca. 1485
Ps. A more detailed version of syllabus will be introduced in class and uploaded to NCHU iLearning when the new semester commences. |
| Week 2 |
(W2)
Holiday: No Class |
| Week 3 |
(W3)
A. Bede (ca. 673-735) and Caedmon’s Hymn
B. The Dream of the Rood
C. Beowulf |
| Week 4 |
(W4)
Beowulf |
| Week 5 |
(W5)
A. Beowulf
B. The Wanderer
C. The Wife’s Lament |
| Week 6 |
(W6)
A. Irish Literature: Introduction
B. The Myth of Arthur’s Return
~ Geoffery of Monmouth: From the History of the Kings of Britain
~ Wace: From Roman de Brut
~ Laymon: From Brut
C. Tristan and Ysolt
D. Romance |
| Week 7 |
(W7)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
| Week 8 |
(W8)
A. Midterm Progress Review
B. Geoffrey Chaucer: Introduction
C. Canterbury Tales:
“The General Prologue” |
| Week 9 |
(W9)
A. Midterm Project Presentation
B. Canterbury Tales:
“The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale” |
| Week 10 |
(W10)
Everyman (after 1485) |
| Week 11 |
(W11)
Introduction to the Sixteenth Century
(1485-1603) |
| Week 12 |
(W12)
A. Sir Thomas More: Introduction
B. Utopia: Selected Passages |
| Week 13 |
(W13)
A. Christopher Marlowe: Introduction
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”
B. Sir Walter Ralegh:
“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”
C. William Shakespeare: Introduction
“Sonnet 18”
“Sonnet 138” |
| Week 14 |
(W14)
A. Christopher Marlowe:
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus: Selected Lines
B. Final Progress Review Preparation |
| Week 15 |
(W15)
A. Final Progress Review
B. Final Project Preparation |
| Week 16 |
(W16)
Final Project Presentation |
| Week 17 |
(W17)
A. Final Result (On-Line)
B. Self-directed Learning: Queen Elizabeth I (Videos) |
| Week 18 |
(W18)
Self-directed Learning: Twelfth Night (Videos) |
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| Evaluation |
A. Attendance, Class Participation, and Pop Tasks 40%
B. Midterm Project & Midterm Progress Review 30%
C. Final Project & Final Progress Review 30% |
| Textbook & other References |
1. Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 10th ed. Vols. A & B. New York: Norton, 2018. (available at the Caves Books on campus or on the website~ http://www.mytb.com.tw/)
2. Some supplementary materials will be available on iLearning. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| NCHU iLearning (https://lms2020.nchu.edu.tw/) |
| Office Hours |
| 15:00-17:00, Tuesday |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 01.No Poverty 02.Zero Hunger 03.Good Health and Well-Being 04.Quality Education 05.Gender Equality 08.Decent Work and Economic Growth 10.Reduced Inequalities 11.Sustainable Cities and Communities 12.Responsible Consumption 16.Peace and Justice 17.Partnerships for the Goals | include experience courses：N |
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