|
週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
9/14 |
Icebreaking and Course Introduction |
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第2週 |
9/21 |
Unit 1: Language and Communication--
Which English are we speaking?
1. American vs. British English
2. English as a global language |
|
第3週 |
9/28 |
Unit 1: Language and Communication--
Getting your ideas across:
1. Effective communication
2. Steve Jobs' presentation techniques
3. Why TED talks work |
|
第4週 |
10/5 |
Unit 1: Language and Communication--
Internet and new media:
1. Identify Internet speak
2. Social media and the transition to digital journalism
*10:30-11:00: Introduction to E-Freeway |
|
第5週 |
10/12 |
Unit 1: Language and Communication--
*Body image and the reinvention of vegans |
|
第6週 |
10/19 |
Unit 2: World Through a Lens--
Charting the world:
1. How the West discovered the East or vice versa
2. Cathay through the ages
*1st writing assignment due |
|
第7週 |
10/26 |
Unit 2: World Through a Lens--
Our place in the world:
1. Conversing about Taiwan in English
2. Representations of Taiwan in films and literature |
|
第8週 |
11/2 |
Unit 2: World Through a Lens--
Love thy neighbor:
1. Invisible Japan and visible Korea
2. A Passage to India |
|
第9週 |
11/9 |
Mid-term assessment |
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第10週 |
11/16 |
Unit 2: World Through a Lens--
Group project 2:
Each group will select a country or territory and deliver a presentation, which includes research, using appropriate language and ways of engaging the audience |
|
第11週 |
11/23 |
Unit 3: State of the World--
Global issues 1:
1. Climate change
2. Global warming |
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第12週 |
11/30 |
Unit 3: State of the World--
Global issues 2:
1. Disease outbreaks
2. Public health
*2nd writing assignment due |
|
第13週 |
12/7 |
Unit 3: State of the World--
Global issues 3:
1. Geopolitics and history
2. Regional conflict |
|
第14週 |
12/14 |
Unit 3: State of the World--
Group project 3:
In-class discussion; students will team up to decide on a topic introduced in this class to prepare an end-of-term presentation |
|
第15週 |
12/21 |
Unit 4: Understanding Differences--
Gender and sexuality:
1. Gender equality
2. "It Gets Better" project
*3rd writing assignment due |
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第16週 |
12/28 |
Unit 4: Understanding Differences--
Faith:
1. Jerusalem
2. Eastern spirituality
3. Norse mythology |
|
第17週 |
1/4 |
Unit 4: Understanding Differences--
Race:
1. Kanye West's "Blood on the Leaves" and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
2. Whitewashing in Hollywood |