Muller, Gilbert H., and Harvey S. Wiener, eds. The Short Prose Reader. 10th ed. International Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Week1 (9/13) Intro.
Week2 Amy Tan, “Mother Tongue” (Muller, pp. 39-50)
Week3 Amy Tan Performs at the White House, Internet video, 7:56.
Week4 Maxine Hong Kingston (Muller, pp.114-18).
Week5 Maxine Hong Kingston - YouTube 59:31
Week6 Elizabeth Wong, “The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl” (Muller, pp. 123-129)
Week7 Film English Vinglish（《救救菜英文》、《印式英語》）
Week8 Video: TED Talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Danger of a Single Story
Week9 Midterm Exam week. 歐洲魅影?
Week10 Judy Brady, “I Want a Wife” (handout, Muller, 10th ed. pp. 456-61)
Week11 Lopez, Apologia (Muller, pp.105-113)
Week12 Grandin, Temple Grandin, film (《星星的孩子》)
Week13 Michael Sandel, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do（正義：一場思辨之旅）
Week14 Elie Wiesel, “The America I love” (Muller, pp.300-306)
Week15 Stephen King (Muller, pp. 294-299);
Week16 Term presentation
Week17 Term presentation
Week18 (1/10) Term presentation, Final Exam week
60% one presentation with written paper (in both file and hard copy) and PPT on the selected course topics or a topic from the textbook.
40% Discussion and class participation. Plus quiz if necessary.
File for leave of abscence in the school system and upload make-up report within a week. Failure to do this will subject to deduction up to 5% each time.
Office hours: Thur 13:10-15:00 and by appointment
Term project:
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