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科目名 英語圏文学演習2
教員名 チルトン, マイルズ
単位数    1 学年    3 開講区分 文理学部
科目群 英文学科
学期 後期 履修区分 選択必修
授業テーマ Studying language through literature in order to develop overall English skills.
授業のねらい・到達目標 By actively engaging in reading, writing, speaking and listening tasks that focus on short stories, students will increase their vocabularies and strengthen their abilities to speak and write about more complex things.
授業の方法 Classes will feature opportunities for students to read, write about, and discuss some well-known American short stories. Students will also respond to literary texts through presentations, short writing assignments, or other forms of expression. These responses will solidify knowledge of vocabulary, sentence structure, and style along with the ability to use this knowledge.
事前学修・事後学修,授業計画コメント Students are required to complete all homework assignments according to the syllabus schedule in order to prepare for class.
授業計画
1 Introduction; “The Third Level,” Jack Finney. A Preparing to read.
Homework: B The story; C Understanding the story.
2 “The Third Level.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Writing 3 or 4, for presentation next class.
3 “The Third Level.” Presentations.
“All Summer in a Day,” Ray Bradbury: A Preparing to read.
Homework: B The story; C Understanding the story.
4 “All Summer in a Day.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Writing [choose one and write a paragraph], for presentation next class.
5 “All Summer in a Day.” Presentations.
“Désirée’s Baby,” Kate Chopin: A Preparing to read.
Homework: B The story; C Understanding the story.
6 “Désirée’s Baby.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Writing 1, 2, or 3, for presentation next class.
7 “Désirée’s Baby.” Presentations.
Homework: “A Visit to Grandmother,” William Melvin Kelley: B The story; C Understanding the story.

Final essay assignment: choose one of the homework writing assignments from the next six weeks of class, and turn it into a properly formatted 3-page essay.
8 “A Visit to Grandmother.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Writing [choose one and write a paragraph], for presentation next class.
9 “A Visit to Grandmother.” Presentations.
Homework: “To Soon a Woman,” Dorothy M. Johnson: B The story; C Understanding the story.
10 “Too Soon a Woman.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Writing [choose one and write a paragraph], for presentation next class
11 “Too Soon a Woman.” Presentations.
Homework: “Thicker Than Water,” Ralph Henry Barbour. B The story; C Understanding the story.
12 “Thicker Than Water.” Check homework. D Thinking critically.
Homework: Discussing the story [choose one and write a paragraph], for presentation next class.
13 “Thicker Than Water.” Presentations.
Homework: write first draft of final essay.
14 Essay first draft peer review.
Homework: write final draft of final essay.
15 Review; final essays due
その他
教科書 Judith Kay & Rosemary Gelshenen, Discovering Fiction 2, A Reader of North American Short Stories, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781107622142, 2012
Other materials will be supplied by the instructor.
成績評価の方法及び基準 レポート(30%)、homework and participation in class activities(30%)、presentations(40%)
Students who participate actively will succeed in this class. Students who are frequently late or who are absent from more than four classes will not receive credit for this class.
オフィスアワー Monday 16:30-18:00 in my office (7316); or by appointment

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