Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
Lecture Code |
54015002 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
Subject Name |
英語圏の文学と社会[旧パッケージ] |
Subject Name (Katakana) |
エイゴケンノブンガクトシャカイ |
Subject Name in English |
Literature and Society of the English-speaking Countries |
Instructor |
KASUGA AYUKA |
Instructor (Katakana) |
カスガ アユカ |
Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Mon1-4:IAS K205 |
Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style (More Details) |
Face-to-face |
Lecture This lecture will be delivered mainly in English, but explanations in Japanese may be supplied depending on students' fluency. |
Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
Course Level |
1
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Undergraduate Introductory
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Course Area(Area) |
23
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Arts and Humanities |
Course Area(Discipline) |
05
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Literature |
Eligible Students |
From first year students. |
Keywords |
Britain, history, literature |
Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Literature / Linguistics 【As for student who enrolled after AY2018, and if they take this subject and get credit, this subject are regarded as “Area Courses“. But as for the student who enrolled before AY2017, “Package-Based Subject”. And also, for the student who enrolled before AY2017, if they take this subject, not regarded as “Area Courses”.】 |
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Expected Outcome | 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. |
Class Objectives /Class Outline |
This lecture will explore the history of British society through English literature. It will deal with the time period between the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. It also pay attention to the concepts such as race, gender and class in those literatures. |
Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction lesson2 Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales lesson3 Malory, The Death of King Arthur lesson4 William Shakespeare, Richard III lesson5 Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe lesson6 Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice lesson7 William Wordsworth lesson8 Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist lesson9 Henry David Thoreau, Walden lesson10 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables lesson11 Rudyard Kipling,‘The White man’s Burden' lesson12 Isabella Lucy Bird, Unbeaten Tracks in Japan lesson13 George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier lesson14 Virginia Woolf lesson15 Conclusion
The evaluation would be mainly based on the exam. A short essay needs to be submitted at the middle of the course. |
Text/Reference Books,etc. |
I will distribute handouts. Reference 神山妙子編著『初めて学ぶイギリス文学史』ミネルヴァ書房、1989年。 |
PC or AV used in Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream |
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Handouts, videos |
Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on Preparation and Review |
I will ask students to read a piece of literature that I dealt with in the lecture for the exam. Read some literature that you are interested in. |
Requirements |
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Grading Method |
Quiz and reaction papers in each class 30%, a short essay 30%, an essay 50% |
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. |