101年第2學期-0105 文學作品導讀（二） 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Attendance and participation	10
Group presentations	10
Journals	20
Midterm Exam	30
Final Exam	30

教育目標

The main objective of Introduction to Literature is to familiarize students with three major western literary genres, namely fiction, poetry and drama. Part 2 of this course focuses on poetry. 1. Students will read and examine a wide range of traditional and modern poems. 2. Students will aim to define literature, particularly poetry, and learn to identify its features. 3. Students will be introduced to different aspects of poetry including sound, rhythm, meter, language, tone, figures of speech, symbolism, etc. and will learn to critically analyze these aspects using the proper terminology. 4. Students will write regular journals in which they reflect critically on their reading of poetry. 5. Students will analyze a poem and will demonstrate their understanding of poetry by presenting aspects of the poem to the class. 6. Students will strengthen their overall skills in reading, analyzing and discussing poetry.

課程概述

To introduce three major western literary genres （fiction, poetry, drama）　over a 3-semester course, and to strengthen students in reading, analyzing, and discussing works of literature from a discerning and critical standpoint. In each of three semesters students are introduced to both representative and non-traditional texts in fiction, poetry and drama respectively. Students read closely, think critically, and evaluate texts chosen to elucidate critical ideas introduced in class. Class meetings include instructor-led textual examination, student-generated discussion, and individual or group presentations of selected works.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：三/8,9[LAN013-1]
修課班級：外文系1B
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：學號雙號選

參考書目

Students should buy the following text:
Arp, Thomas R. and Greg Johnson (2009) Perrine’s Literature Structure, Sound and Sense. Tenth Edition, Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Handouts will be provided for materials not in the textbook.