Chinese

This beginning Chinese language course is for students who have never taken Chinese or have taken less than 100 hours (6 hours per week) of Chinese language instruction. It teaches hanyu pinyin - the structure, stroke orders, and writing method of Chinese characters. The course also instructs on basic Chinese sentence structure, word order, self-introduction, and basic conversation. The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, for students to communicate effectively in their daily lives and have a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbooks, Far East Everyday Chinese I or A Course in Contemporary Chinese I. 

This intermediate Chinese language course is for students who have taken Intermediate Chinese I or have taken at least 350 hours (6 hours per week) of Chinese language instruction.  The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, for students to communicate effectively in their daily lives. The course instructs on vocabulary and grammar that are not often used in daily conversations. Students learn to express one’s opinions effectively; write a short essay of at least 400 words; and communicate about daily life activities all in Chinese, leading to a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbooks, Far East Everyday Chinese II(B) or A Course in Contemporary Chinese III. 

This course is for students who have taken Advanced I of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or test in otherwise. By the end of the course students are capable of using written language to communicate effectively in formal writing and of understanding public announcements, news, and other broadcasts. The course covers topics such as the death penalty, wealth tax, refugee crises, nuclear energy, and same-sex marriage. Through the course, students are able to use appropriate Chinese to carry on discussions, and read newspapers and magazines to further understand Taiwanese culture and language. The method of assessment will be done through assignments and presentations, quizzes and tests, attendance and participation, and midterm and final exams.

This is a basic Japanese course. No prior Japanese language study is required. The course content includes lessons 1 through 16 of (New) standard Japanese.

This course provides overview of financial markets and the structure of financial markets. It covers the various operating mechanisms of financial markets, the pricing method of financial assets, the interrelationship of major financial variables, and the behavior of various subjects by means of basic theory, knowledge, and skills of the market economy.

This course provides a study of the basic characteristics of Chinese religions including etiquette, architecture, art, music, clothing, incense, worship and other methods. It examines China's religious issues, while integrating Chinese culture and beliefs. It also looks at religious research, covering field research theory, survey, judgment, comparison, and literature reviews.

This course provides a study of Chinese historical celebrities, including representative politicians, ideologists, strategists, scientists, focusing on their careers and profound influence on future generations. The course uses celebrities in Chinese history and abstracts of works related to celebrities as teaching materials, including: Confucius and THE ANALECTS, Laozi and TAO DE JING, Sun Tzu and THE ART OF WAR OF SUN TZU, Qin Shi Huang and THE BOOK OF QIN SHI HUANG, Sima Qian and BAO REN AN SHU, Zhuge Liang and SHI SHI BIAO, Xu Guangqi and NONG ZHENG QUAN SHU, Sun Yat-sen and PUBLICATION OF MIN BAO.

The course covers the ideological tradition of Western Marxism, its development process, ideological characteristics, theoretical contributions, and practical significance. Students read the classic works of Western Marxism, their problem awareness, their argumentation ideas, and their theoretical characteristics.

This course examines the norms and methods of writing administrative documents. The course is divided into 6 modules: (1) the connotation of administrative document writing; (2) the theme and material of administrative document; (3) the format and structure of administrative document; (4) the applicable language and rhetoric of administrative document; (5) the administrative document rules and procedures; (6) various types of administrative document writing.