| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMBP3101 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
アメリカ文学特殊講義Ｂ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
アメリカブンガクトクシュコウギB |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lecture on American Literature B |
| Instructor |
YOSHIDA KYOKO,MATSUNAGA KYOKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヨシダ キョウコ,マツナガ キョウコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Inte：Faculty Office |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture/Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture, workshop, discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
|
| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
05
:
Literature |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
American literature, creative writing, translation |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
American Literature and Creative Writing Program |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1
Theme: Creative Writing Programs in America
Materials: handouts
Lesson 2
Theme: Let’s Write!
Materials: handouts
Lesson 3
Theme: Ethics of Creative Writing Workshop
Materials: handouts
Lesson 4
Theme: Workshop I
Materials: student writings
Lesson 5
Theme: Elephants Teach: The Origins of Creative Writing Programs
Materials: handouts
Lesson 6
Theme: Points of View and the Tenses
Materials: handouts
Lesson 7
Theme: Workshop II
Materials: student writings
Lesson 8
Theme: Cliché and Creative Writing
Materials: handouts
Lesson 9
Theme: Modernism and Creative Writing
Materials: handouts
Lesson 10
Theme: Cliché and Creative Writing, continued
Materials: handouts
Lesson 11
Theme: Workshop III
Materials: student writings
Lesson 12
Theme: Translation and Creative Writing
Materials: handouts
Lesson 13
Theme: Translation and Creative Writing, continued
Materials: handouts
Lesson 14
Theme: From National Literature to Post-National Literature
Materials: handouts
Lesson 15: Final Exam
Final exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Text/Reference Books, etc.: George Saunders, A Swin in a Pond in the Rain (Random House, 2021). Ursula K. Le Guin, Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, (Mariner Books, 2015). Rebecca L. Walkowitz, Born Translated: The Contemporary Novel in an Age of World Literature (Columbia UP, 2015). Other reference books will be introduced at the lecture. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Project Learning, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Writings and/or readings will be assigned each day. There will be small-group workshops. The students are asked to bring 5 copies of their writing assignments. After lecture sessions, students will write short responses. |
| Requirements |
None |
| Grading Method |
class and workshop participation, short responses, final exam |
| 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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