001. British
Literature I
3 credits
Dr. Marguerite Connor
For Sophomores,
Juniors
A survey of the major works of English literature from the
Anglo-Saxon period (i.e. Beowulf) through the 18th century. Because of the nature of the
course no one author will be treated in depth, but I am aiming more at a sense of
development, change and continuity in the literature of England over eight centuries.
Authors sampled will include Chaucer, Wyatt, Sidney,
Shakespeare, Donne, Johnson, Marvell, Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope. Requirements will
include group work, midterm and a final. Required test is The Norton Anthology of English
Literature, Vol. 1.
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002. 中國詩詞:先秦兩漢 (Chinese Poetry I)
2 credits
Mr. Hsieh
For Sophomores
Only
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003. Computer-Aided Research Methods and Bibliography
2 credits
Dr. Shiou-Wen Rebecca
Yeh
For Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
The purpose of this course is to help participants (1) become
familiar with a variety of research methods and (2) help them to write up the results of
their research in an appropriate format. The course will start with a library tour to
review the uses of traditional libraries and information sources. The uses of new computer
technology will also be stressed. Throughout the course of the semester, students will
have many opportunities to practice their research writing skills. Further details for the
research projects will be provided at the time of their assignments.
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004.
Performing Arts I: Acting
2 credits
Dr. Lynda Scott
For Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Practicum: Theatre Conference Event:
Religion and Theatre October 17-19,1997
Beginning with warm-up activities designed to
enhance each student's sensory awareness, the class progresses into the six fundamentals
of acting developed by Stanislavski: action, imagination, Concentration, relaxation,
psychological analysis and emotion memory. Class work includes weekly improvisations of
dramatic situations, theatre games, mime and period dances including the waltz,
schottische and promenade. Beginning actors learn stage blocking, life-mask making,
make-up and costuming for the performer. Students will be required to purchase a make-up
kit for their personal use. Evaluation will be based on completion of Actor's Observation
Notebook, two Audition Pieces and two Scene Studios. A Practicum in conferencing provides
students with an opportunity to attend special seminars in dance, theatre and opera
conducted by international scholars and artists. Course will be given to students who
volunteer for the Practicum.
Textbook: An Actor Prepares,
Constantin Stanislavski
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005.
Introduction to Western Arts
2 credits
Mr. Jason Wang
For Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Art appreciation is an act that involves a very complex
feeling and thinking process. A lot of times, to appreciate the arts also means to
understand them. One learns to like a work of art better after s/he accomplishes basic, if
not complete, understanding of the art form.
To many of us, art is an ideal. But what is art? How do
we reach better understanding, in order to appreciate them? Basically the instructor
believes that human beings are historically conditioned. Where we are or what we are
trained to be determines part of our values and world views, including the way we look at
the arts. Let us ask ourselves as Chinese on the island of Taiwan in the late 20th
century, what is the framework of our being? As a teenager or young adult in the city of
Taipei, Taiwan, why do we feel more attracted to rock'n' roll music than to traditional
type of music performed by quqin (zither)? As a college student of humanities in Taiwan,
why do we fell ancient Greek statues, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vincent Van Gogh,
and Picasso far more familiar than the great landscape painters in Chinese art history.
Art, to us, may be an ideal, which leads us to a better state of being. Meantime,
appreciation of an art work is never just a simple act of taking a bus to the target
gallery or museum, standing in front of the work, and then pretending that you are
"appreciating" it. In other words, arts also have their different
characteristics, rules and traditions. To be able to appreciate a work of art and say you
like or dislike it, one needs to acquire the basic knowledge first, in which art history
is but a part. Thus, this course is designed to help the students become "trained
" viewers or audience, if not knowledgeable yet.
The main objective of this course is to enable those who
participate in this class to become "critical viewers or audience". The
appreciation of the arts is not only an act of passively accepting whatever an artist
presents but also a very active process involving the participation and critique of the
viewers or audience.
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006. Computer
Assisted Instruction
2 credits
Dr. Shiou-Wen Rebecca Yeh
Prerequisite: Word Processing
For Juniors and
Seniors
Computer Assisted Instruction is often termed CAI. In the
past three decades, CAI has gained tremendous attention in the field of foreign language
instruction. The purpose of this course is to give participants a principled basis for and
practical experience in designing and evaluating CAI programs for their instructional
purposes. Further details for the projects will be provided at the time of their
assignments. In addition, short chapters, journal articles, and other various readings
will be assigned to expand students' knowledge about CAI. Toolbook Multimedia for WIN 95
will be used as the major software.
