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英文閱讀(一)︰閱讀美國文化-網 (Reading (I): Reading American Culture)

     

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Course Introduction / Paper Format / Technical Instruction

群英網與JoinNet實地操作練習

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Unit 1  The US History and Cultural Groundings

1-1  The Frontier Heritage and The Early

 Settlers

1. “The Impact of The American Frontier”(doc)

2. “The Development of Protestantism”(doc)

2. The US History and Cultural Groundings(wmv)

3. Movies recommended: Far and Away(1992) and Cold Mountain(2003)

Assignment: Online Discussion;

 

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Unit 2 The US Society: Class, Diversity, and Family美國社會: 階級,多元性與家庭

2-1  Ethnic and Racial Diversity in The United States

 美國的階級與多元族群

1. “The Cult of Ethnicity” (doc)

2.“Asian American Experiences”(part I)

Assignment: Online Discussion;

 

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Film: Gran Torino(2008) – Its Language and Issues

[Classroom]

1. On Gran Torino(wmv)

Assignment: Quiz

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Discussion of Film: Ethnic Diversity and Generation Gap

1.      Postviewing points Gran Torino

2.      “Asian American Experiences”(part II)

Assignment: Online Discussion

 

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2-2  American Family and Cultural Diversity 家庭與文化差異

1. Diversity articles (pdf)

2. Glossary: Diversity Articles (doc)

Assignment: Online Discussion

 

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Film: My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002) – Its Language and Issues [Classroom]

1. Glossary for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (doc)

Assignment: Quiz

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Discussion of Film: Family and the American Identity

1.      Postviewing points My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Assignment: Online Discussion; Journal 1

 

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Midterm Exam[Classroom]

 

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Unit 3 The United States from the 1920s to The 2nd World War

1920s到二次大戰的美國

1. 1920s The Jazz Age Article

2. American at The Crossroads (ppt)

3. The 2nd World War(wmv)

Movies recommended:

Saving Private Ryan(1998); Flags Of Our Fathers(2006); HBO Series: Band of Brothers(2001) and The Pacufic(2010)  

Assignment: Online Discussion; Group Discussion 2

 

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Unit 4 The United States of America in the 1960s  1960年代的美國

4-1  The 1960s and American Culture: The Cultural Big Bang美國文化的60年代

1. 1969 in New York Times

2. The United States in the 1960s(wmv)

3. Movies recommended:

Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock(2009)

Assignment: Online Discussion;

Group Report Proposal Due

 

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4-2  American Civil Rights Movements: Race and Ethnic 美國社會運動:種族與族裔

1. Courtney article (doc)

2. Glossary Courtney Article (doc)

3. Robert Frank’s The Americans(ppt)(wmv)

Reference: King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

Assignment: Online Discussion;

Group Report “Introduction Chapter” Due

 

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4-3  Bob Dylan, the Beat Generation, and the Counter-cultural Movement 鮑伯狄倫、垮掉的一代與反主流文化運動

1. Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation(ppt)

2. Introduction to Bob Dylan(wmv)

3. Reference: bobdylan.com

4. Movies recommended: I am not there(2007)

 

Assignment: Online Discussion;

Group Discussion 2;

Group Report “Chapter 1” Due

 

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Unit 5  American Popular Culture美國流行文化

5-1  Mass Entertainment in the Global Era: Film and TV 全球化時代下的美國大眾娛樂:電影與電視

 

1. “Formulas in American Popular Culture”(doc)

2. “Popular Music As Cultural Industry”(PDF)

3. American Popular Culture(wmv)

4. “Fun-Loving Sponge Keeps It Clean” (doc)

Assignment: Quiz; Online Discussion; Journal 2;

Group Report “Chapter 2” Due

 

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5-2  Jazz and Blues爵士樂與藍調

[Classroom]

1. “Beginner’s Guide and History—How to Listen to the Blues” (doc)

2. Introduction to Blues(wmv)

3. Movies recommended: The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

Assignment: Online Discussion;

Group Report “Chapter 3” Due

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5-3  Popular Music: From The Beatles to Michael Jackson 流行音樂: 從披頭四到麥克傑克遜

1. “Turning the Beatles’ Oeuvre Into a Scholarly Pursuit”(doc)

2. “How Michael Jackson Became a Pop God” (doc)

3. American Popular Music(wmv)

4. Reference: The Tragedy of Michael Jackson

Assignment: Quiz; Online Discussion;

Group Discussion 3;

Group Report “Concluding Chapter” Due

 

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Group Report 1 [Classroom]

Comments and Responses

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Group Report 2 [Classroom]

Comments and Responses

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