108年第2學期-0142 西洋文化史（二） 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Class Participation (including attendance, assignments and group discussions	40	Attendance will be explained clearly in the first class
Midterm	20	Essay questions to choose and answer
Final Exam	20	Essay questions to choose and answer
A Five-page Term Paper with MLA Style	20	Learners should study MLA handbook for knowing MLA format well on their own

教育目標

The course aims to provide the general knowledge concerning the so-called "Modern Time" in the western world. With the foundation set up by both Classical and Medieval Periods as the forerunners, Modern Time shows a much rich and colorful world with some new ideas and creativity developing from Renaissance, through Neo-Classical Period, the Romantic Period, the nineteenth century till the early twentieth century. The "spirit" of each period will be discussed with the representative thinkers/writers as well as their representative works for clarifying each age clearly. Moreover, the "continuity" going from age to age will be the "focus" for the learners to be keen in seeing some minute changes among those ages in the Modern Time. The final goal of the course is to let the learners apply their knowledge of the western civilization to their reading, appreciating as well as interpreting literary works in their studies in the future.

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：五/5,6[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

Horton, Rod W. and Vincent F. Hopper. Backgrounds of European Literature: The Political, Social and Intellectual Development Behind the Great Gooks of Western Civilization. Taipei: Bookman.