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007. Child Language
2 credits
Dr. Gabriel Hong
Prerequisite: Introduction to
Linguistics
For Juniors and
Seniors
This course will examine how children learn their mother
tongue (or tongues) , as a means of understanding more about human development,
psychology, and language. We will look at how children learn language sounds, word
knowledge and use, word forms, sentence structure, semantics, and the communicative use of
language, and then consider theories for explaining this learning. We will use a textbook,
data from a bilingual child, observations of children, and discussion. This course is
essential for anyone interested in language teaching, and in understanding the creative
use of language. It will also be helpful for future parents.
Requirements (1) Reading, (2) discussion, (3) two
take-home exams, (4) observations of children, and (5) an observation report. During the
summer try to arrange for a child (from nine months to three-and a-half years old) whom a
small group of students could observe three times during the Fall semester. I will also
arrange for some, but my supply of children is limited, so I need your help.
Strongly recommended summer reading
- Written for a general audience: de Villiers, Peter A. and Jill
G. de Villiers. Early Language.
- Cambridge, MA: Harvard. University Press, 1979. (CAVES)
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008. Teaching Reading
2 credits
Ms. Yuan, Yun-Pi
For Juniors and
Seniors
This one-semester course is designed for those students who
wish to learn more about reading and how to teaching reading. In this class, we will have
a chance to reflect on our reading experience: how we learned to read and our reading
strategies. By learning more about reading, hopefully, we can also improve our reading
ability.
We will cover different reading theories as well as basic
methods for teaching reading. Various reading subskills (e.g., skimming, scanning,
inference making) will also be introduced.
In addition to listening to lectures, students will do some
background reading, participate in class/group discussions, and have in-class practice
teaching. There will be no midterm or final exams. Instead, students will turn in three
written assignments: an article review, a teaching project (including lesson plans,
teaching material, and after-teaching report), and a paper on reading theories or method
comparison.
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009.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
2 credits
Ms. Sara Woan-Ru Shyu
For Juniors and
Seniors
Student Limit: 25
This course is designed to familiarize those who are
interested in becoming future English teachers with the theories and approaches of TESOL.
These five aspects will be covered in class: (1) lesson planning; (2) innovative
approaches:(3) teaching of language skills; (4) textbook selection and evaluation; and (5)
second language testing. From the weekly readings and class discussions, students will be
able to understand what English teaching is like and apply what they learn from this
course into their future teaching.
Requirements:
- Since this is a teaching course, the micro-teaching project is
the primary means of assessment. Each student will be evaluated against two criteria: the
written lesson plan and the teaching presentation.
- Class discussion is the major mode of instruction in this
course. Therefore, every student has to do the weekly readings and get ready for the
discussions.
- In addition to the assigned readings, every week each
micro-teaching group needs to bring to class one paper relevant to the topic at hand.
Besides, each group should be able to lead the discussion.
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010. Cross-cultural
Communication
2 credits
Mr. Douglas Shaw
For Juniors and
Seniors
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011.
Medieval British Literature & Culture
2 credits
Sr. Heliena Krenn
For Juniors and Seniors
COURSE OBJECTIVE: This course acquaints students with
the major literary works of medieval England (Old English and Middle English period). By
examining these works we come to some understanding of life and thought in this period and
of the development of English literature from its beginnings to the Renaissance.
CLASSROOM FORMAT: Emphasis will be on close reading
and critical analysis of the assigned texts. Students will work on group projects and
contribute to class and group discussions. In the group projects students will be
responsible for presenting (orally) information on assigned topics. These may concern the
background to our readings or portions of the readings on our syllabus. Your presentations
should not exceed 15 minutes. We will have occasional quizzes, a mid-term, and a final
exam.
TEXTS: The Norton Anthology of English Literature
sixth edition
PREPARATORY READINGS: To prepare for this course
during summer vacation you may want to read the introductions to the period (pp 1-18) and
to some of the texts we shall study, for instance to "Beowulf" (pp. 21-25),
"Chaucer" (pp. 76-81), "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (pp.200-201),
"The Second Shepherd's Play" (pp. 318-319) and "Everyman" (p. 363). If
you are very eager you may try to read " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
(202-254).
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012. 20th
Century British Drama
2 credits
Ms. Cecilia H.C. Liu
For Juniors and
Seniors
Welcome to the wonderful world of 20th CENTURY BRITISH DRAMA.
We will experience and enjoy the variety and richness of the art of drama in our time.
