CC326501 Introduction to Literature in English

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC326501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 英語文学概説

Subject Name
（Katakana）エイゴブンガクガクセツ

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Literature in English

Instructor ONO AKIRA

Instructor
(Katakana) オノ　アキラ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds5-8：EDU K102

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

About 100 students will take this class. If you have any difficulty hearing me or seeing the blackboard, don't hesitate to say so in the class.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Secondary School English Language Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To have a basic knolwedge of the contents of secondary English education.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The most important objective is to enjoy literature written in English. To enjoy it, you need to understand what is written in the original text. You are required to tackle "difficult" English, using your English dictionary. We'll also examine the ways in which we can combine literature and EFL.

Class Schedule lesson1:Dealing with Beowulf, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and Wordsworth's The Daffadils, we try to know how English has changed historically.
lesson2:Dealing with T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land," we examine what inter-textuality means.
lesson3:William Shakespeare in the English textbooks authorized by the Janapnese government
lesson4:Shakespeare's Macbeth
lesson5:Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet
lesson6: Introduction to Charles Dickens
lesson7: Dickens's Oliver Twist (opening part of the story)
lesson8: Dickens's Oliver Twist (middle part of the story)
lesson9: Dickens's Oliver Twist (ending part of the story)
lesson10: We examine the ways in which we can use Dickens's Oliver Twist in Japanese high schools.
lesson11: We examine the ways in which we can use Dickens's Oliver Twist in Japanese high schools.
lesson12:Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit
lesson13:Read aloud test
lesson14:Read aloud test
lesson15:Summing up

Read aloud test and paper test will be conducted.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Materials will be given in the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) DVD, CD

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review We'll read literary works in their original lauguage in the class. They are written in difficult English, so you are required to read them before the class.

Requirements

Grading Method I'll assess you according to (1) the results of paper test(2) and your contribution to the class.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC326501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	英語文学概説
Subject Name （Katakana）	エイゴブンガクガクセツ
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Literature in English
Instructor	ONO AKIRA
Instructor (Katakana)	オノ　アキラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds5-8：EDU K102
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
About 100 students will take this class. If you have any difficulty hearing me or seeing the blackboard, don't hesitate to say so in the class.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Secondary School English Language Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・To have a basic knolwedge of the contents of secondary English education.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The most important objective is to enjoy literature written in English. To enjoy it, you need to understand what is written in the original text. You are required to tackle "difficult" English, using your English dictionary. We'll also examine the ways in which we can combine literature and EFL.
Class Schedule	lesson1:Dealing with Beowulf, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and Wordsworth's The Daffadils, we try to know how English has changed historically. lesson2:Dealing with T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land," we examine what inter-textuality means. lesson3:William Shakespeare in the English textbooks authorized by the Janapnese government lesson4:Shakespeare's Macbeth lesson5:Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet lesson6: Introduction to Charles Dickens lesson7: Dickens's Oliver Twist (opening part of the story) lesson8: Dickens's Oliver Twist (middle part of the story) lesson9: Dickens's Oliver Twist (ending part of the story) lesson10: We examine the ways in which we can use Dickens's Oliver Twist in Japanese high schools. lesson11: We examine the ways in which we can use Dickens's Oliver Twist in Japanese high schools. lesson12:Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit lesson13:Read aloud test lesson14:Read aloud test lesson15:Summing up Read aloud test and paper test will be conducted.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Materials will be given in the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	DVD, CD
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	We'll read literary works in their original lauguage in the class. They are written in difficult English, so you are required to read them before the class.
Requirements
Grading Method	I'll assess you according to (1) the results of paper test(2) and your contribution to the class.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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