NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 小說導讀(2516)
	(Eng.) Introduction to Fiction
Offering Dept	Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	古綺玲
Department	Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate	Language	中/英文	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	This course deals with western fiction as an essential key to understand fiction as a genre in western literary world. There are weekly topics/themes that will be lectured by teacher and discussed by students later in class. To follow up the lectures and gain an in-depth understanding of each topic/theme, students will be required to read a related novel before each discussion.
Prerequisites				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
Our aim is to possess a comprehensive knowledge of the great body of fiction written in the western world, thus, to enrich our understanding of its culture and history of idea. That is, in our selected readings and discussion, we will be concerned with individual thought and work in terms of the whole Western cultural context.			Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance Oral Presentation Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course description/ historical development of fiction Brief introduction to Elements of Fiction: Characterization, Plot, Setting, Point of view Week 2 ”A Rose for Emily” (P. 262) Reading Week 3 ”A Rose for Emily” (P. 262) Reading Week 4 ”A Rose for Emily” (P. 262) Reading Group DiscussionGroup Week 5 Oral Report (with PPT) on ”A Rose for Emily” Week 6 ”The Yellow Wallpaper” (p.327) Reading Week 7 ”The Yellow Wallpaper” Reading Week 8 ”The Yellow Wallpaper” Reading Group discussion Week 9 Mid-term exam (No lecture) Week 10 Group Oral Report (with PPT) on ”The Yellow Wallpaper” Week 11 "A&P" (p.805) reading Week 12 “A&P”: Reading Group Discussion Week 13 Group Oral Report (with PPT) on ””A&P” Week 14 Virginia Woolf & ”Stream of Consciousness”: To the Lighthouse Week 15 The Hours (film) Week 16 The Hours (film) Group discussion Group Oral Report (with PPT) on The Hours Final Exam (no lecture) self-directed learning
Evaluation
Class work 40%: attendance, quiz, team-based oral report, participation (group discussion/activities) Mid-term exam/paper 30% Final exam/paper 30%
Textbook & other References
Richard Bausch and R. V. Cassill. 2015. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Short Eighth Edition. London: W.W. Norton & Company
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
handout PPT posted on ILearning 3.0
Office Hours
(Friday) 18:00-20:00
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses：N

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