103年第2學期-0162 西洋文化史（二） 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Quizzes	10
Mid term exam	20
Final exam	30
Oral reports/presentations	10
Writing Assignment	20
In class grade	10

教育目標

1. Students build a solid foundation for their study of British, American, and other Western Literatures, languages, and cultural media in required and elective courses in the English Majors program. Included as part of this agenda, students will examine major historical figures and periods which figure prominently in many literature and culture courses in the FLLD (e.g. Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Martin Luther, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, etc.) and also familiarize themselves with key cultural concepts (e.g. artifact, taboo, mainstream culture, marginal culture, rhetoric, ideology, stoicism, hedonism, cultural relativism, urban vs. rural culture, globalization, etc.) The course will thus promote students’ understanding of the Western tradition in intellectualism, art, literature, and other aspects, while contributing to their conceptual and linguistic enrichment. Students will demonstrate competency of these areas on quizzes, tests, and in essays. 2. Study the process whereby different aspects of Western Civilization, (e.g. Greek political ideals, the Roman legal tradition, Christianity, the medieval concept of chivalry, the industrial revolution, European colonialism, etc.) have become important influences on world history. The reverse of this process, viz. the ways in which Western civilization has been influenced by other world civilizations, will also be examined. While exploring this issue, the benefits and problems of intercultural and intercivilizational encounters and outcomes will also be investigated. Students will demonstrate competency of these areas on quizzes, tests, and in essays.

課程概述

History of Western Civilization is an elective course. Its aim is to introduce students to the history of Western civilization from its beginnings in the ancient Near East and the Greek-Roman world to approximately WWI (1914-18). Much attention is devoted throughout the course of the year to those aspects of Western civilization which are most relevant to Chinese students of Western languages and literatures: the Greek-Roman legacy; Christianity; the history of major European languages such as English, French, and Spanish; European contacts with the East; Western concepts of self, other, home, identity, family, nation, state, justice, divinity, etc.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：一/3,4[LAN009]
修課班級：外文系1-4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：學生自行上網選課

參考書目

Western CivilizationsTheir History & Their Culture
Vol 1. Joshua Cole, Carol Symes New York: WW Norton & Company, 2013