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
110-2	302294	國際時事英文	1	2.0	2	△	黃如瑩	大二多元英文(二)	27	0	中級

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	2022-04-07 20:03:05
課程大綱	本課程欲讓學生了解改變社會結構之全球議題與趨勢。特此希望學生在參與討論的過程中，能夠產出對世界有正面效益之改善之道。課堂限制之關係，課程內容將著重於閱讀、答辯，和研討篩選後之報告及新聞，藉以達到上述之目的。 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 reading, discussing and debating on selected reports and news to uphold all that matters for the aforementioned pursuits.
課程進度	I.Sources for international News 最新國際時事新聞來源 (1) BBC News, NASA, The Economist, NBC NEWS, and Hashem Al-Ghaili Channels on Youtube (2) Global Issues 全球議題討論 (Facebook Page 臉書專頁) II.Syllabus Week One: Introduction Theme One: Extreme climate and ecological disasters 極端氣候與生態浩劫 參考書 An Inconvenient Truth 不願面對的真相 (2006) by Al Gore Week Two "Farming in the Sahara Desert" to grow vegetables Week Three "Artificial Milk" to reduce global warming "Floating Farm" to cope with rising sea levels Week Four "The first three days after the 3/11 Tsunami hit Japan" "Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami" Theme Two: Cultural/religious/economical conflicts 國際衝突的來源 參考書 The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Week Five "Concerns grow as key Ukrainian city sieged" Week Six "Disputed Borders: Russia vs. Ukraine" Week Seven "Cleaning Cambodia's landmines by An African giant pouch rat" Theme Three: Space exploration and life conservation 太空探索與種族存續 參考書The World in 2050人類大遷徙 (2011) by Laurence C. Smith Week Eight "Crashing the International Space Station" Week Nine: Midterm exam week Week Ten "Why did Mars lose its magnetic field?" Week Eleven "James Webb Space Telescope" Theme Four: Distribution of wealth and resources 財富與資源分配不均 參考書 Blue Gold 水資源戰爭 (2011) by Maude Barlow and Tony Clark Week Twelve "The fast fashion graveyard in Chile's desert" Week Thirteen "The Internal sound of a tree" Week Fourteen "How to capture water from the air?" Theme Five: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Its global Impacts 新冠肺炎影響 Week Fifteen "How to Boost Your Immune System" Week Sixteen ( 6-min reports) x 10 students Week Seventeen ( 6-min reports) x 10 students Week Eighteen: Final exam week ( 6-min reports) x 10 students
評量方式與標準	1. General proficiency text 英文大會考: 20% 2. Presence and participation in classroom discussions 課堂出席與參與 : 30% 3. In-class exercises and homework 課堂練習與回家作業: 20% 4. Mid-term paper (3 pages in English): 15% 5. Final presentation (6 mins on the stage) 上台六分鐘英文口頭報告: 15%
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
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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教學之用.