| 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 |
2025-FALL |
| Course Description |
This one-semester course is open to second-year (and above) undergraduates. It offers a historical and cultural survey of English literature from the Medieval period to the early seventeenth century. The course aims to guide students in critically exploring both the continuities and changes in language, genre, content, form, style, and more that shaped literary works from these 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 |
| Students will be encouraged and supported in engaging with selected texts, from the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, through the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, to those of sixteenth-century English writers. Both in-class and out-of-class individual or group activities will involve interactive tasks designed to help students uncover a picture of the past and reconsider its relevance 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. Grouping
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)
Introduction: The Middle Ages to ca. 1485 |
| 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)
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 Project Preparation |
| Week 15 |
(W15)
Final Project Presentation |
| Week 16 |
(W16)
Final Result (On-Line) |
self-directed
learning |
02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
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| Evaluation |
A. Attendance, Class Participation, and Pop Tasks 40%
B. Midterm Progress Review 20%
C. Final Project 40% |
| Textbook & other References |
1. Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 10th/11th ed. Vols. A & B. New York: Norton, 2018/2024. (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(Link URL) |
| 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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