| 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 | 2026-SPRING |
| Course Description | This course gives students the opportunity to read a range of Arthurian works, as well as the novels of Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy. It encourages students to think about the reasons why these works became “popular” then and now. |
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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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| 20% Weekly Journal Reports 10% Weekly quizzes 40% participation (class participation 20%; attendance 20%) 30% Two written responses (submitted in Week 10 and 16) ＞Class participation: I will give points based on your speaking frequency during the in-class activities. A 60-100 scale system is used. 60 = didn’t speak but attended the classes 61-70 = spoke only a few times 71--85= made a few comments 86-100= 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 James Kinsley, Oxford World’s Classics, 2004. Malory, Thomas. Le Morte d’Arthur in The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th edition, Volume 1. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012. Hardy, Thomas. The Trumpet-Major (1880). Edited by Linda Shires, Penguin Classics, 1997. Tennyson, Alfred. ”The Epic” in The Poems of Tennyson. Edited by Christopher Ricks. 2nd edition. Berkley: University of California Press, 1987. White, T. H. The Sword in the Stone. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1939. Librovox audios: https://librivox.org/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen/ https://librivox.org/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-2/ https://librivox.org/search/?q=Tennyson&search_form=advanced (Tennyson’s “The Epic” [Morte d’Arthur] https://librivox.org/the-trumpet-major-by-thomas-hardy/ |
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| Update Date, year/month/day：2026/02/24 22:10:27 | Printed Date, year/month/day：2026 / 3 / 10 |
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