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授業テーマ	Surveying and appreciating short fiction from America.
授業のねらい・到達目標	Students will become familiar with some of American literature’s most noted short novels, and improve their abilities in reading, interpreting, and criticizing literary texts, giving presentations, and essay writing.
授業の方法	Students will read 20-30 pages per week, and complete homework tasks that will aid them in understanding the language, themes, and issues that are key to the texts. In class, students will listen to short lectures, participate in discussions, complete individual and group assignments, and give short presentations.
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Students are required to complete all homework assignments according to the syllabus schedule.

授業計画
1	Introduction
2	The Great Gatsby preparation: read pages 3-26
3	The Great Gatsby preparation: read pages 26-71
4	The Great Gatsby preparation: read pages 71-115
5	The Great Gatsby preparation: re-read selected parts of the text
6	Of Mice and Men preparation: read pages 1-37
7	Of Mice and Men preparation: read pages 38-65
8	Of Mice and Men preparation: read pages 66-107
9	Breakfast at Tiffany’s preparation: read pages 9-30
10	Breakfast at Tiffany’s preparation: read pages 30-70
11	Breakfast at Tiffany’s preparation: read pages 70-100
12	Breakfast at Tiffany’s preparation: re-read selected parts of the text
13	presentations preparation: prepare presentations
14	no class
15	review; final essays due preparation: write final drafts of final essays

その他
教科書	F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Wordsworth Classics 9781853260414 John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Penguin 9780140177398 Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Penguin Modern Classics 9780141182797
成績評価の方法及び基準	平常点(30%)、presentations(35%)、final essay (35%)
オフィスアワー	Monday 4:30-5:30