(1) To learn the research process in the humanities, including how to locate research materials, how to compile an annotated bibliography, and how to write a paper in MLA format.
(2) To learn how to present research in graduate seminars and conferences.
(1) To learn the research process in the humanities, including how to locate research materials, how to compile an annotated bibliography, and how to write a paper in MLA format.
(2) To learn how to present research in graduate seminars and conferences.
This course will equip students with graduate-level research skills. We will learn how to locate and review research materials and how to present our research professionally in academic settings.
This course will equip students with graduate-level research skills. We will learn how to locate and review research materials and how to present our research professionally in academic settings.
Required Text:
MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Tentative Texts:
Shelley, Frankenstein
Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Joyce, The Dead
Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Melville, Benito Cereno/Billy Budd, Sailor
Wharton, Ethan Frome
James, The Turn of the Screw
Required Text:
MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Tentative Texts:
Shelley, Frankenstein
Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Joyce, The Dead
Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Melville, Benito Cereno/Billy Buddha, Sailor
Wharton, Ethan From
James, The Turn of the Screw
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and participationAttendance and participation Attendance and participation |
20 | |
| Oral reportsOral reports Oral reports |
20 | |
| Annotated bibliographyAnnotated bibliography Annotated bibliography |
20 | |
| Conference paperConference paper Conference paper |
20 | |
| Research paperResearch paper Research paper |
20 |
