syllabus, spring 2005

Freshman English

Spring 2005

Philosophy Department, Albert Tang csalbert@mails.fju.edu.tw

http://engphil2005.blogspot.com/

A. Goal:

1) Learning English in a pragmatist approach, i.e. critical and practical.

2) Language acquisition plus cultural understanding, glocalize the cultural currents and retrieve the historical reference.

3) Performance-oriented and history-driven, English-in-mind and Culture-on-hand

B. Activities

1) cultural history: chinese cinemas

Jeff Yang, Once upon a Time in China: A Film Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.

PPT presentation (6-8 hours)

2) A Brief Introduction to Taiwan

http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/brief/index.html

The Cultural Faces of Taiwan (Vcd, CCC, English version)

3) 228 archive

http://228.culture.gov.tw/
ppt presentations

C. Philosophy project

1) philosophers

2) philosophical terms

3) film philosophies?

4) philosophies on visual media (film, TV, ads…)

word. files, uploaded onto websites

D. Typing Test
1) correct finger position
2) speed
3) accuracy

No absences over 3 times.