NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 加拿大當代女性主義小說(6027)
(Eng.) Contemporary Canadian Feminist Novels
Offering Dept Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher CHUNG-YI CHU
Department Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Graduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description 1. Concentrate on the short stories of Canadian women writers Margaret Atwood and her shortest novel/epic. vs. a contrast with Alice Munro.
2. Use basic narratological terms to read selected short stories.
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
Provide students with an opportunity to read some of Atwood's and Munro's stories in-depth.
1.Professional expertise
2.Professional research capability
3.Professional English presentation skills
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Exercises
topic Discussion/Production
Discussion
Lecturing
Practicum
Written Presentation
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Ice-breaking; introduction to Atwood; discussion; Introduction to basic narratology terms
Week 2 “Wilderness Tips” & “Death in Landscape”
Week 3 “Bluebeard’s Egg”; in-class response paper
Week 4 Brief intro. to Atwood’s novels followed by a comparison with her stories; pre-reading assignment The Penelopiad (pp. 1-108)
Week 5 The Penelopiad (pp. 109-196)
Week 6 final discussion after finishing The Penelopiad (pp. 109-196)
Week 7 Brief intro. to Munro; “Wilderness Station”; in-class response paper
Week 8 “Differently”; “Carried Away”; response paper in session
Week 9 “The Ottawa Valley”; “Friend of My Youth”
Week 10 “My Mother’s Dream”; “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”
Week 11 “The Bear Came over the Mountain”; Away from Her (film adaptation)
Week 12 “Runaway” vs. “Silence”
Week 13 “Passion”
Week 14 “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”
Week 15 term paper project outline presentation with PPT slides
Week 16 term paper project outline presentation with PPT slides
self-directed
learning		    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
   03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Some film adaptations of Munro’s or Atwood’s work are available in the multimedia center or online. Choose some relevant to your final term paper.
Sharpen your literaray critical ability by attending some sessions prepared by NCHU library. Learn the proper way of documentation.
Evaluation
Grades:
1. Classroom performance (discussion and presence). (25%)
2. Oral presentation (with ppt slides). (15%)
3. Final paper (including an abstract before the main text: 10+ pages). (30%)
4. Prepare questions (at least one for each short story) for every meeting (10%).
5. Short response papers (1-2 pp., in sessions) (20%).
6. If you want to convent my final grade to letter grade, the following is the conversion chart American Universities usually adopt: A≒ over 90, A-≒ 86-90, B+≒ 80-85, B= 75-79, B-≒ 70-74, CDF≒ below 70. (for graduate students)
Textbook & other References
Texts:
Atwood, Margaret. “Wilderness Tips.” Wilderness Tips. New York : Anchor Books, 1998.
---. “Death in Landscape.” Wilderness Tips. New York : Anchor Books, 1998 (1981).
---. “Bluebeard’s Egg.” Bluebeard’s Egg. New York : Anchor Books, 1998 (1983).
Munro, Alice. Family Furnishings. Vintage International. ISBN-10: 1101872357
ISBN-13: 978-1101872352. (All are now unavailable from 書林)
Munro, Alice. Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995-2014. New York: Vintage, 2014.
Students are responsible to get hold of a copy of stories not ordered through 書林 legally by all meanings.
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Office Hours
Thu. 13:30-15:30.
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