 Becoming a study program that

develops students’ literary and

linguistic competences in order to
produce highly qualified
professionals with competitive
advantages in the era of
globalization.
 To implement linguistic and literary teaching
and learning processes at the level of
undergraduate in the field concerned.
 To develop scientific attitude and
competences in literature, linguistics, and
professional spheres through research and
community service programs.
 To develop students’ other enriching capacities
in related fields and soft skills covering
entrepreneurship, character building and Ma
Chung values, and leadership so that they can
compete in this globalization era.
This course is designed to:
 enable students to have an insight in English
and American prose as well as its various kinds,
i.e. fiction (novel, short story, novelette,
romance, etc.) and nonfiction (biography,
autobiography, diary, essay, narratives,
religious or philosophical written works, etc.)
 enable students to gain the basic knowledge
of how people communicate their religious
and cultural backgrounds, lifestyle, ways of
thinking through works of prose.
 enable students to analyze works of prose and
enjoy literature through fiction and nonfiction.
 This course deals with the process of
enriching the students’ basic knowledge
on how to analyze works of prose (by
applying the appropriate theories), how
to recognize specific genres and their
characteristics, how to distinguish intrinsic
and extrinsic elements, and how to
make a good oral or written report right
after reading the appointed literary
works.
 We have 16 meetings in a semester.
 The materials are divided into four:
 Theoretical Backgrounds: Anatomy of a Novel
 Class Discussion:
“Bad Wife!”
 Group Discussion:
Short stories
 Individual Report:
Novels(Classics), Romances, Detective Stories
 In every meeting:
- Small Quiz (10 minutes)
- Group Presentation:
a. Intrinsic Elements of Prose (a brief
synopsis, theme, plot, character &
characterization, setting, point of view,
etc.), the significance of the title.
b. Moral/philosophical teachings,
messages, what we can learn from the
literary works, your own comments, etc.
 For the presentation: slides / PowerPoints
 For the other students:
Provide the copy of the materials you
are about to present (1 group 1 copy)
 For the lecturer: another copy
 Each student has to prepare a book report on
1 novel (either classical, romance, or detective
story)
 Nobody is allowed to present exactly the same
titles.
 The book report has to cover: the author, the
numbers of pages, year of publication,
publisher, the title of the novel/lit. work, as well
as other intrinsic and extrinsic elements of it.
 This report has to be typed, then being
examined by the lecturer based on the given
schedule for each student.
 The schedule will be announced later on.
 -The short story refers to a work of fiction
that is usually written in prose, usually in
narrative format.
-This format or medium tends to be more
pointed than longer works of fiction, such
as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century
sense) and novels or books
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story)
 Short stories tend to be less complex
than novels.
 Usually a short story focuses on only one
incident, has a single plot, a single
setting, a small number of characters,
and covers a short period of time.
 In longer forms of fiction, stories tend to contain
certain core elements of dramatic structure:
-exposition (the introduction of setting, situation
and main characters);
-complication (the event that introduces the
conflict);
-rising action, crisis (the decisive moment for
the protagonist and his commitment to a
course of action); -climax (the point of highest
interest in terms of the conflict and the point
with the most action);
-resolution (the point when the conflict is
resolved); and moral.
 Because of their length, short stories may or may not
follow this pattern. Some do not follow patterns at all.
For example, modern short stories only occasionally
have an exposition. More typical, though, is an
abrupt beginning, with the story starting in the middle
of the action (in medias res).
 As with longer stories, plots of short stories also have a
climax, crisis, or turning point. However, the endings
of many short stories are abrupt and open and may
or may not have a moral or practical lesson. As with
any art form, the exact characteristics of a short story
will vary by author.