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Regional Languages (English II): An Introduction to Anglo-American Culture 2017 II
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This course introduces students to Anglo-American and European romantic culture using a basic academic text (Michael Ferber, Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction). The focus is on providing students with the minimum cultural backgrounds, the basic reading and analytical skills for academic study in English and higher levels of proficiency in English.
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This is a course for reading an example of textbooks on romantic cultures and getting students acquainted with romantic literature, art, music, and the language for critical analysis and discussions. Students are expected to prepare for each class, reading the assigned sections of the text carefully. Students are also expected to enhance their vocabulary levels by taking a TOEFL level vocabulary and/or reading quiz every week. A 1-2 page response paper, due in one week, is assigned every week. The course includes two extra "active learning" sessions used for the mid-term and end-term examinations.
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Anglo-American literature & culture; English; romanticism; criticism; literary theory: art: Western music
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There will be fifteen classes in all, including two "active learning" sessions assigned for examinations. Grading will be based on quizzes/attendance(20%), response papers(30%), the mid-term examination (25%) and the end-term examination (25%).
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1. Students should prepare for classes, reading the assigned sections of the text carefully with the assistance of GOOD dictionaries.
2. Students are expected to research on the topics in the text, using archival materials written in English. Subscribing to internet libraries for students is highly recommended.
3. Students are expected to comment and write on the topics in the text analytically in classes and in response papers.
4. Students are required to prepare THOROUGHLY for the mid-term and the end-term examinations. They should be familiar with all the words and phrases in the texts by the time of the examinations.
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1. Full attendance and active participation are the minimum requirements. Low attendance and/or lack of active participation will lead to failures in taking credits. Students are required to notify the instructor beforehand and submit evidence for the reason of absence when they cannot attend classes.
2. "Active learning" sessions are assigned for examinations.
3. Response papers are due in one week. The last response paper is due on the day of the end-term examination.
4. Students with poor attendance and performance will be required to see and talk to the instructor.
5. Consult dictionaries as often as possible in and out of classes. Students should use good dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster Online, Oxford Concise Dictionary and Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English. They are sometimes required to refer to the information on etymologies in dictionaries.
6. Students are strongly recommended to use PCs, Kindles or electronic pads/tablets in their study for quick search. Texts might be assigned in Kindle editions or PDFs.
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature
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M. H. Abram and Others
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Norton
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The Norton Anthology of American Literature
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Nina Baym and R. S. Levine
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Norton
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2011
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Dinah Birch, Margaret Drabble and Others
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Oxford UP
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The Oxford Companion to Music
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Alison Latham
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Oxford UP
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2002
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The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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James David Hart
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Oxford UP
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1995
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The Oxford Companion to Western Art
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Hugh Brigstocke
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Oxford UP
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2001
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Concise Oxford Dictionary, Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English
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