教學大綱 Syllabus

Students’ performance in this class will be evaluated by the following criteria:

1. Individual Assignments (90%): Students will complete three assignments throughout the course, each one worth 30% of the final grade. Each assignment will be based on one module (i.e., series of courses by one of the three professors): Chinese and Taiwanese Communication (Lin), Cultural heritage and beyond (Lan), and Connecting past and future (Cook).
   • Lin (30%): Write an essay focusing on one of the subjects discussed in the “International communication and digital innovation in Asia" lectures. 1000-2000 words in length, APA 7^th reference. Due 11:59pm on October 22, 2024. Upload the assignment to Moodle & a google drive organized by the instructor. TA will make record of the submission. Be punctual. Lan: a creative “publicity” paper, 1000-2000 words in length, integrating what you have learned from the four lectures between week 7 and 10, to introduce and promote Taiwan to the international audiences.
   • Lan (30%): a creative “publicity” paper, 1000-2000 words in length, integrating what you have learned from the four lectures between week 7 and 10, to introduce and promote Taiwan to the international audiences.
   • Cook’s Reflection Mini-Paper (30%): The final assignment (due by 11:59pm on January 7, 2025) is a reflection paper in which students will be required to connect Taiwan’s past and present using the entire content of the course as well as independent research. Since this is a reflection paper and not an academic one, a reference list is not required, but plagiarism is still unacceptable (see below); if you plan to use quotes, make sure you have indicated where the quote is from. For every 24 hours a paper is submitted late, 5% will be docked from the final grade to a maximum of -20%.
     • 1000-2000 words in length
     • Topics can include (but are not limited to): Taiwanese tea culture through the ages, the Taiwanese music industry, Taiwanese broadcasting, the relationship between Japan and Taiwan through the ages, the K-Wave in Taiwan, etc.
     • Make sure to mention things we covered in the ENTIRE class, even if it was not covered by Dr. Cook!
     • Personal opinion is welcome, but needs to be supported by fact.
     • Key questions that need to be covered in the paper:
       • How does this topic involve Taiwan’s past, present, and future?
       • Why is this topic important to Taiwan today?
       • What makes you personally interested in this topic?
       • What can we learn from this to improve Taiwan’s future?
     • Please submit an editable Word document (e.g., docx, doc, odf – no pdf’s, please) with any format you like (APA, MLA, Chicago, or none).
     • Reflection papers can be submitted directly to Dr. Cook at christinelcook@outlook.com before the deadline of 11:59pm, January 7, 2025.

Attendance and participation (10%): Students are expected to actively and critically participate in class, sharing ideas and interacting with instructors and other students.