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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Arts
Course Code AL242
Theme・Subtitle Literature
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.2
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Credits 2
Course Number ART1301
Language English
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes 履修にあたってはIELTS5.5程度の英語力が求められる。

【Course Objectives】

•Become familiar with international and historical perspectives on war and on nonviolence and peace.
•Better understand cross-cultural attitudes toward conflict, peace, and nonviolence
•Foster skills to write and speak about literature in English.

【Course Contents】

This course treats literary works from around the world about the experience of war and the search for peace. We will look at works from a variety of genres including short fiction, essays, poetry, and songs. Writing and speaking practice, including small group discussions and essays, will be used to foster improved English communication skills.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Striving for Peace in a Violent World
Readings: Mohandes Gandhi, “My Path” and Dalai Lama, “Human Approach to World Peace”
2 The Ancient World
Readings: Aristophanes, “Rescuing Peace” and Sunzi, "Selections from Art of War"
3 The Drums of War in East Asia
Readings: Selections from “Tale of Heike” and Du Fu, "Ballad of the War Wagons"
4 Poetry of War and Peace
Readings: Emily Dickinson, “I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come” and Rabindrath Tagore, “Words From the Depth of Truth"”
5 War Fiction 1
Reading: John Dos Pasos, “Three Soldiers”
6 War Fiction 2
Reading: Ernest Hemingway, “Old Man at the Bridge”
7 War Fiction 3
Reading: Liam O’Flaherty, “The Sniper”
Analysis Paper 1 and Presentation are due
8 War and Satire
Reading: Judith Soloway, “The One Day War”
9 Peace and Reconciliation
Reading: Scholastique Muckasonga, "Cattle Praise Song"
10 Seeking Peace in a Nuclear World
Reading: Kenzaburo Oe, “Nobel Prize Speech” and Ray Bradbury, "There Will Come Soft Rains"
11 Anti-war Novel 1
Readings: Kurt Vonnegut, "Slaughterhouse Five"
12 Anti-war Novel, 2
Reading: Kurt Vonnegut, "Slaughterhouse Five"
13 Anti-war Novel, 3
Reading: Kurt Vonnegut, "Slaughterhouse Five"
14 Imagining Peace
Readings: The Protest Song: John Lennon and Yoko Ono, “Imagine,” Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind", and Richie Havens, ”Handsome Johnny"
Analysis Paper 2 and presentation are due

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students will need to come to class ready to contribute having completed the readings for the week. Students will need to submit their weekly response to the readings via the discussion tool on Canvas.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Class participation including group discussions and reading checks(30%)
Weekly Reading Analysis Responses(30%)
Reading Analysis Paper 1(15%)
Reading Analysis Paper 2(15%)
Presentations based on Reading Analysis Papers(10%)
備考 (Notes)
Students will need to fully attend at least 2/3 of class sessions to pass this course.

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
There is no textbook for this class, but literary works and supplementary materials will be made available to students in digital form on the password-protected course site.

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

• The Canvas course delivery system will be used extensively for sharing course readings and submission of student work.
• Small group and pair discussion will be a regular feature of this course and will complement lectures accompanied by Powerpoint slideshows.
• Late work will only be accepted in the case of an excused absence. Please refer to university policies to determine what qualifies as an acceptable excuse according to the university. Additionally, if you know you will be absent when an assignment is due, you must make arrangements with me to submit your assignment before the due date.

【注意事項 / Notice】