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Course Overview

American Gothic

This course will examine the gothic mode in American short stories and novel excerpts across time and genre, and the ways in which America's past haunts the present day. Some of the authors we will read include Edgar Alan Poe, Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. The term "gothic" will be used flexibly, and applied to stories that are not always strictly within the gothic genre, but that still have gothic elements.

The teacher will choose the first few readings, but students will take an active part in choosing stories and making presentations about the authors and background materials, taking the role of teacher for part of the lesson. Grading will be based on these presentations, a midterm test, a final essay, and a final exam, as well as general participation.

Keywords : American Gothic

Prerequisites :
Required Ability :

Notes

This course will start on October 13. A more detailed syllabus will be provided in class. We will try to conduct all lessons in-person, but it is possible that some classes will be conducted on-demand, but students will be warned about that ahead of time.

Remote/On-site		Information regarding Moodle
●	対面授業
	リアルタイム-オンライン授業
	ハイブリッド授業（対面＋オンライン）
	オンデマンド型授業
	課題提出型授業

教職 :
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Course Objectives

	かなり優れている	優れている	及第である	一層の努力が必要
G_B-1-3c [修士：文献の読解] Students will read and discuss various works, analyzing them from different theoretical models.	Excellent	Good	Passable	Greater effort is needed
D_B-3 [博士：文献の読解力] Students will read and discuss various works, analyzing them from different theoretical models.	Excellent	Good	Passable	Greater effort is needed

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Course Plan

授業形態（項目）		授業形態（内容）
●	講義
	外国語演習
	原典資料演習
	実習／フィールド調査
	Problem-Based Learning （問題発見・解決型学習）
●	学生のプレゼンテーション
	Moodle の使用
	学外実習
	野外実習

Textbooks : No textbook
Reference Books :
Course Handouts :

Course Plan ()

	Tentative Weekly Schedules	Lecture	Exercise, Field trip etc.	Comments, suggestions for the course preparation, review, etc.
1	Introduction to the course	○
2	Discussion of readings	○
3	Discussion of readings	○
4	Discussion of readings	○
5	Discussion of readings	○
6	Discussion of readings	○
7	Midterm test	○
8	Discussion of readings	○
9	Discussion of readings	○
10	Discussion of readings	○
11	Discussion of readings	○
12	Discussion of readings	○
13	Discussion of readings	○
14	Discussion of readings	○
15	Final essay due. Review for Final Exam	○

Evaluation

Standpoint→ Evaluation Method ↓	G_B-1-3c [修士：文献の読解]	D_B-3 [博士：文献の読解力]	Grading Percentage, Disqualification etc.
In-class contribution	○	○	20%
Class tests	○	○	20%
Presentation	○	○	20%
Report	○	○	20%
Final Exam	○	○	20%

GPA Evaluation

A	B	C	D	F
授業を通じて、総じて「かなり優れている」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、概ね「優れている」を超える活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「及第する」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、総じて「及第する」には達しないものの、それに近い活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「一層の努力が必要」の活動にとどまった。

Additional Information regarding Evaluation Method : Grading will be based on general participation, presentations, a midterm test, a final essay, and a final exam, each 20% of the grade. Students must show respect for each other, the teacher, and themselves, and come to class prepared to participate fully. Academic misconduct includes plagiarism or using AI to generate significant parts of any classwork--doing so will result in a grade of 0 for that assignment and -20 points to the final overall grade.

Study Consultation (Office Hours)

Study Consultation (Office Hours) : I will only be on Ito Campus on Tuesday afternoons. Student who need to consult with me can do so by email or arranging to meet before 3rd period or after 4th period.

Suggestion for success (Specific) : Students will need to do readings and independent research for this course, as well as preparing presentations and writing a paper.

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