Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	351931	The Social and Cutural Characters in Taiwan	1	2.0	2	☆	CHEN, YI	ISMPE1	24	0	Only for students in this class

Course Plan：

Instructor	CHEN, YI　Office Hours
Email	chenyi@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-11-13 00:41:47
Course Objective	This course is specifically designed for international students with Chinese proficiency at the A1 level. Centered around everyday life situations, it introduces Taiwanese society, culture, and related topics through text reading and thematic discussions, providing students with a basic understanding of these areas. The course includes assignments and in-class activities that offer ample opportunities to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese, aiming to enhance students’ overall language proficiency.
Course Schedule	Week 1 Getting to Know the Campus Week 2 Getting to Know Taipei Week 3 Taiwanese Festivals Week 4 Taiwanese Culture and Religious Week 5 Activity: Walking and Observing Taipei Week 6 Taiwanese Scenery Week 7 Project Discussion: Topic Week 8 Taiwanese Music Week 9 Taiwanese Cuisine and Food Week 10 Classes Suspended ＊National Palace Museum Visiting on November 15 (Saturday) Week 11 Project Discussion: Content Week 12 Taiwanese Film Week 13 Group Project: Independent Research Report 1 Week 14 Group Project: Independent Research Report 2 Week 15 Group Project: Independent Research Report 3 Week 16 Constitution Day Week 17 New Year's Day Week 18 Semester Reflection and Sharing
Evaluation and grading policy	Class Participation and Assignment: 50% Activity Participation: 20% Group Project: 30%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Kohara, Yuriko, et al. Chinese Made Easy for Japanese Learners(?????台華語). New Taipei City: Chihkuan Culture, 2020.
The access to curricular consultation	If you have any questions, please email: chenyi@mail.ntut.edu.tw.
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	1. Course Corresponding Indicators: 4. Quality Education The corresponding course content for Indicator 4, "Education for sustainable development and global citizenship," includes teaching topics from Weeks 2-17, which focus on the Chinese language and culture. 2. The course topics in Week 13-15, titled "Independent Research Report" are related to the "Exhortation" stage of the innovative character education 6E teaching method. Through group activities, the course aims to enhance character practice.