Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code WMBP1001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 近代アメリカ文学演習A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キンダイアメリカブンガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in
English
Seminar on Modern American Literature A
Instructor OHCHI SHINSUKE
Instructor
(Katakana)
オオチ シンスケ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues5-8:Faculty Office
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Sminar-centerd 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Literature
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)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this course, students will closely read and discuss Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. 
Class Schedule lesson 1: Introduction
lesson 2:Melville's Moby-Dick
lesson 3:Moby-Dick
lesson 4:Moby-Dick
lesson 5:Moby-Dick
lesson 6:Moby-Dick
lesson 7:Moby-Dick
lesson 8:Moby-Dick
lesson 9:Moby-Dick
lesson 10:Moby-Dick
lesson 11:Moby-Dick
lesson 12:Moby-Dick
lesson 13:Moby-Dick
lesson 14:Moby-Dick
lesson 15:Conclusion 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Herman Melville, _Moby-Dick_. Penguin Classics, 2002. ISBN: 9780142437247 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams
(More Details) Text, DVD 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Translate Moby-Dick into Japanese. 
Requirements None 
Grading Method Evaluation will be based on translation and discussion. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message The textbook is in English. 
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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