Students will learn key terms for dealing with literature, give presentations to learn how to analyze, interpret and evaluate on their own and to make a presentation in English to the class.
授業概要
Lectures will explain how to analyze and interpret fiction. Short tests to see how well you have understood the story in English will be given before we study each story. Each student will give presentations on a chosen question about the story. The final exam will be an essay exam. Class will be conducted mostly in English.
テキスト
The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories (Penguin Classics）
参考文献・課題図書
To be announced as the content of the lectures requires.
受講生への要望
Originality is required for your presentations. Read every work carefully in English. Participate actively in the discussions. Take good lecture notes.
評価方法
Evaluation will be based on the final exam, the presentation, participation in the discussions and the reading tests.
授業計画
１．Introduction to twentieth-century American movements and literary terms. ２．Test on William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” Lecture and discussion ３．Presentations on William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” Lecture and discussion ４．Presentations on William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” Lecture and discussion ５．Test on F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Lost Decade” Lecture and discussion. ６．Presentations on F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Lost Decade” Lecture and discussion ７．Presentations on F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Lost Decade” Lecture and discussion ８．Presentations on F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Lost Decade” Lecture and discussion ９．Test on Alice Walker, “The Flowers” Lecture and discussion. 10．Presentations on Alice Walker, “The Flowers” Lecture and discussion 11．Presentations on Alice Walker, “The Flowers” Lecture and discussion 12．Test on Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Third and Final Continent” Lecture and discussion 13．Presentations on Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Third and Final Continent,” lecture and discussion 14．Presentations on Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Third and Final Continent,” lecture and discussion 15．Final Exam
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Contact me by e-mail whenever you have a question. Only 4 absences are allowed in one semester.
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