English Stylistics Professor Swan Guo E-Library: http://cybervip.360doc.com E-mail：guowanqun@qq.com Office: 11#206 (Dean’s Office)

Self-introduction Name：Guo Wanqun (Eng. Swan Pot) Title：Professor of English Research Fields： CALL/MALL, forensic linguistics, multimodal discourse analysis; ESP

Spring, the Sweet Spring by Thomas Nashe (1567~1601) II. Warming-up Spring, the Sweet Spring by Thomas Nashe (1567~1601)

Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king; Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing, Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay, Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, In every street these tunes our ears do greet, Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

Questions 1. Is this a wonderful poem? 2. If yes, then could you make a comprehensive linguistic analysis of how the language of the poem attracts you?

III. A Course Description Course Title: English Stylistics Course Status: Non-restrictive Elective Class Hours: 2 per week; 30 in total Credits: 2

Description: The aim of this course is to help students deal with linguistic and aesthetic analyses of English varieties, with particular attention to major genres of literature, advertisements, business, and legal documents.

Objectives and Requirements: To introduce the most central concepts and tools in stylistics and show how they can be applied to text analysis To make linguistic and aesthetic analyses of English varieties To prepare readings and complete homework assignments To prepare students for the graduation paper writing

Teaching methodology: Lectures, discussion, virtual investigation and practical tasks Textbooks: 张德禄，张国. 英语文体学教程[M]. 高等教育出版社，2008 References: 钱瑗.实用英语文体学[M].北京：外语教学与研究出版社，2006 徐有志.英语文体学教程[M].北京：高等教育出版社，2005 董启明.新编英语文体学教程 [M].北京：外语教学与研究出版社，2009

Assessments: 40%: Attendance, participation in classroom activities, completion of assignments and group projects 60%: A Practical Stylistic Analysis of a Certain Text

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Assignment Search the Internet for the definitions of style and stylistics. Useful platforms for searching: Scholar Google Wikipedia Encyclopedia Britannica Wikibooks