National Taiwan University

This course talks about the formation of the universe, and then discusses what is life and what is man. The course explores the origin of life, growth, continuity, evolution, progress and significance, and technological impact on humans and the environment, ideal society, human future and personal life and death, spiritual liberation and social responsibility.

This course is an introduction to the philosophy of language, including semantics and pragmatics. The course studies topics connected broadly to the systematic study of meaning, including theories of meaning and how these theories relate to language as a social practice. Students develop their understanding of the concepts involved through in-class discussion and doing short writing assignments throughout the semester. 

This course is for students who have taken Intermediate II of the Chinese Language Course for International Students or those who have taken Chinese for at least 600 hours. The course develops proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing to deal with complex situations within daily lives, and discuss about complex issues, such as economy, transportation, societal culture. Students learn to read simple document forms and announcements and to write a short essay of at least 500 words to express oneself. This course uses the textbook “Far East Daily Chinese III” (chapters 1-7).