Modern British drama begins with the witty drawing-room comedies of Oscar Wilde, while
Bernard Shaw brings another kind of wit into drama--the provocative paradox that was meant
to tease and disturb, to challenge the complacency of the audience. With Beckett and
Pinter, the theatre of the absurd manifests a theatrical revolution, challenging the
traditional verbal and scenic design, exploring the significance of human existence. And
of course, we will read some plays by the well-know contemporary playwrights, such as
Stoppard, Shaffer, Ayckbourn, and Churchill (finally, a female playwright).
In order to establish a clear picture of British drama in the
20th century, in the first part of the semester, we will study the plays of 1900--1950 by
Wilde, Shaw, Eliot, Yeats, Singe, O'Casey, and Osborne; we will read the plays of
1950-1990 by Beckett, Pinter, Stoppard, Shaffer, Ayckbourn, and Churchill in the second
half of the semester. Some films of the plays are available for viewing.
Requirements: Regular attendance with preparation and
class participation. Reading journals; Quizzes; group presentation; midterm/final.
Grading System:
- Reading journals
20%
- Quizzes & group presentation
20%
- Midterm and Final Exams (papers) 30%
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013.
Images of Women in Comparative Literature
2 credits
Fr. Daniel Bauer
For Juniors and
Seniors
This is a one semester course designed to deepen
understanding of how authors use women characters to advance a variety of images in our
contemporary world. Roles of women as single individuals struggling to define themselves
in professional careers, women as caretakers, women as wives and mothers are prominent
themes in the literature (primarily short stories) we will read. The literary sources we
will use include stories by American and English writers like Joyce Carol Oates, John
Updike, Katherine Anne Porter, and Doris Lessing, and Chinese writers of the May 4th era
like MaoTun, Chang Ai-ling, and Ping Lu. Authors published in English language will be
read in English, and Chinese authors in Chinese. Class lectures and discussions will be in
English. Regular student journals and a mid-term exam are required, and students will have
the option of choosing either a written or oral final exam.
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014. Shakespeare
2 credits
Sr. Heliena Krenn
For Seniors Only
COURSE OBJECTIVE: the aim of this course is to
acquaint students with the genius of Shakespeare as the greatest playwright of all time.
For this purpose we shall study a variety of plays :" Comedy of Errors (1592-94),
Richard II (1595), Hamlet (1600-1), Twelfth Night (1601-2), King Lear (1605), Macbeth
(1606), and The Tempest (1611). The selection will introduce you to Shakespeare as the
writer of different kinds of drama-- comedies, tragedies, history plays, and romances--
and to his handling of dramatic art at the different stages of his development as a
playwright.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students are expected to read the
plays closely and to contribute to group and class discussions. There will be an oral
mid-term and a take-home final exam.
ADDITIONAL READINGS: All students are advised to read
a general introduction to Shakespeare and the introductions to the individual plays we
study. It is also very advisable that students watch videotapes of the assigned plays.
This can be done individually, in groups or as a class at a time of the students' own
choice.
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015. American Fiction
2 credits
Fr. James G. Liebner
For Juniors and
Seniors
This course will examine nineteenth and twentieth century
American novels and short stories. This is a lecture/discussion course and ample time will
be reserved for a class discussion of each text. Students who register for this class
should be prepared to keep a journal and participate in class discussions on a regular
basis. There will be short quizzes, a mid-term and a final exam. Authors under
consideration will include: Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville, Twain, James, Chopin, O'Connor,
Updike and Oates. Texts are The Norton Anthology of American Literature,
Vol. 2, Fourth Edition, and a Xeroxed packet of readings.
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016.
Survey of American Literature
2 credits
Mr. Joseph Murphy
For Juniors and
Seniors
In this course we will study works of American literature
from the seventeenth century to the present. We will examine the structure of these texts
(fiction, poetry, essays, autobiography, sermons, speeches) through close reading. We will
also discuss them as reflections of literary an intellectual movements (like Puritanism,
transcendentalism, realism, modernism, and postmodernism) and political and economic
conditions (the American Revolution, Western expansion, slavery, immigration,
industrialization, consumer culture).
Finally, we will locate in these works some enduring and
evolving aspects of American identity. Among the authors we will cover are Taylor,
Bradstreet, Franklin, Paine, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Douglass, Whitman,
Dickinson, James, Twain, Crane, Hemingway, Cather, Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Williams,
Stevens, Bishop, and Moore.
Course requirements include class participation,
weekly quizzes, group presentations, written assignments, and a final exam.
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017.
