105年第2學期-0174 青少年文學：英國傳統 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Final Exam	20
Midterm Exam	20
Reading Journals	20
Small Group Discussions	20
Author Project and Presentation	10
Attendance and Participation	10

教育目標

The main objective of this course is to introduce students to Young Adult (YA) Literature which makes up a large part of children’s literature as a whole. This course aims to give a short history of YA Literature in Britain. Students will also try to define what YA Literature is and discuss its many forms and manifestations. The main focus of the course is to read a selection of British YA novels to better understand the variety within this tradition. Students will learn to approach YA Literature critically and at the same time strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing works of Young Adult Literature. Students will also engage in an author project that they will present to the class. An important and ambitious goal of this class is that students will enjoy reading YA Literature as well as learn to understand themselves and the world around them better.

課程概述

This course aims to introduce students to Young Adult (YA) Literature which makes up a large part of children’s literature as a whole. This course gives a short history of YA Literature in Britain. Students will also try to define what YA Literature is and discuss its many forms and manifestations. The main focus of the course is to read a selection of British YA novels to better understand the variety within this tradition. Students will learn to approach YA Literature critically and at the same time strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing works of Young Adult Literature. Students will also engage in an author project that they will present to the class.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：一/8,9[LAN011]
修課班級：外文系3,4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：學生自行上網選課

參考書目

There is no text book for this class. Materials will be collected by the teacher into a course pack and students will be provided with the required reading materials throughout the semester. Students need to buy four novels:

Almond, David. Skellig. London: Hodder Signature, 2010; 2013.

Blackman, Malorie. Boys Don’t Cry. London: Corgi, 2001; 2012.

Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. London: Bloomsbury, 2008.

Ness, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go. Chaos Walking Trilogy – Book 1. London: Walker Books, 2008.