NCHU Course Outline
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
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.
topic Discussion/Production
Discussion
Lecturing
Written Presentation
Attendance
Quiz
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
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
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Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2024 / 10 / 11
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