課程資訊
課程名稱
文學作品讀法上
Approaches to Literature (1) 
開課學期
112-1 
授課對象
外國語文學系  
授課教師
廖勇超 
課號
FL1013 
課程識別碼
102 14201 
班次
03 
學分
3.0 
全/半年
全年 
必/選修
必帶 
上課時間
星期一2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
綜501 
備註
中英雙語授課。
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生) 且 限學號末二位被3整除
總人數上限:50人 
 
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課程概述

Undergraduate-level course.
Based on: reading, analysis and discussion of English-language literature.
Training in: independent, critical thinking, active participation and problem-solving skills.
Goal: understanding literature and the relationship between literature and other forms of art; preparation for advanced courses in literature and social sciences. 

課程目標
In order for the students to better appreciate the value of literature and to better understand the function of literary criticism, the course will introduce them to key literary terms and analytical concepts. The first part of this course will focus mainly on fiction while the second part will deal with drama written in prose. 
課程要求
Students are strongly encouraged to read the course materials prior to class. They are required to compose analytical journals on assigned topics. 
預期每週課後學習時數
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
The Norton Introduction to Literature. Shorter Version. (14th/13th/12th ed.) 
參考書目
1. Adler, Mortimer J. & Van Doren, Charles: How to read a book (如何讀一本書?)
2. Foster, Thomas C.: How to read literature like a professor (教你讀懂文學的27堂課)
3. Bloom, Harold: How to read and why (如何讀西方正典)
These titles can be found in the NTU library in both English and Chinese. 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
2 Journals 
10% 
Students are required to compose analytical journals on assigned topics. 
2. 
Midterm Exam 
45% 
 
3. 
Final Exam 
45% 
 
 
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上課形式
作業繳交方式
考試形式
其他
由師生雙方議定
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/4  Orientation 
第2週
9/11  Introduction to Fiction; Kate Chopin: “The Story of an Hour” (582/ 568/ 523) 
第3週
9/18  Plot — Guy de Maupassant: “The Jewelry” (722/ 687/ 655)  
第4週
9/25  Narration and Point of View (I) — Edgar Allan Poe: “The Black Cat” (181/ PDF/ PDF) 
第5週
10/2  Narration and Point of View (II) — Ernest Hemingway: “Hills Like White Elephants” (699/ 665/ 634) 
第6週
10/9  Holiday! 
第7週
10/16  Character — Jorge Luis Borges: “The House of Asterion” (275/ PDF/ PDF) 
第8週
10/23   Setting — Amy Tan: “A Pair of Tickets” (727/ 293/ 302) 
第9週
10/30  Midterm 
第10週
11/6  Symbol and Figurative Language — A. S. Byatt: “The Thing in the Forest” (378/ 397/ 351) 
第11週
11/13  Theme (I) — Gabriel García Márquez: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (428/ 451/ 405) 
第12週
11/20   Theme (II) — James Joyce: “Araby” (284/ 288/ 168) 
第13週
11/27   Theme (III) — William Faulkner: “A Rose for Emily” (692/ 658/ 628) 
第14週
12/4  Introduction to Drama; Susan Glaspell: “A Jury of Her Peers” (596/ 582/ 537) & Trifles (1253/ 1197/ 1155) 
第15週
12/11  Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire (1925/ 1843/ 1817) 
第16週
12/18  Final