週次
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課程內容與指定閱讀
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教學活動與課前、課後作業
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學生學習投入時間
(含課堂教學時數)
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1.
9/9
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Course Intro
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- In-class reading & discussion
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3 h.s
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2.
9/16
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- Moran, P. (2001). Defining culture. Teaching Culture. pp. 23-33.
- Hurn, B. J. & Tomalin, B. (2013). Chapter 2: Key thinkers in cross-cultural communication (1). Cross-cultural communication: Theory and practice. pp. 20-46.
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- In-class reading & discussion
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6 h.s
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3.
9/23
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- Nault, D. (2006). Going global: Rethinking culture teaching in ELT contexts. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 19(3), 314-328.
- Kramsch C. & Zhu Hua, (2016). Language and culture in ELT, The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching
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- In-class reading & discussion
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6 h.s
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4.
9/30
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- *Byram, M. (2022). A model for intercultural communicative competence. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence revisited.
- Chao, T.C. (2014). The development and application of an intercultural competence scale for university EFL learners. English Teaching & Learning, 38.4, 79-124.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 1: Chao (2014)
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6 h.s
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5.
10/7
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- Weninger, C., and T. Kiss. (2013). Culture in English as a foreign language (EFL) textbooks: A semiotic approach. TESOL Quarterly, 47: 694–716.
- Ke, I. C. (2012). From EFL to English as an international and scientific language: Analyzing Taiwan’s high-school English textbooks in the period 1952-2009. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 25, 173-187.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 2: Ke (2012)
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6 h.s
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6.
10/14
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- Yuen, K. (2011). The representation of foreign cultures in English textbooks. ELT Journal, 65(4), 458-466.
- Zhang, H., Li, X., & Chang, W. (2022). Representation of cultures in national English textbooks in China: a synchronic content analysis. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–21.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 3: Zhang et al. (2022)
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6 h.s
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7.
10/21
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- Vinall, K. & Shin, J. (2019). The construction of the tourist gaze in English textbooks in South Korea: exploring the tensions between internationalisation and nationalisation, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32:2, 173-190
- Davidson, R. & Liu, Y. (2020). Reaching the world outside: cultural representation and perceptions of global citizenship in Japanese elementary school English textbooks, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 33:1, 32-49.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 4: Davidson & Liu (2020)
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6 h.s
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8.
10/28
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- Liaw, M.-L. (2019). EFL Learners’ Intercultural communication in an open social virtual environment. Educational Technology & Society, 22 (2), 38–55.
- Liu, G. Z., Fathi, J., & Rahimi, M. (2023). Enhancing EFL learners’ intercultural communicative effectiveness through telecollaboration with native and non-native speakers of English. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1–31.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 5: Liaw (2019)
- Presentation 6: Liu et al. (2023)
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6 h.s
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9.
11/4
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- Porto, M. (2019) Does education for intercultural citizenship lead to language learning? Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 16-33.
- Yang, Y. F. & Kuo, N.C. (2023). Blended learning to foster EFL college students' global literacy. Computer Assisted Language Learning
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 7: Yang & Kuo (2023)
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6 h.s
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10.
11/11
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Online video presentations (on the self-selected reading material not included in our class reading list)
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Make an 8 to 10-min video to present a research article (with ppt slides).
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6 h.s
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11.
11/18
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- Wu, & Miller (2021). Raising native cultural awareness through WeChat: a case study with Chinese EFL students. Computer Assisted Language Learning,
- Yeh ,Tseng, & Heng (2022). Enhancing EFL students' intracultural learning through virtual reality. Interactive Learning Environments
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 8: Yeh et al. (2022)
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6 h.s
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12.
11/25
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Invited speech
Guest speaker: Prof. Chien-Han Chen
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- Post-speech Q& A and feedback on MOODLE
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6 h.s
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13.
12/2
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- Young & Sachdev. (2011). Intercultural communicative competence: Exploring English language teachers’ beliefs and practices. Language Awareness, 20, 81-98.
- Luk, J. (2012). Teachers’ ambivalence in integrating culture with EFL teaching in Hong Kong. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 25, 249-264.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 9: Young & Sachdev (2011)
- Presentation 10: Luk (2012)
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6 h.s
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14.
12/9
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- Fang, F., McConachy, T., & Yuan, R. (2024). Intercultural learning and identity development as a form of teacher development through study abroad: narratives from English language practitioners, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 37:2, 247-266
- Cutting, J. (2020). A thematic linguistic analysis of TESOL students’ commitment to intercultural communication values, TESOL Quarterly
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 11: Cutting (2020)
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6 h.s
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15.
12/16
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- Chao, T.C. (2013). A diary study of university EFL learners’ intercultural learning through foreign films. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 26, 247-265.
- Özdemir, E. (2017). Promoting EFL learners’ intercultural communication effectiveness: A focus on Facebook. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 30(6), 510–528.
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- In-class reading & discussion
- Presentation 12: Chao (2013)
- Presentation 13: Özdemir (2017)
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3 h.s
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16.
12/23
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- Research proposal oral reports (5-10 mins per person)
- How to write a research proposal
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6 h.s
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17.
12/30
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Working on the final research proposal
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6 h.s
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18.
1/6
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Working on the final research proposal
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Research proposal due on 1/8
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6 h.s
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