Techniques of English--Chinese Translation
2 credits
Ms. Doris Chang
For Juniors and
Seniors
Student Limit: 25 (Maximum)
課程目標：
介紹英漢語法對比觀念以及相關翻譯轉換技巧透過文學翻譯練習，介紹翻譯相關技巧，課題及對應方針，嚐試各類文章翻譯，增加翻譯廣度，強化翻譯應變能力，透過不同翻譯方式(如摘譯，換說，視譯，聽譯)，以提高譯事效率。
課程要求：
- 基本技巧練習(SE)及課堂練習討論(IE) 25%
- 文學翻譯(ATI)
25%
- 專題口頭報告附講綱及參考資料(OR)
25%
- 自選專業翻譯、報告及評估(AT2)
25% *（藝文，娛樂，財經，科技，新知理論等，視同學興趣而定，歡迎欲選此課程同學事先告知，本課程設計時將視同學需要調整）
建議：
選修此課程同學可於暑假期間加強中英文字彙及表達能力有關翻譯事務，請參考
商務書局出版劉靖之著《翻譯工作者手冊》、有關翻譯技巧請參陳定安著《翻譯
理論與實踐》
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018.
Techniques of Chinese-English Translation (advanced writing)
2 credits
Fr. Daniel Bauer
For Seniors
Only
This two semester course gives students an opportunity to
develop a working knowledge of Chinese-English translation techniques and problems. The
course will offer a workbook of Chinese language materials from which students choose
projects to work on individually and in cooperation with classmates in groups of 4--5. In
the beginning we will translate counseling columns, and then move to general current
events news reports and feature articles in Chinese newspaper. (In the second semester we
will continue to focus on newspaper projects, but will also offer samples from magazines
and contemporary fiction and essays.) Students will be expected to turn in 5--6 written
translation pieces 2 typed pages in length, and revisions. Class presentations and
participation in group work are required.
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019.
Journalistic Writing (advanced writing)
2 credits
Ms. Tzi-yu Lin
For Seniors
Only
This course will aim to familiarize students with English
Newswriting through the reading and discussion of selected newspaper articles and the
in-class writing of short news stories. On a tentative basis, the second hour of class
will be given to reading a couple of stories of a selected type of news, e.g. accidents,
entertainment and business. Attention will be given to the style of writing and choice of
words. This will serve as preparation of the next class meeting, the first hour of which
will be devoted to in-class writing of a short news story. The ability to type is a
must while the ability to wordprocess will be helpful. Stories will be handwritten in the
earlier half of the semester and wordprocessed in the later half.
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020.
Business English Writing (advanced writing)
2 credits
Ms. Sara Woan-Ru Shyu
For Seniors
Only
Student Limit: 25
"Business English Writing" is designed for those
students who intend to work in business world after graduation. The major objectives of
this course are to help students acquire the basic principles of business communications
and become familiar with three types of business writing. Business writing is an
indispensable tool in conducting transactions. If a business transaction is to be
completed to the satisfaction of both the writer and the reader of the message, both of
them must understand the message. The words and the writing style used in business
communications, therefore, must be simple and exact. To meet these objectives, certain
rules or principles have been developed to help the writer of business communications make
his meaning clear to his reader. In addition to acquiring the principles of business
writing, students will learn three types of business writing-- personal business letters,
professional business letters, and business reports. Personal business letters are written
by persons in private life to ask for information, to make appointments, to order goods,
to make complaints, and to secure a position. Professional business letters are written by
members of business organizations. They are used to conduct the affairs of business firms
domestically and internationally. Business reports can be divided into two kinds--formal
reports and informal reports. Formal reports may be long, detailed studies made to supply
needed information; whereas, informal reports refer to short and simple interoffice
memorandums.
Topics to Be Covered in Fall 1997 A. Basic principles of business writing B.
The parts, arrangement, and punctuation of business letters C. Various kinds of business
letters --order goods and replies
--inquiry letters and replies --appointments letters
--complaint letters and replies --credit
status letters --collection letters
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021.
Review of English Writing Fundamentals (advanced writing)
2 credits
Fr. James Liebner
For Seniors
Only
Are you close to graduating and you still have difficulties
writing English? Do you receive papers back from your professors with errors circled and
you are not sure how to correct the mistakes you make over and over? Do you ever say to
yourself that English is an impossible language to learn? This course is for YOU! Students
will write weekly compositions and complete workbook exercises.
