109年第1學期-0139 散文選讀 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Participation	20
Quiz	30
Analytical Essay	20
Final Exam	30

教育目標

By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. improve reading comprehension of English prose; 2. understand writers’ ideas and writing strategies; 3. develop critical thinking skills; 4. develop ideas for their own writing; 5. apply writing strategies in personal essays.

課程概述

This course introduces English prose to freshmen and sophomores. Students will read and discuss essays written by well-known writers (e.g., E.B. White, George Orwell, Annie Dillard, Stephen King, Amy Tan). Reading and writing activities are designed to help college readers understand writers’ ideas and writing strategies, and develop critical thinking skills. Through analyzing lively prose models classified by rhetorical strategies and themes, students are guided to read with a writer’s eyes and to write with a reader in mind.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：2-0
上課時間：二/8,9[LAN012]
修課班級：外文系1,2
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：網路選課

參考書目

The Short Prose Reader (13th ed.) by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener
The New Yorker
The New York Times