週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/15 |
Introduction; Questionnaire
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are |
第2週 |
9/22 |
Topic: Language
Jay Walker: The World’s English Mania
Patricia Ryan: Don’t Insist on English!
Anne Curzan: What Makes a Word “Real”?
|
第3週 |
9/29 |
Topic: Travel
Chapter 2 Local Culture
New York City Video Guide
Instructions for Show and Tell
|
第4週 |
10/06 |
Topic: Food
Chapter 3 Food
Jennifer 8. Lee: The Hunt for General Tso
Instructions for essay writing
|
第5週 |
10/13 |
Topic: Social Media
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but Alone?
Bubbles Carry a Lot of Weight: Texting Anxiety Caused by Little Bubbles
|
第6週 |
10/20 |
Topic: Entertainment #1: Gaming
Jane McGonigal: Gaming Can Make a Better World
|
第7週 |
10/27 |
Topic: Entertainment #2: Film
Chapter 4 Film
40 Things That Only Happens in Movies
Colin Stokes: How Movies Teach Manhood
|
第8週 |
11/03 |
Movie Week: Stranger than Fiction (2006) |
第9週 |
11/10 |
Mid-term Exam |
第10週 |
11/17 |
Topic: Fashion/Beauty
Chapter 5 Fashion
Cameron Russell: Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model
|
第11週 |
11/24 |
Topic: Dating/Relationship
The Inside Out Dating Guide- 10 tips for a first date
Amy Webb: How I Hacked Online Dating
|
第12週 |
12/01 |
Topic: Marriage
Stuart Jeffries: Who Said Marriage is Dead?
Jenna McCarthy: What You Don't Know about Marriage
|
第13週 |
12/08 |
Topic: Key to Success #1 tackling stress
Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend
*Instructions for group presentation
|
第14週 |
12/15 |
Topic: Key to Success #2 failure
J. K. Rowling: The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination
Kathryn Schulz: On Being Wrong
|
第15週 |
12/22 |
Christmas Activities/Language Games |
第16週 |
12/29 |
Topic: Time Travel
Dean Burnett: Time Travellers: Please Don’t Kill Hitler
Is Time Travel Possible?
Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong |
第17週 |
1/05 |
Movie Week: About Time (2013) |
第18週 |
1/12 |
Final Exam-Group Presentation |