考試及作業繳交方式：
＊作業繳交：英才網教學平台:
＊期中、期末考：,
11/19, 2006/1/21（到校）
＊其他到校時間︰9/24
(第一次上課)
Purposes:
Text:
There is no text for this class as all the materials are
available through EngSite/Elite. But in the past, students
have asked to buy a CD copy of all of the lectures so that they
don’t have to go on-line to download. Some also think it’s
slightly better quality, and it makes it easier to understand my
English. If you’d like a copy of the lectures, tell Buck.
They will be prepared for you for pick-up. There is a
small fee of 50NT to cover production costs and materials.
Objectives:
The course was
originally designed for current middle-education teachers, and I
think many of my students will go on to teach, so on some
levels, it’s aimed at those who do or will teach, but all are
most welcome.
This course is
designed to help you learn more about how to analyse shorter
forms of English literature (short stories and poems) so that
you can enrich your lives and by extension your students',
through appreciating the language of these literary "gems" and
thinking about the issues in which they are engaged.
成績評量方式：
Requirements
and Evaluation:
＊reading
and assignments (post-reading questions):25%
＊online
discussion:25%
＊midterm
exam:25%
＊final
exam:25%
At the end
of each week, I will be collecting the “post reading” questions
on each poem. I know this sounds like a lot of work, but I find
the more frequently I collect them, the better the students’
grades, as they write the answers out when everything is fresh
in their minds.
I will
also be posting questions on the discussion boards. To make
your life easier, some of them will be the post-reading
questions, so you can just cut and paste your answer. Others
will be original to the board. Please answer the questions, as
they are worth 25% of your grade.
It is also
a good idea to read your classmates’ comments. Once a week I’d
like you to comment on at least one of your classmates’
comments. Feel free to comment on more, though.
Buck and I
will be responding to you as well.
Tips for success:
-
In the past, I’ve noticed
that students have tried to do the post-reading questions and
comment on the board without looking at the video in
order to “save time”. Not a good idea. Some of the material
has tricky parts which I discuss in the video. The videos are
your “class time” so taking the class without watching them is
like not taking the class at all.
-
Give yourself plenty of
time each week for the video, readings and answering the
questions. The course is a two-credit course, so it’s
expected you spend two hours of “class time” and at least two
hours (up to four hours) of “homework” time. If you need more
than six hours a week for the class per week, please let me
know. I need to track these things.
-
Relax and enjoy the
experience. It’s literature. It’s supposed to be fun
(relatively speaking). I’ve tried to pick “fun” works that
aren’t too difficult, again relatively speaking. But at the
end of the day, I’d rather you had fun than anything else.
-
Participate! The more you
join in on the discussions, the more you’ll feel like a part
of the class.
-
If you have any, ANY,
ANY QUESTIONS please feel free to ask—e-mail me, chat with
me, ask Buck. Don’t be afraid! Buck was my student for many
years, and I know he’s good with literature, a computer whiz
and a really nice person to boot. Neither of us will bite
you.