◎系所教育目標：
本組主要在於培養具備基本語言學知識、英美文學素養與國際視野之優秀英(外語)溝通能力人才，並兼顧商務溝通、翻譯或學術研究等專業知能。 |
| ◎核心能力 | 關聯性 |
| 1.一般英語及專業英語之能力 | 5 關聯性最強 |
| 2.基本語言學知識 | 2 關聯性稍弱 |
| 3.基本英美文學素養 | 5 關聯性最強 |
| 4.翻譯或商務溝通之能力 | 5 關聯性最強 |
| 5.跨文化溝通知能 | 5 關聯性最強 |
| 6.獨立學術研究之能力 | 5 關聯性最強 |
| 7.英語數位科技素養及技能 | 3 關聯性中等 |
◎本學科內容概述：
本課程旨在引導學生認識性別研究的基本理論與概念，並培養思辨和批判的能力。此外，課程亦導入英文文學作品閱讀以使學生熟悉性別議題的再現問題並將所學的理論與觀念運用於文本閱讀、分析議題、探討及思辨。 |
◎本學科教學內容大綱：
"本課程相關理論研讀包含
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One’s Own”
“Professions for Women”
英文文學作品則包含
James Joyce, “Eveline”
“A Painful Case”
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
Emily X. R. Pan, The Astonishing Color of After
" |
◎本學科學習目標：
The very first goal of this class is to guide students to learn about the difference between sex and gender and then to learn about respect for different genders. The second objective of this course is to guide students to study, appreciate and analyze the role of gender in producing, reading and analyzing a text. Theories of Reader Response and Gender Studies will be introduced in class to help students understand and analyze literary texts selected for this course. The ultimate goal is to guide students to learn about gender equality and the rights (including their own) to equality, dignity and respect. |
| ◎教學進度： |
| 週次 | 主題 | 教學內容 | 教學方法 |
01
02/24 | Orientattion | 1. Introduction to the course.
2. Introduction to the concept "Gender" as social construct. | 講授。 |
02
03/03 | Lecture on Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own,"
Chapter One | Lecture on the concepts about
1. "A Room of One's Own"
2. "Shakespeare's Sister" | 講授。 |
03
03/10 | ditto | ditto | 講授。 |
04
03/17 | Lecture on Virginia Woolf's "Professions for women" | 1. On Coventry Patmore's "The Angel in the House."
2. On Woolf's idea of "Killing the angel in the house." | 講授。 |
05
03/24 | James Joyce's
"Eveline" | 1. Guided reading of the story.
2. Lecture on the gender roles and social constraints on women in a patriarchal society.
3. Church and family as ISAS promoting gender ideology. | 講授。 |
06
03/31 | Presentations | Presentations of students' interviews with friends/relatives about gender experiences or discrimination as a girl/woman. | 講授。 |
07
04/07 | Spring Break (No class) | Spring Break (No class) | 講授。 |
08
04/14 | John Cheever's
"O Youth and Beauty" | Depiction about Man's anxiety about masculinity | 講授。 |
09
04/21 | John Cheever's
"The Swimmer" | ditto | 講授。 |
10
04/28 | Presentations | Presentations of students' interviews with friends/relatives about gender experiences or discrimination as a boy/man | 講授。 |
11
05/05 | Grace Lin's
The Dumpling Days | 1. introduction to Grace Lin
2. the significance of Grace Lin's YA novel with colored girl as its protagonist. | 講授。 |
12
05/12 | ditto | ditto | 講授。 |
13
05/19 | ditto | lecture: cultural negotiation of transnational immigrants. | 講授。 |
14
05/26 | ditto | on the importance of YA as "Mirror and Window." | 講授。 |
15
06/02 | final I: | Presentations of students's life stories sharing their unique experiences about gender. | 講授。 |
16
06/09 | 1. Final II:
2. Papers due | 1. presentations continued.
2. papers on life stories due. | final exam。 |
17
06/16 | discussion | discussion on students' papers | 討論。 |
18
06/23 | ditto | ditto | 討論、sit-in exam。 |
◎課程要求：
1. Whole English.
2. Full class attendance.
3. Active participation in class discussion.
4. Absence without official leave not allowed |
◎成績考核
書面報告25%
口頭報告75%
補充說明：1. Questions would be given by the instructor for students to make presentation.
2. For the final, students can choose which option they would like to take. The options are as follows: Writing reflections and make presentations of their ideas. Or, students who might prefer to write term papers and plan to file their papers for application to graduate school, NSTC projects or jobs for any International Inc. |
◎參考書目與學習資源
Handouts would be provided by the instructor for each lecture. |
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