課程介紹
This course gives first-year NCHU English majors the opportunity to explore some of the most enduring works of Western Literature from the Gilgamesh epic to the books of the Hebrew Bible to Homer's Iliad. Participants are not expected to read these texts in their entirety but selectively and critically. It is designed to introduce the major concerns and conventions of western literary canon whilst encouraging students to think about what makes a literary text ‘classic’ and how it is still relevant to modern readers.
教科書:
Textbook: The Norton Anthology of Western Literature (Ninth Edition)
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
 
Worksheets containing reading comprehension and discussion questions are available via I-Learning

BBC Podcasts:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080wbrq
The Greek Myths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0093z1k
The Trojan War
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j6srl
The Iliad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bh5x1y
Sappho
 
教學進度:

 

Week 1 (9/7)

Introduction

Assignment: Preliminary Questions (You should submit your response via I-Learning by 6 pm, Friday, 9/11)

 

Week 2 (9/14) Mesopotamian Culture and Literature   

The Epic of Gilgamesh (Headnote, pp. 54-58; Tablets I and II, pp. 58-71)

*Quiz 1*

 

Week 3 (9/21)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablets VII, VIII and IV, pp.87-95)

*Quiz 2*

 

Week 4 (9/28)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablets X and XI, pp.96-110)  

*Quiz 3*

 

Week 5 (10/5)

The Hebrew Bible (Headnote, pp. 110-114, Genesis, The Garden of Eden, The Flood, pp. 117-125)

*Quiz 4*

 

Week 6 (10/12)

The Hebrew Bible (Headnote, pp. 114-116, The book of Job, pp.152-159)

*Quiz 5*

 

Week 7 (10/19)

The Hebrew Bible (The book of Job, pp. 171-177)

Assignment: Detailed Questions (to be submitted via I-Learning by 9 pm, Friday, 10/25)

*Quiz 6*

 

Week 8 (10/26)

Mid-Term Project: You will have to prerecord a 2-minute video and upload it via I-Learning by 9 pm, Sunday, 10/25).

 

Week 9 (11/2)

Mid-Term Project: You will have to prerecord a 2-minute video and upload it via I-Learning by 9 pm, Sunday, 10/25).

 

Week 10 (11/9)

Greek Gods and Heroes (Hamilton's Mythology, "The Gods" pp. 24-47)

Group Presentations on Greek Gods and Heroes

*Quiz 7*

 

Week 11 (11/16)

Headnote, pp. 181-188, Book 1 (pp.189-204)  

*Quiz 8*

 

Week 12 (11/23)

Book 6 (pp. 205-215)

*Quiz 9*

 

Week 13 (11/30)

Sappho (Headnote, pp. 594-96; Poems 1, 16 and 31, pp. 596-98)

*Quiz 10*

 

Week 14 (12/7)

Book 9 (pp. 215-231)

*Quiz 11*

 

Week 15 (12/14)

Book 22 (pp. 258-271)

*Quiz 12*

 

Week 16 (12/21)

Book 24 (pp. 271-29)

*Quiz 13*

 

Week 17 (12/28)

Group Presentations (Presenters will prerecord their formal presentations and participate in a Q and A).

Week 18 (1/8) Final

 
Grades
20% class participation (based on your attendance and speaking frequency)
10 % group presentation (2 presentations)
10% attendance
60% exams (quizzes 10%, 20% Midterm Project, 30% Final)


Absences

>Sickness: If you can’t come to class because you’re sick, please apply for a leave of absence via the university’s online system and attach a document which shows your doctor’s notes or your visit to a clinic or hospital. You will need to show me absent notes approved by the university on the day of a quiz or test; otherwise, your absence will be unexcused. Each class absence will drop 1 point off your final grade.
>Tardiness: You should come to class on time. If you arrive late after I take attendance, you will be marked absent.
>Other reasons: Please discuss them with me beforehand.
 
 
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