| Course Name |
(中) 英國文學:中古與文藝復興時期(3525) |
| (Eng.) English Literature :Medieval and Renaissance Periods |
| Offering Dept |
Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures |
| Course Type |
Required |
Credits |
3 |
Teacher |
CHENG CHUN-JUNG |
| Department |
Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate |
Language |
中/英文 |
Semester |
2024-FALL |
| Course Description |
The course is to introduce the major English writers like Chaucer, some anonymous medieval writers, Sir Thomas Malory, and the 16th century writers like More, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson, etc., whose works have helped enrich the texture of English and thus establish a perspective upon the period. |
| 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 course is to help students to establish a perspective upon the medieval and Renaissance writers, gaining an understanding how these authors are really important, and had left behind them a rich legacy to English culture. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
1st week, general introduction; 2nd n 3rd week, introduction of the Medieval, language changes,major ethos of the period, etc.; 4th, 5th, Beowulf; 6th, Sir Gawain n Green Knight; 7th, 8th, The Canterbury Tales; 9th, mid-term; 10th, Piers Plowman; 11th, Middle English Lyrics; 12th, The Death of Arthur; 13th, Utopia; 14th, 15th, Dr. Faustus; 16th, 17th, Othello and sonnet 1, 18, 73, 116, 138 |
| Week 2 |
medieval language changes and major ethos of the period |
| Week 3 |
medieval social changes and literature |
| Week 4 |
Beowulf |
| Week 5 |
Beowulf |
| Week 6 |
Sir Gawain and Green Knight |
| Week 7 |
Sir Gawain and Green Knight |
| Week 8 |
Introduction to the Canterbury Tales |
| Week 9 |
Mid-term |
| Week 10 |
Miller’s Tale |
| Week 11 |
Wife of Bath Tale |
| Week 12 |
Middle English Lyrics |
| Week 13 |
The Death of King Arthur |
| Week 14 |
Utopia |
| Week 15 |
Dr. Faust |
| Week 16 |
final |
| Week 17 |
self-study and preparation for the essays |
| Week 18 |
submit of the essays |
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| Evaluation |
| class attendance, questions raised, mid-term, and final term |
| Textbook & other References |
| The Medieval/ The 16th century and early 17th century Norton/ 10th edition |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| PPT with photos and words to help explain the few information that might be scarcely presented in the texts, for example, the Black Death in late 14th century-- its affects upon the then social hierarchy. |
| Office Hours |
| 17:00-18:00 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 04.Quality Education 05.Gender Equality 16.Peace and Justice | include experience courses：N |
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