Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BM505002 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 中期英語演習
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チュウキエイゴエンシュウ
Subject Name in
English
Seminar in Middle English
Instructor HIRAYAMA NAOKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヒラヤマ ナオキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Seminar
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords Middle English, Chaucer 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
イギリス・アメリカ、ドイツもしくはフランスの文学と語学、または諸言語のテクストを読解する能力を習得。 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Humanities in English Program
(Abilities and Skills)
・Comprehension of English texts in a wide range of fields on humanities 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand the difference between and the continuity of Middle English and Present-day English by reading the representative texts of Middle English. 
Class Schedule 1 Introduction
2 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 1-20)
3 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 21-80)
4 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 81-140)
5 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 141-200)
6 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 201-260)
7 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 261-320)
8 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 321-380)
9 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 381-440)
10 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 441-500)
11 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 501-560)
12 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 561-620)
13 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 621-680)
14 Reading of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (ll. 681-740)
15 Summary

Final Report. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Text: Ichikawa, Sanki and Tamotsu Matsunami (eds.) (1987), Canterbury Tales: General Prologue, Kenkyusha.
Reference Book: Benson, Larry D. (ed.) (2008)  The Riverside Chaucer: Reissued with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon, Oxford University Press. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) CD 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Please read the text as accurately as possible. Please read the basic reference books to understand the history of the English language.  
Requirements Nothing is noted. 
Grading Method Participation and attitude (50%) and final report (50%).
If you are absent six or more times, you will fail. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message We will use text written in English and have discussions in Japanese.
Do your best. 
Other   
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. 
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