SemesterFall Semester, 2017
DepartmentFreshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameIntroduction to Western Literature
Instructor
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule
Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Grading quizzes



Helping proctor exams



Managing Moodle



Providing extra help to individual students


Requirement/Grading

Midterm and final exams, two art projects, a myth writing project, weekly quizzes on reading assignments, various exercises, and regular attendance. The final grade is an average of all graded assignments. Absenteeism will have a negative effect on the final grade.


Textbook & Reference

Required Texts:



The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Vol. 1, 9th edition



Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Bookman Publ. Co., Taipei.



Useful References (purchase not required):



            Buck, Pearl, the Story Bible Volume I: The Old Testament and Volume II: The New Testament. Taipei: Bookman, 1995.



            Fulghum, Walter B. Jr. A Dictionary of Biblical Allusions in English Literature. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.



Horton, Rod W. and Vincent F. Hopper. Backgrounds of European Literature. Bookman, Taipei.



Lass, Abraham H. et al. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Classical and Literary Allusion. Wordsworth Reference.



Thrall, W. F., Hibbard, A., and C. H. Holman. A Handbook to Literature. Odyssey Press, New York.



Zimmerman, J. E. Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Bantam Publ.


Urls about Course
Important websites: http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ http://classics.mit.edu/index.html http://unbound.biola.edu
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