Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BM501001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 近代英語演習 A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キンダイエイゴエンシュウA
Subject Name in
English
Seminar in Modern English A
Instructor OHNO HIDESHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
オオノ ヒデシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8:LET B253
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 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 Early Modern English, Shakespeare 
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 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand the salient features of Early Modern English, compared with Middle English and Late Modern English. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1. Introduction
Lessons 2-14. Reading of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Lesson 15. Summary
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Text: Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (Kenkyusha)
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
You should read the text intensively with the assistant of the endnotes and dictionaries. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Attitude (50%) and final essay (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  
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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