NCHU Course Outline |
Course Name | (中) 現代小說(4515) | ||||
(Eng.) Modern Fiction | |||||
Offering Dept | Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures | ||||
Course Type | Elective | Credits | 2 | Teacher | CHEN SHU-CHING |
Department | Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate | Language | 中/英文 | Semester | 2025-FALL |
Course Description | This course explores the evolving landscape of fiction from the early 20th century to the contemporary era, with particular attention to how literature reflects and refracts issues of identity, class, race, and societal ideals. Through close readings of selected works—James Joyce’s Dubliners, Sherman Alexie’s The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby—students will engage with the thematic and formal concerns of modern and postmodern literature. This course emphasizes the coming-of-age narrative (bildungsroman), the illusion and critique of the American Dream, class and racial issues, indigeneity, and how storytelling devices and genre conventions have shifted to accommodate new cultural realities. Alongside literary analysis, students will develop critical tools for evaluating narrative perspective, character development, plot structure, symbolic language, and the social function of fiction. |
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Prerequisites | self-directed learning in the course | Y |
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By the end of this course, students will be able to: . Analyze the thematic concerns of modern fiction, including identity formation, social mobility, racial inequality, and disillusionment. . Evaluate the formal features of fiction—such as narrative voice, structure, and symbolism—across different genres and time periods. . Understand the evolution of the bildungsroman and its adaptation across diverse cultural contexts. . Critically examine the concept of the American Dream as portrayed and contested in 20th- and 21st-century fiction. . Compare and contrast how class and race are represented in literature from various socio-political backgrounds. . Engage with both canonical and underrepresented voices in modern fiction, fostering a more inclusive understanding of literary tradition. |
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- Class participation and engagement in discussions: 20% - Midterm Exam: 40% - Final Exam: 40% |
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. Dubliners and The Great Gatsby are available at Cave Bookstore on the first floor of the Chung Hsing Library. |
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. Scanned files for The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian will be posted on ILearning on a weekly basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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