101年第1學期-0150 小說選讀 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Participation and Attendance	15
Mid-Term Exam.	25
Final Exam.	35
Reports (Oral and Written)	25	Details about the assignment will be explained in class.

教育目標

This course introduces students to the literary works of three contemporary English-speaking writers of different races and genders: Jean Rhys, Sherman Alexie, and Walter Dean Myers. Their various cultural backgrounds and keen observations of human nature lend a unique touch to their works, which challenge our views of this world and of the people who are different from us. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to - develop an appreciation for fiction produced in different cultures - enjoy wrestling with difficult questions posed by literature - support their ideas with strong textual evidence.

課程概述

Selected Fiction is an elective for second-year students and above. This course builds on Introduction in Literature 1 (fiction). This course will take into account several aspects of Narrative Fiction Studies and story telling by way of major writers (in English) over the past two centuries, including: 1: Narrative – the story itself and History of the novel 2: Narration – how the story is told 3: Narrator – the story teller 4: Narratology – the art of story telling. 5: Criticism - the different genres of fiction writing and criticism Students will first examine narrative elements of fiction—the story itself—and will examine such structural elements as characterization, plot structures (i.e. linear, episodic, etc.) and dramatic conflict. In addition students will explore a major school of critical thought aligned to the assigned reading such as selections from Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forester. Next, students will explore aspects of fictional narration and narrator and study voice, tone, narrator reliability, denouement and the sense of an ending. Finally, narratology will be investigated in relation to what students have read up to this point.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：2-0
上課時間：二/7,8[LAN007]
修課班級：外文系2,3,4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：保留30名額供大二優先選課

參考書目

1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
2. Monster by Walter Dean Myers.
3. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.