| NCHU Course Outline |
| Course Name | (中) 大眾文學(3024) | ||||
| (Eng.) Popular Literature | |||||
| Offering Dept | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | ||||
| Course Type | Elective | Credits | 2 | Teacher | Ho, TAI-CHUN |
| Department | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate | Language | English | Semester | 2025-SPRING |
| Course Description | This course gives students the opportunity to read some of the most enduring literary works in Western literature. It explores the generic development of popular literature in nineteenth-century Britain. It introduces the major themes and issues of five literary works: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847), Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet (1887), as well as George and Weedon Grossmith’s The Diary of Nobody (1892). It encourages students to think about the reasons why these works became “popular” in the nineteenth century and remain so even today. | ||||
| Prerequisites | self-directed learning in the course | N | |||
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| At the end of the course, students will be able to: (1) Become familiar with the major themes and issues of popular literature in nineteenth-century Britain (2) Identity and analyze nineteenth-century literature of various genres and forms (3) Demonstrate knowledge of popular nineteenth-century authors and novels (4) Enhance their reading skills and critical thinking through complex literary texts. (5) Develop an understanding of the formal, stylistic, and aesthetic qualities of nineteenth-century literature |
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| 10% Weekly Journal Reports 10% Weekly quizzes 40% participation (group presentation 5%; class participation 20%; attendance 15%) 40% Two written responses (submitted in Week 9 and 18) ＞Class participation: I will give points based on your speaking frequency during the in-class activities. 0-10 scale system is used. 1-4= didn’t speak but attended the classes 5-6= spoke only a few times 7-8= made a few comments 9-10=talked a lot Absences ＞Sickness: If you can’t come to class because you’re sick, please apply for a leave of absence via the university’s online system and attach a document which shows your doctor’s notes or your visit to a clinic or hospital. You will need to show me absent notes approved by the university on the day of a quiz or test; otherwise, your absence will be unexcused. Each class absence will drop 1 point off your final grade. ＞Tardiness: You should come to class on time. If you arrive late after I take attendance, you will be marked absent. ＞Other reasons: Please discuss them with me beforehand. |
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| Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice (1813). Edited by Edited by James Kinsley, Oxford World’s Classics, 2004. Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre (1847). Edited by Margaret Smith, Oxford World’s Classics, 2019. Conan Doyle, Arthur. A Study in Scarlet (1887). Edited by Owen Dudley Edwards, Oxford World’s Classics, 1999. Grossmith, George and Weedon. The Diary of Nobody (1892). Edited by Kate Flint, Oxford World’s Classics, 1998. Hardy, Thomas. Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). Edited by Suzanne B. Falck-Yi, Oxford World’s Classics, 2002. |
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| Worksheets containing reading comprehension and discussion questions are available via I-Learning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Please respect the intellectual property rights and use the materials legally.Please repsect gender equality. | |
| Update Date, year/month/day：None | Printed Date, year/month/day：2025 / 1 / 22 |
| The second-hand book website：http://www.myub.com.tw/ | |