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022. Advanced Oral
Training
2 credits
Ms. Ying-Ping (Tina) Kuo
For Seniors
Only
This course is designed to assist you in expanding your
speech repertoire in a variety of conversation situations, practicing conversational
strategies for successful communication, knowing rules of speaking in different cultures,
and acquiring knowledge of communication theories. Jargon/terminology used in different
disciplines and cross-cultural comparison of rules of speaking will be introduced as
essential components for each conversational encounter. A combination of topics or task
will be covered to reinforce students' oral communication skills.
Required Topics/tasks 1. Myth of Communication 2.
Communication Model 3. Successful Speakers' Secrets 4. Actions Speak Louder Than Words 5.
Presenting Figures and Charts 6. English for Business Super(wo)men 7. Call in for Your
Opinion 8. A Critic is Born 9. The Best Diplomat 10.Guest Speaker's Insight
Optional Topics/tasks 1. News Broadcast 2. Advertising
Campaign 3. Overcoming Stage Fright 4. Facts Analysis 5. Win-win Negotiation 6.
Expatriate's Views on Taiwan 7. Movie Review Panel 8. Follies Presentation 9. Job
Interview 10. Students' Suggestions
Students are advised to read relevant articles in advance and
prepare conversation diaries for in-class discussion. Evaluation will base on active
participation, preparation and successful completion of assigned tasks in class.
Required Textbooks:
- Effective Presentations, Jeremy Comfort, Oxford
University Press.
- Public Speaking for a Specific Purpose. Don
Gilleland How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie.
References:
- Influence: the New Psychology of Modern Persuasion, R.
B. Cialdini.
- How to be an Even Better Manager, Michael Armstrong.
- You're in Business! Building Better English Skills,
J.T. French.
- 《你是說話高手嗎?--教你如何展現說話魅力》, 戴晨志著
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023.
Chinese-English Oral Translation
2 credits
Bro. Nicholas Koss
For Seniors
Only
Student Limit: 14 (Maximum)
This course will consist of various exercises in
Chinese-English sight translation and consecutive interpretation. Approximately half of
the classes for this course will be devoted to sight translation, which is taking a text
in one language and reading it aloud in another. The types of material to be read will be
decided the first class. A wide variety of topics can be considered: cultural, political,
diplomatic, economic, and so on. Research in the topics selected and study of specialized
vocabulary will be a necessary part of the preparation for sight translation. Each student
will be required to prepare two half-hour videos of a sight translation. The first is to
be handed in at the time of the mid-term examination and the second at the end of the
semester. The other half of the classes for this course will focus on consecutive
interpretation, which is translating what some one has said immediately after it has been
said. The main exercise here will be inviting guests to come to our class, interview them,
and then translate what they say. A video will be made of each interview and then watched
later to evaluate the success of the consecutive interpretation.
Enrollment for this course will be limited to 14
If more than 14 sign up for the course, a test in spoken English will be given to
determine the students to be admitted to the course (consideration will also be made of
Conversation/Composition grade for Sophomore & Junior years).
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024. Advanced
Overseas Chinese
Ms. Yuan, Yun-Pi
For Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Overseas Students
Prerequisite: Freshman Overseas Chinese
This course is offered for overseas Chinese students who need
to take 4-credit advanced Chinese courses to fulfill the department requirement. The main
goal of the course is to help these students to improve their reading and basic writing
ability in Chinese. Students will have a chance to read various types of prose (or perhaps
poems) in modern Chinese at their level. The course content will be geared to each
individual student's needs and abilities. In addition to listening to lectures, students
will do the reading assignments, participate in class/group discussions, and write
reports/responses for their readings. Students who want to take this course, please see
instructor after May 20 or before the end of this semester.
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025. Professional Ethics
2 credits (required)
Fr. Daniel Bauer
For Juniors
This course will offer a general overview of contemporary
ethical and moral issues which influence both our personal lives and several professional
careers that play key roles in our society. Students will be assigned readings on a topics
related to ethical decision-making in various contexts, as for example, ethics and
business, ethics and medicine, ethics in relationship and professional centered areas,
such as education, law, and guidance counseling. Typical methods for weekly classes will
include student class presentations, regular monthly journals, and a mid-term and final
exam.
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XXX. Senior
Play Production and Performance
1 credit
Ms. Cecilia H.C. Liu
For Seniors
This course is a Language and Literature Lab designed to
bring the English language alive for English majors. Benefits of Senior Play Production
and Performance include development of communication skill, appreciation of the arts, and
personal maturation. The process of rehearsal and performance of an American or British
drama provides students practical experience in acting directing, stage design and theatre
management.
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