| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Letters |
| Lecture Code |
BM402002 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
英語表現演習 I （英作文） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
エイゴヒョウゲンエンシュウI |
Subject Name in
English |
English Composition I |
| Instructor |
VALLINS DAVID MCNEILL |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヴァリンズ デイヴィッド マクニール |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail. |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| The classes will consist of conversation and debate, together with introductions to the texts to be discussed. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
22
:
Language Education |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
English |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Acquisition of expressive ability in English, German, French, and other languages
Humanities in English Program
（Abilities and Skills）
・Description of research results on a wide range of fields of humanities in English |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The purpose of the course is primarily to improve students' skill in critical and creative writing. |
| Class Schedule |
1. Introduction
2. Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown"
3. Edgar Allan Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" (part 1)
4. Edgar Allan Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" (part 2)
5. Herman Melville, "Bartleby" (part 1)
6. Herman Melville, "Bartleby" (part 2)
7. Henry James, "The Real Thing" (part 1)
8. Henry James, "The Real Thing" (part 2)
9. Stephen Crane, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
10. Willa Cather, "Neighbor Rosicky" (part 1)
11. Willa Cather, "Neighbor Rosicky" (part 2)
12. F Scott Fitzgerald, "The Rich Boy" (part 1)
13. F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Rich Boy" (part 2)
14. William Faulkner, "Delta Autumn" (part 1)
15. William Faulkner, "Delta Autumn" (part 2)
The texts will be used both as examples of creative writing and as a focus for critical discussion. Students will be asked to discuss questions about the texts during the classes, and to prepare and hand in short essays about the texts studied, or short stories illustrating the development of themes and characters and the imaginative and idiomatic use of English. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
The Penguin Book of American Short Stories, ed. James Cochrane (Penguin, 2011). ISBN: 0241952840 or 978-0241952849. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students should prepare for the classes by reading the texts and studying the questions which will be provided in advance. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Students will be assessed partly on the basis of classroom discussion but mainly in terms of the quality of their short stories or critical essays. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |