週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
9/12 |
Introductions & Syllabus |
Week 2 |
9/19 |
JK Rowling, "The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination" |
Week 3 |
9/26 |
My Life in Photos Presentations (Week 1)
William Zinsser, "College Pressures" |
Week 4 |
10/03 |
My Life in Photos Presentations (Week 2)
William Zinsser, "College Pressures" |
Week 5 |
10/10 |
No Class |
Week 6 |
10/17 |
Class Activity |
Week 7 |
10/24 |
Todd Rose, "The Palace of Excellence" from End of the Average
Presentation |
Week 8 |
10/31 |
Alain de Boton, "A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success" |
Week 9 |
11/07 |
Liz Jones, "What I Think About the Fashion World"
Garance Franke-Ruta, "The Natural Beauty Myth"
Advertisement analysis |
Week 10 |
11/14 |
Sheena Iyengar, "The Art of Choosing" |
Week 11 |
11/21 |
Film Interlude & discussion |
Week 12 |
11/28 |
Sherry Turkle, "Connected but Alone?" |
Week 13 |
12/05 |
Stephen Marche, "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?" |
Week 14 |
12/12 |
Presentations
Amy Tan, "Mother Tongue" |
Week 15 |
12/19 |
Presentations
Amy Tan, "Mother Tongue" continued
Frank H. Yu, "The Model Minority" |
Week 16 |
12/26 |
Christmas Film |
Week 17 |
1/02 |
Presentations
Review |
Week 18 |
1/09 |
Final Exam |