National Taiwan University

This course, together with International Relations (I) in the autumn semester, provides an overview of International Relations for political science majors and other interested students. The course aims to provide the following: a foundation in the study of international relations; an ability to apply international relations theory to discuss real-world politics; an overview of global politics; the ability to read academic texts in English, and oral and written communication skills in the English language.

This course discusses the biology of animals. The course covers:

• Animal form and function
• Water and Electroylyte balance in animals
• Animal nutrition
• Circulation
• Gas Exchange
• Animal Movement
• Chemical signals in animals
• Electrical signals in animals
• The Vertebrate Nervous System
• Animal Sensory Systems
• Animal Reproduction
• Animal Development
• Immune System in animals

This advanced Chinese language course is for students who have taken Intermediate Chinese II of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken at least 600 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 use appropriate Chinese language in discussions leading to a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbook, Far East Daily Chinese III. 

This advanced Chinese language course is for students who have taken Intermediate Chinese I of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken at least 450 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 use appropriate Chinese language leading in discussions leading to a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. The course utilizes the textbook, A Course in Contemporary Chinese IV.  

This advanced Chinese language course is for students who have taken Advanced I of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken at least 600 hours (6 hours per week) of Chinese language instruction. The course does not utilize a specific textbook but discusses topics that aid proficiency in listening, speaking and writing. Students learn to use appropriate Chinese language in discussions and practice reading newspapers and magazines, leading to a greater understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. 

Ecology explores how organisms interact with each other and their environment at the molecular, individual, population, community, ecosystem, and global levels.  This introductory course covers basic ecological concepts and their applications in conservation, agriculture, habitat/ecosystem management, and climate change mitigation. Led by multiple professors with their extensive expertise in ecology, the course instructs on why ecology is the "user manual of the Earth" (Ho 2018) and how ecological processes play their role in maintaining biodiversity richness, ecosystem functions, and the overall health of our planet.  

A continuation Labor Economics I, this course delves further into the subject by combining theoretical concepts with empirical methods to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field.
 

This course begins with a review of dynamic models and the techniques used for their estimation and offers the opportunity to write, solve, and estimate a dynamic model using these techniques. Then, the course shifts exploring family formation through matching models, as well as delving into family decision models, which include unitary and collective models. Additionally, the course covers various topics, such as the gender gap, retirement, and dynamic family decisions, using these models.

The primary objective of this course is to offer students a wide-ranging knowledge of the field and familiarize them with essential discoveries and advancements in the literature, thereby aiding them in their future research endeavors.

Other than its discursive normality, how can public speaking be an artistic act? How do speaking and writing go together? How is public speaking different from casual conversation or informal briefing? If such an act entails a creative process, are there strategies for any public speaker to convey ideas not only in a comprehensible manner but also in an animating and persuasive fashion? What are other complications when language makes the challenge even more stupendous? From Aristotle to Obama, what commonalities are still practiced by these public figures?  

This course aims at incorporating three important elements together in presenting a successful speech in English: drafting ideas, structuring a narrative, and delivering a speech. The course goes through certain rhetorical analysis with certain successful written speeches and impressive public speeches. Throughout this small-sized, highly interactive course, students will also practice many ceremonial speeches such as how to draft and deliver such speeches as a welcome address, introductory statements, and closing remarks. Throughout the semester, the course will develop students’ creative ideas and narrative structuring: what to say and what to avoid. Participation and attendance are obligatory as part of students’ performance will be assessed by other members. 

This class introduces the core concept of contemporary resilience theory to provide students with a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating social-ecological resilience. Key ecological planning concepts and strategies, including green infrastructure planning, ecosystem services, and nature-based solutions, are designed as part of module for fostering students with capacity to bridge concepts and practice for nature-based resilience planning. This course emphasizes learning from doing, and will combine lectures, case study, field work, and team work for presenting planning proposals. 

This course focuses on reading works by contemporary Latin American writers, all of which are literary texts from the 20th century. The main genres are short stories, very short stories, and some modernist poem selections. Writers include Ruben Dario, Jose Marti, Enrique Anderson Imbert, Marco Denevi, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Jorge Luis Borges, etc.