教學大綱與進度

課程基本資料：

學年期	課號	課程名稱	階段	學分	時數	修	教師	班級	人	撤	備註
114-1	352301	新聞英語及聽力訓練（一）	1	1.0	2	▲	黃如瑩	英文一	28	0	B組-學號尾號數偶數，僅限英文系學生修讀

教學大綱與進度：

教師姓名	黃如瑩　教師諮商時間(Office Hours)
Email	vinia@ntut.edu.tw
最後更新時間	2025-09-09 15:11:10
課程大綱	This course aims to engage students in understanding current issues and events taking place in the world that are redefining our global reality and restructuring the world order. A greater goal of such studies of global issues and activities is to urge students to participate in the dialogues and actions to change and to make better of the world. The course content centers on listening, reading, discussing and debating on selected reports and news to uphold all that matters for the aforementioned pursuits.
課程進度	I. Source for international News (1) BBC News, NASA, The Reuters, NBC NEWS, Hashem Al-Ghaili Channels on Youtube, and other trustworthy news agencies. (2) Global Issues (Facebook Page); postings on our LINE group II. Syllabus Week One: Introduction and presentation . Theme One: Extreme climate and ecological disasters Week Two Human casualties resulting from extreme climate Week Three Rising sea levels and the loss of land Week Four Loss of farm land and fool/water shortage Theme Two: Cultural/religious/economical conflicts Week Five Military clashes between superpowers on land, at sea and in space Week Six The under-ground/water and invisible warfare between hostile countries Week Seven The invisible war of information via AI technology Theme Three: Rich countries versus poor countries (Uneven distribution of wealth and resources) Week Eight Poor countries as the dump yards for rich countries Week Nine: Midterm exam week Week Ten Source of organ donors, cheap labors, sex workers, and drug trafficking Week Eleven Poor medical conditions and pandemic control Theme Four: Cutting-edge technology Week Twelve The power of micro-chips Week Thirteen The power of AI Week Fourteen The influence of cryptic currencies Theme Five: New Forms of Pandemic and Their Global Impacts Week Fifteen 1. The possibilities of new strings of corona virus 2. A new form of bird flu has developed from animal-animal to animal- human transmission. Week Sixteen The threat of “super bug” that no known antibiotics can cure Final examination Week seventeen: Final presentation 1/2 Week eighteen: Final presentation 2/2
評量方式與標準	Percentile distribution for final grades 1. Presence and participation in classroom discussions: 20 % 2. In-class group presentations (3 minutes for each group): 60 % 3. Final presentation (4 minutes for every student): 20%
使用教材、參考書目或其他	【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 Textbook 參考書: Age Power 老化人口的力量 (1999). By Ken Dychtwald. Global Issues for Global Citizens (2006). Ed. by Vinay Bhargava. An Inconvenient Truth 不願面對的真相 (2006). By Al Gore. Blue Gold 水資源戰爭 (2011). By Maude Barlow and Tony Clark. The World in 2050人類大遷徙 (2011). By Laurence C. Smith The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (1996). By Samuel Huntington DVDs 光碟: Changing Climate, Changing Time
課程諮詢管道	1. Office hours meeting 2. e-mail (vinia@mail.ntut.edu.tw) 3. LINE group communication 4. You can also make an appointment.
延伸教學與資源
課程對應SDGs指標	SDG1：消除貧窮（No Poverty） SDG2：消除飢餓（Zero Hunger） SDG3：良好健康和福祉（Good Health and Well-being） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG5：性別平等（Gender Equality） SDG6：潔淨水與衛生（Clean Water and Sanitation） SDG7：可負擔的潔淨能源（Affordable and Clean Energy） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities） SDG13：氣候行動（Climate Action） SDG15：陸域生命（Life on Land）
課程是否導入AI	● 使用生成式AI進行課堂即時互動（Use generative AI for real-time classroom interaction）
備註	This class has an affiliated LINE group. Every student will be invited to join this group on the first day of the class. We will relay information and hold on-line meetings on this platform. 本班設有專屬LINE群組, 在第一次上課時邀請大家參加, 做為平時聯絡與舉行遠距討論之用.