2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences5:Literature
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kenichiro Isozaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S405
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on fictions as a way of expression, and understand its originality by reading past works and actually writing them.
By comparing fictions with music and images, also by looking at various fictions from classics to moderns, the general idea of fictions being difficult will be taken away, therefore be able to learn the development and history of literary fictions. Also, with students writing a fiction and critically commenting each other, students will experience the moment a fiction is created, which can only be felt when one becomes an author.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the originality of novels as a way of expression with specific examples.
2) Explain the flow of the development of literary fictions.
3) Acquire a creative perspective by actually writing a fiction.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Experience as a fiction writer
Keywords
literature, fiction, music, images, creativity
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
First half will be lecture centered, however latter half will be like a workshop with students actually writing and criticizing fictions written by them.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | |
| Class 2 | What is fiction? | Learn what fictions can do but music and images cannot do. |
| Class 3 | The history of fictions | Learn the origin of literature by reading classic novels. |
| Class 4 | The beginning of modern literature - authors in the 1920s | Learn modern literature starting with Kafka, Musil, and Joyce. |
| Class 5 | Modern Japanese literature | Learn modern Japanese literature continuing today. |
| Class 6 | Writing a fiction | Explain the faculty's own way and view of a fiction. |
| Class 7 | Short story Presentation | Students present their own short story and crically comment each other. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None, handouts given when necessary
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participance, speaking in class (20%)
Final report (80%)
Related courses
- LAH.H104 ： Literature A
- LAH.H204 ： Literature B
- LAH.H304 ： Literature C
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
isozaki.k.ac[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance. Office West Building 9 Room 803.