| 課程名稱 Course Title |
(中文) 西洋文學概論(一) (英文) Introduction To Western Literature |
開課單位 Departments |
應用外語學系 | ||
| 課程代碼 Course No. |
L2151 | ||||
| 授課教師 Instructor |
何有田 | ||||
| 學分數 Credit |
2.0 | 必/選修 core required/optional |
選修 | 開課年級 Level |
大二 |
| 先修科目或先備能力Course Pre-requisites：本課程為教學模組或可當自由學分 | |||||
| 課程概述與目標 Course Overview and Goals： The purpose of this course is to help students get a general understanding of the development of Western literature, especially the origin of Western literature and civilization. In this semester, the course will commence with the perennially asked question: "What is literature?" before dealing with the main focus on Greek and Roman mythology as a significant source of Western literature. The reading materials selected are stories of Greek and Roman mythology for children since this course is categorized in the English teaching track in the department's curriculum. Students are required to sign up for an oral presentation based on the assigned stories and produce PPT slides for them. | |||||
| 教科書 Textbook |
Self-made handouts | ||||
| 參考教材 Reference |
Edith Hamilton, Greek Mythology Lawall, Sarah, et. al. eds. The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. New York: Norton, 2006. |
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| 課程大綱 Syllabus |
學生學習目標 Learning Objectives |
單元學習活動 Learning Activities |
學習成效評量 Evaluation |
備註 Notes |
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| 週 Week | 單元主題 Unit topic |
內容綱要 Content summary |
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| 1 | Orientation | What to learn? How to learn? |
Aspirations and expectations |
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| 2 | Definition of literature | What Is Literature? | 1. What does literature mean? 2. Why do we need literature? |
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| 3 | Why classical mythology | Introduction to classical mythology (1-12) | An overview of Greek mythology |
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| 4 | Anthropomorphism | The Titans and the Twelve Great Olympians (17-31) | Greek gods and Allusions |
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| 5 | Mother Earth | Demeter (Ceres) (51-62) | The significance of Demeter for the human world |
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| 6 | Reason or Passion | Dionysus or Bacchus | The significance of Dionysus |
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| 7 | Hellenic creation of the world | How the World and Mankind Were Created? | Man and the creation of the world in Greek mythology |
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| 8 | Review | Review | Review |
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| 9 | Midterm Exam | Mid-term Exam | Mid-term Exam |
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| 10 | Exam paper discussion | How to answer an essay question | Writing skills for taking an exam |
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| 11 | Love | Stories of Love | Mythological interpretations of love |
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| 12 | Love and Betray | The Quest of the Golden Fleece | Representations of elationship in Greek mythology |
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| 13 | Adventure and Heroes | Four Great Adventures The Heroes of the Trojan War |
Significance of taking an adventure for a hero in Greek mythology |
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| 14 | War | The Fall of Troy | Brutality and Humanity in War |
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| 15 | Heroism | The Adventure of Odyssues | An heroic ordeal |
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| 16 | Gender Politics | The Adventure of Odysseus | The trials for Penelope |
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| 17 | Review | Review | Review |
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| 18 | Final Exam | Final Exam | Final Exam |
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教學要點概述 Overview of Teaching Points： |