“Bardolatry ” is a term particularly coined for Shakespeare by Bernard Shaw, for he thinks William Shakespeare has been excessively worshipped by readers, audience, and critics. There is no doubt that William Shakespeare has been deified since the 18th century. William Shakespeare, “the Augustus in Hat” as Ben Johnson called, is the man “not for an age but for all the time,” the man whose works are “the map of life,” and the man whose “wonder and astonishment hast built thyself a live-long monument.” His A Midsummer Night’s Dream is for sure listed among his canonical works as well as in the repertoire of the movie companies and theatre stages for its fantastic plot and unparalleled linguistic genius. However, reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not easy for Chinese students who have little knowledge of Early Modern English, nor a few touches of Greek mythology, if not at all. This magnum opus now begins to come to the Chinese university classroom with an aim to make the literary canon accessible to Chinese students who are commissioned to build a future of the world rich in dreams, abounding in plenty, and embraced with kindness.
Students taking this course must have an English level equal to what the CET-4 certificate requires or above. This course lasts 8 weeks focusing on the text of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are 32 sessions in this course covering nearly every event taking place in the play. Although the dialogues in the play are read and discussed in each session of the course, it is strongly recommended that the students should read them after class. In addition to the reading and interpretation of the play, a clip of video related to the dialogues that have been read and discussed is attached at the end for the sake of a better understanding of the text.
This is a course designed to help students grow both linguistically and intellectually . By reading and watching Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, students are expected to increase their knowledge of English literary canon and western culture. Together with the writing tasks and oral practices of the lines in A Midsummer Night's Dream, students are to be equipped with the capability to go further along their academic career.
Week 1 Introduction
Session 1 Introduction to Shakespeare
Session 2 Introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Week 2 Act I Scene 1-2
Session 3 Act I Scene 1 Theseus is going to marry.
Session 4 Act I Scene 1 Egeus' Complaint
Session 5 Act I Scene 1 Lysander's Plan
Session 6 Act I Scene 1 Hermia and Helena
Session 7 Act I Scene 2 The Six Craftsmen
Test 1
Summary 1
Week 3 Act II Scene 1
Session 8 Act II Scene 1 Fairies and Puck
Session 9 Act II Scene 1 Oberon and Titania
Session 10 Act II Scene 1 Demetrius and Helena
Session 11 Act II Scene 1 Oberon and Puck
Test 2
Summary 2
Week 4 Act II Scene 2
Session 12 Act II Scene 2 Oberon and Titania
Session 13 Act II Scene 2 Lysander, Hermia and Puck
Session 14 Act II Scene 2 Helena and Lysander
Session 15 Act II Scene 2 Lyander and Hermia
Test 3
Week 5 Act III Scene 1-2
Session 16 Act III Scene 1 The Six Craftsmen
Session 17 Act III Scene 1 Bottom and Titania
Session 18 Act III Scene 2 Oberon and Puck
Session 19 Act III Scene 2 Demetrius and Hermia
Paraphrase
Week 6 Act II Scene 2
Session 20 Act III Scene 2 Oberon and Robin or Puck
Session 21 Act III Scene 2 Lysander, Helena and Demetrius
Session 22 Act III Scene 2 Lysander, Helena, Demetrius and Hermia
Session 23 Act III Scene 2 Helena and Hermia
Paraphrase
Week 7 ActIII Scene 2
Session 24 ActIII Scene 2 Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena
Session 25 Act III Scene 2 Hermia and Helena
Session 26 Act III Scene 2 Oberon and Robin or Puck
Session 27 Act III Scene 2 Puck, Lysander and Demetrius
Session 28 Act III Scene 2 Helena, Puck and Hermia
Summary of Act III Scene 2
Week 8 Act IV- Act V
Session 29 Act IV Scene 1 Oberon and Titania
Session 30 Act IV Scene 1 Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus
Session 31 Act V Scene 1 The Palace
Session 32 Act V Scene 1 The Play
Test 4
Week 9-10 Paper Writing
To attend this course, students are required to have the English proficiency equal to what CET-4 requires or above.
为积极响应国家低碳环保政策， 2021年秋季学期开始，中国大学MOOC平台将取消纸质版的认证证书，仅提供电子版的认证证书服务，证书申请方式和流程不变。
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完成课程教学内容学习和考核，成绩达到课程考核标准的学生（每门课程的考核标准不同，详见课程内的评分标准），具备申请认证证书资格，可在证书申请开放期间（以申请页面显示的时间为准），完成在线付费申请。
认证证书申请注意事项：
1. 根据国家相关法律法规要求，认证证书申请时要求进行实名认证，请保证所提交的实名认证信息真实完整有效。
2. 完成实名认证并支付后，系统将自动生成并发送电子版认证证书。电子版认证证书生成后不支持退费。
Slade, Carole. Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports and Theses. Beijing: Foreign
Language Teaching and Research Press, 2006.
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream.Ed. Barbara A. Mowat
Werstine. New York: Simon&Schuster Paperbacks,2009.
Q : Is this course fully in English?
A : Yeah. Canonical works are believed to be read in their original language. In the beginning, it
seems to be a bit hard, but not as hard as people presume. I assuredly believe that English
proficiency progresses by practicing rather than by feeding.
Q : Is this coures easy to pass?
A : Nothing is easy if one wants to do what he or she wants. Persistence, consequently, rewards.
Q : Is class participation important for students' perfromance assessment?
A : Yeah. It matters very much.
Q : Is plagiarism offensive?
A : Yeah. Citation should be properly quotated. Otherwise it is thought to be a serious crime.
Q : Will the questions raised be promptly answered?
A : I am ready to answer the questions regarding the play any time when I can get access to
icourse platform.
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