This class will strengthen students’ability to write about topics in art history in English and prepare students for publication in English language periodicals. It will also prepare students to speak about art in English

第1週 Class requirements – 3 deliverables negotiate the time frame, introduce grading methods and any other administrative issues
The Rhetorical Situation – Basics of Writing
第2週 What is Research? How is it different from Wikipedia? (Thesis)
第3週 The Outline Process - Choose a digital archive to report on and create an outline for the report
第4週 Mechanics of English writing, Active Vs Passive, Third Person vs First Person, etc. Grammar Points, Finding reference, clarification
第5週 Writing down analysis of paintings, sculpture, etc.
第6週 Peer review of the first deliverable – report on digital archive
第7週 Techniques for Writing an Exhibition Review
第8週 Art works and how they relate to the social context
第9週 Classifying and Ranking Art work
第10週 Art and Beauty
第11週 The role of the art exhibit on art and culture
第12週 Peer review of art exhibit report
第13週 Review class outlines for 3rd deliverable, article for publication
第14週 Art and Religion (student oral presentations)
第15週 Art and Technology (student oral presentations)
第16週 Continuity and divergence trends in art on the mainland China and Taiwan
(student oral presentations)
第17週 Peer (class) review of article for publication
第18週 Final exam – What was valuable that was gained from this course