Chinese

This course introduces the general knowledge of emergency rescue and the current pre-hospital first aid and emergency medical system to understand the current status of emergency medical care and master some of the common medical skills of Chinese and Western medicine in daily life. This course includes the current status of domestic emergency rescue and the basic concepts and theories of emergency rescue, on-site emergency medicine (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich first aid and trauma emergency dressing, etc.), Chinese medicine emergency (stiff neck, sprain, fever and headache etc.), simple introduction of Chinese herbal medicine knowledge, introduction of various first-aid knowledge in life, learning and application of techniques such as hemostasis and bandages, disaster escape and self-help.

This is a beginners' for students with no Chinese language education. The course consists of three main components: conversation, grammar, and Chinese characters. The course covers vocabulary items, sentence patterns and utilizes short texts to aid in instruction. Approximately 180 Chinese characters and 150 phrases are introduced and students acquire basic communicative skills to deal with simple daily situations. 

This course is for students who have completed Elementary Chinese III or at least 350 hours of Chinese language study. The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing that enables students to communicate effectively in their daily lives. Students learn commonly used new vocabularies and grammar that are not often used in daily conversations. Through the course, students learn to use appropriate Chinese language to carry on discussions to further understand Taiwanese culture and language. This course uses the textbook “Practical Audio-Visual Chinese III” (chapter 4-14) Assessment: attendance and participation (20%), quizzes (20%), assignments (20%), midterm exam (20%), final exam (20%).

This course introduces fundamental knowledge of urban and regional economics and examines how economic theory can be used to analyze the benefits of cities, and to diagnose its problems. It discusses theories of the formation of cities, agglomeration economies, and urban growth. The course also examines how economic activities are organized within a city, with particular attention on Shanghai.  

This course examines biological problems using methods of mathematical statistics and computer science. Course topics include comparative genomics and principles of algorithms, transcriptomics and epigenomics, an introduction to probability theory and mathematical statistics, supervised and unsupervised classification methods, computer programming, and data structures. The course provides students with an understanding of the scientific frontier of research and basic skills for big data analysis.

This course covers the second half of standard Japanese (Beginner Level), and the grammatical framework of standard Japanese (Beginner Level). It provides a study of beginning Japanese reading, writing, and oral expression. Students should have taken Japanese as a second language (Part 1) or have some previous knowledge of the language to enroll.

The course introduces and analyzes situations and expressions of modern Chinese, as well as different types of modern Chinese works, focusing on the improvement of students' expression skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Through this course, students become familiar with modern Chinese pragmatics and assist them with expression of their inner feelings and thinking.Through the reading and analysis of classic chapters, students develop basic professional knowledge of Chinese.

This course is specially designed for international students, and guides international students to understand the different aspects of Taiwanese society through various topics: 1. Taiwanese society and culture: Introduce the three main goals and five characteristics of Taiwan's universal health insurance, and guide students to reflect on the current medical system and development in their home country. Modules 3 and 4 introduce Taiwanese folk beliefs such as Mazu beliefs, Wangye beliefs and other religious ceremonies, as well as the communication methods between Taiwanese folk beliefs and gods (such as drawing lots), and introduce emerging religions in Taiwan. 2. Food and culture: introduce tea art, wine and food, night market snacks, Hakka cuisine, North-South cuisine, aboriginal cuisine, etc. Wedding and funeral festive customs: Introduce marriage, funeral and childbirth rituals and their historical inheritance and cultural significance. 3. Modern History: Beginning from the Japanese Occupation Period, through the Nationalist Government’s arrival in Taiwan, martial law, and lifting of martial law In this period, it introduces the changes in the political and economic structure, customs and folk conditions of modern times. 4. Looking at Taiwan through movies: Through Taiwanese movies, we can further understand Taiwanese culture, such as palace culture, funeral culture, wedding, food culture, etc. 5. Taiwan aboriginal legends and culture: From legends and celebrations, introduce the aboriginal culture. Saisha: Legend of the Dwarfs and the Dwarf Ritual, Atayal: The Legend of the Rainbow and the Ritual of the Ancestors. Dawu: The Legend of the Flying Fish and the Flying Fish Festival.

The aim of Intensive Chinese Reading is to improve the students' reading and writing skills by learning vocabulary and grammar.

Elementary Class: For those who have vocabulary skill of more than 200 Chinese words. The class mainly teaches basic grammar and daily expressions.