Major Goals:

1. Break down a phenomenon into analyzable parts.
2. Explain causes and effects;  its problems and possible solutions.
3. Concrete examples.

Possible Topics:

1. TV News program and its coverage.
2. Cell phone: causes of its popularity--What the consumers like; what the producers sell?
3. Pub phenomena
 

New Topics:
2. Bra show 內衣秀 vs. our English week
3. 哈日in our department?： http://japan.yam.com/
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4. The large-wave migration to China,
5. Education: The new college entrance systems, 基本學力測驗
6. The International Sex Workers'  Cultural Festival and the sex-workers' appeal  http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/04/08/story/0000080832
7. What the juniors do on the Internet
8. Variety shows: whether there are good ones.
 
9. The 西門町 I like.
10. The youngsters' view of marriage and children.
11. The trend-following craze in Taiwan.