0147 - 當代小說選讀 英授 Taught in English

Selected Fiction: Contemporary Stories

教育目標 Course Target

Course Objectives: at the conclusion of the course students will be expected to
1. Recognize major trends in contemporary short fiction
2. Be able to and present their conclusions in oral reports or presentations
3. Be able to analyze texts and draw their conclusions in cogent short essays
4. Become familiar with a number of modern and living authors and their works.

Selected stories will including fiction drawn from a large pool of writers, including (but not limited to):
Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
Donald Barthelme (1931–1989)
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994)
Raymond Carver (1938–1988)
John Cheever (1912–1982)
Junot Díaz (born 1968)
Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)
Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967)
Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929)
Doris Lessing (1919–2013)
Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1942)
Alice Munro (born 1931)
Tim O'Brien (born 1946)
Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964)
Frank O'Connor (1903–1966)
John O'Hara (1905–1970)
Grace Paley (born 1922)
Philip Roth (born 1933)
J. D. Salinger (1919–2010)
George Saunders (born 1958)
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991)
Will Scott (1893−1964)
Zadie Smith (born 1975)
John Updike (born 1932)
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)

Course Objectives: at the conclusion of the course students will be expected to
1. Recognize major trends in contemporary short fiction
2. Be able to and present their conclusions in oral reports or presentations
3. Be able to analyze texts and draw their conclusions in cogent short essays
4. Become familiar with a number of modern and living authors and their works.

Selected stories will include fiction drawn from a large pool of writers, including (but not limited to):
Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
Donald Barthelme (1931–1989)
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994)
Raymond Carver (1938–1988)
John Cheever (1912–1982)
Junot Díaz (born 1968)
Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)
Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967)
Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929)
Doris Lessing (1919–2013)
Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1942)
Alice Munro (born 1931)
Tim O'Brien (born 1946)
Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964)
Frank O'Connor (1903–1966)
John O'Hara (1905–1970)
Grace Paley (born 1922)
Philip Roth (born 1933)
J. D. Salinger (1919–2010)
George Saunders (born 1958)
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991)
Will Scott (1893−1964)
Zadie Smith (born 1975)
John Updike (born 1932)
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)

參考書目 Reference Books

Contemporary Short Fiction

Contemporary Short Fiction

評分方式 Grading

評分項目
Grading Method
配分比例
Percentage
說明
Description
Written reports, quizzes, homework
Written reports, quizzes, homework
20
Class participation and discussion
Class participation and discussion
20
Midterm exam
Midterm exam
30
Final examm
Final exam
30

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課程資訊 Course Information

基本資料 Basic Information

  • 課程代碼 Course Code: 0147
  • 學分 Credit: 2-0
  • 上課時間 Course Time:
    Monday/7,8[A106]
  • 授課教師 Teacher:
    John Shufelt
  • 修課班級 Class:
    外文系2-4
  • 選課備註 Memo:
    網路選課
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