ADVANCED ACADEMIC ENGLISH 1

概要

Similar to how a magic word might reveal a secret door, symbols can unlock hidden meanings in works of literature. Yet many readers struggle to see and understand symbols until someone explains. This course will endeavor to equip students with skills to discover such symbolism on their own. The course opens with a primer on basic symbols and closely related features such as archetypes, allegory, allusion and story patterns. After this, the class will observe how such features enhance the understanding of several well-known works of American Literature. This course strives to be a magic word to the world of literature!

目標

This class is to help students continued improvement in academic English and covers all skill areas: speaking, listening, writing and reading. Students will improve English discussion skills, with a focus on class readings. Students will improve English listening comprehension skills through instructor led activities. Students will improve writing skills through informal writing and one research paper Students will improve their appreciation of literature through the reading of several stories related to the class content.

授業外の学習

Students must read several shorter works of American Literature. English copies of these works will all be posted on the class Moodle page. The number of selections may be edited downward if time does not permit. Students must be prepared to discuss these readings during class time. Stories will vary in length from a few pages up to more than 50 pages. Necessary reading time will vary according to the student but students should read carefully in order to participate in class discussion. Class discussion sheets will be provided on Moodle Students must prepare for various short multiple-choice quizzes. One quiz will be on class background material presented by the instructor in the first few weeks of class. This quiz will have approximately 30 questions and take fifteen minutes. There will be five shorter quizzes, one for each in class reading and aimed at reading content. These will vary in length from five to ten questions and will take five minutes or less. All quizzes will be in Moodle multiple choice format. Preparation time will vary according to the student, but knowing the stories well and taking good notes on the instructor's lectures will lead to positive results. Students must write three informal reaction papers to three different short stories provided on Moodle. Students must read teach story, write their personal reaction and post their reactions on Moodle. They must also review feedback to their reactions sent by the instructor. Reading and writing time will vary according to the student. Each student is to write 600 words for credit on each assignment. Posting deadlines may change according to the class pace. Students must create and submit a research paper based on some aspect of the class content. This is a major assignment involving library and online research. The paper is to be 2000 words or more. Required time to construct this paper will vary according to each student, but students should endeavor to conduct worthwhile research, write well, and check their own submissions carefully. This assignment will be due approximately one week after the final class session.

所要時間: 190 minutes, but this will vary per week.