| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| This course will introduce students to Shakespeare's works of different genres and to relevant theories. Besides the reading texts, teaching materials include videos and DVDs of certain films, TV dramas, and theatrical productions. This class will therefore encourage students to approach Shakespeare's wit, language, and creation with curiosity, confidence, and imaginative point of views. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Study Outcome |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
A. Class Orientation
B. General Introduction I
(Ps. A more detailed version of syllabus will be introduced in class and uploaded to NCHU iLearning when the new semester commences.) |
| Week 2 |
General Introduction II |
| Week 3 |
The Idea of Comedy |
| Week 4 |
Comedy and Plautus:
The Comedy of Errors |
| Week 5 |
Comedy and Pastoral:
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Week 6 |
Comedy and Pastoral:
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Week 7 |
Love, Religion, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets:
Sonnets 110, 116, 128, and 138 |
| Week 8 |
Holiday: No Class |
| Week 9 |
Interpreting or Representing the English History:
Shakespearean History Plays on Stage and in Film |
| Week 10 |
Tragedy and Tragic Theory |
| Week 11 |
Tragedy and Rome:
Antony and Cleopatra |
| Week 12 |
Tragedy and Rome:
Antony and Cleopatra |
| Week 13 |
Tragedy and Race:
Titus Andronicus |
| Week 14 |
Tragedy and Race:
Titus Andronicus |
| Week 15 |
The Tradition of English Romance vs. Shakespeare’s Romances:
The Winter’s Tale |
| Week 16 |
The Winter’s Tale
A. Students’ Research Paper Proposal
B. Students’ Research Paper Preparation
Students’ Research Paper Due |
self-directed
learning |
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| Evaluation |
A. Attendance, Class Participation, and Pop Tasks 50%
B. Research Paper (Final Term Paper) 50%
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| Textbook & other References |
1. Shakespeare, William. The Norton Shakespeare (Based on the Oxford Edition). Gen. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 2016. (available at the Caves Books on campus or on the website~ http://www.mytb.com.tw/)
2. Some supplementary materials will be available on iLearning. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| NCHU iLearning (https://lms2020.nchu.edu.tw/) |
| Office Hours |
| 15:00-17:00, Tuesday |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
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