109年第2學期-3719 讀美國詩歌學英文 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Participation	15	Weekly Discussion; Attendance; Having Read Material
Oral Assignment	30	Recitation, author and poem presentation, poem interpretation
Writing	25	Weekly Journal, Original Poem, Interpretation, Poem Style Analysis
Reading	5	Reading Questions
Quizzes	25	Elements of poetry, Poetry scan, short poetry reading

教育目標

Objectives 1. demonstrate a basic understanding of the elements of poetry; 2. demonstrate a basics understanding of English prosody; 3. explicate and analyze the genre of poetry; 4. convey personal opinions about poetry informed by analysis; 5. interpret individual poems through discussion and writing; 6. write short poems about personal experience; and 7. utilize inference skills in the analysis and interpretation of poetry; and 8. speak with knowledge about the diversity of poetry/ authors in 20thAmerican Poetry. Contents: 1 Speaking 1.1 Active weekly class discussion 1.2 Weekly "favorite" line discussion 1.3 Dramatic poem recitation 1.4 Poem and author presentation 1.5 Poem interpretation presentation 2 Writing: 2.1 Weekly reflection journal 2.2 Writing and sharing an original poem 2.3 One short interpretation of a selected poem 2.4 One short analysis of poem style 3 Reading Select Poems 4 Exam/Quiz: 4.1 Quiz 1: Elements of poetry 4.2 Quiz 2: Scan a poem 4.3 Quiz 3-5: Short poetry reading

課程概述

This is a 2-hour-a-week course designed for high-intermediate to advanced English level students to improve language proficiency through the study of American poetry. Students will engage in active discussion and use English to express opinions about poetry and it’s meaning. Students will gain valuable English language knowledge and experience as well as literary, cultural and personal enrichment. Students will meet in class once a week. Class time will be divided between lecture, seminar and discussion. Instructor lecture will be for the sole purpose of providing background knowledge, instruction and modeling practices for engaging, evaluating and speaking about poetry. After that, students will be expected to discuss and work with individual poems through seminar style discussion, group work and individual class presentations.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：四/5,6[LAN109]
修課班級：共選修1-4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：碩、博生可選但不列計學期學業平均成績與畢業學分。第一堂未出席視同放棄並自行退選。教師自主加選。

參考書目

Dove, R. (2011). The Penguin anthology of twentieth-century American poetry (1st ed.). Penguin Books.