週次
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課程內容與指定閱讀
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教學活動與課前、
課後作業
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學生學習投入時間
（含課堂教學時數）
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Week 1
(15th September)
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Introduction
Pride and Prejudice (hereafter PP)
Chapter 1
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Before class:
Prepare a copy of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice; read chapter 1 of this novel; bring the novel to class
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Class time: 3 hours
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Week 2
(22nd September)
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Definition essays
PP chapter 1
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After class: read Goodman’s essay ‘It’s Failure, Not Success’
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 3 (29th September)
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Discuss Goodman’s essay
Student presentation 1
Definition essays
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After class: write a definition essay; read PP chapter 2~3
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 3 hours
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Week 4 (6th October)
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Definition essays due
Peer review
PP chapter 2~3
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 5 (13th October)
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Cause and effect essays
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After class: read William Kowinski’s essay ‘Kids in the Mall’
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Week 6 ( 20th October)
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Discuss Kowinski’s essay
Cause and effect essays
Student presentation 2
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 7 (27th October)
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Cause and effect essays
Student presentation 3
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After class:
Read PP chapter 4~5
Write an cause and effect essay
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 3 hours
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Week 8 (3rd November)
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Peer review
Cause and effect essays due
PP chapter 4~5
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 9 (10th November)
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Individual supervision: returning essays to students and discussing their works with them
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 10 (17th November)
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Comparison and contrast essays
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After class:
Read Rosenblatt’s essay ‘The Silent Friendships of Men’
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 11
(24th November)
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Discuss Rosenblatt’s essay
Student presentation 4
Comparison and contrast essays
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After class:
Read PP chapter 6~7
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 12
(1st December)
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Comparison and contrast Essays
PP chapter 6~7
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 13 (8th December)
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Comparison and contrast Essays
Student presentation 5
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After class: write a comparison and contrast essay
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 3 hours
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Week 14 (15th December)
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Peer review
Comparison and contrast essays due
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After class:
Read Tavris’s essay ‘Love Story’
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 15
(22th December)
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Argumentative essay
Student presentation 6
Discuss Tavris’s essay
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 16 (29th December)
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Argumentative essay
Student presentation
7
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After class:
Write an argumentative essay ; read PP chapter 8-9
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 3 hours
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Week 17 (5th January)
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Peer review
Argumentative essays due
PP chapter 8-9
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Class time: 3 hours
After class: 2 hours
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Week 18 (12th January)
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Individual supervision: returning essays to students and discussing their works with them
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