The Beauty of Formosa

Co-lecturer: Ching-Yu Chang (張景煜)

Co-lecturer: Qing-Qi Huang (黃清旗 )

Email:
chyi@mail.ntou.edu.tw 

Phone:

02-2462-2192＃1075、1080

Webpage:

r022.ntou.edu.tw/p/404-1023-56221.php?Lang=zh-tw 


Course ID:  D9G014EN

Credits: 2

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Description and Goals:

This course is designed as the introduction to the multifaceted beauty of Taiwan. This course will enable students to appreciate the various aspects of Taiwan’s culture and famous tourist attractions. Upon the completion of this course, students can acquire general knowledge about Taiwan which meet the objective of liberal arts education.

By the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

-Understand the historical development and geographical location of Taiwan;

-Appreciate the distinctive nature of Taiwan’s food culture;

-Discover the famous tourist attractions in Taiwan.

Schedule Type:  

This course will be delivered mainly in the form of:

-Lecturing;

-multi-media;

-class discussion;

-guest speaker, and

-field trip 

Course Schedule (subject to change):

Week 1 Introduction to the course and each other

Week 2 Getting around in Taiwan

Introduction of transportation system in Taiwan

Week 3 Culture, etiquette, and taboos in Taiwan

Week 4 Taiwan food culture (1)

Week 5 Taiwan food culture (2)

Week 6 Local mini food tour (1)

Will be conducted by field trip to night market, 4hrs

Week 7 Local mini food tour (2) No class

Week 8 Famous attractions in Taipei area (1)

Week 9 Famous attractions in Taipei area (2)

Week 10 Field trip to Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry (1)

(Pineapple cake baking experience, 4hrs)

Week 11 Field trip to Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry (2)(No class)

Week 12 Famous attractions in Taichung area

Week 13 Famous attractions in Tainan area

Week 14 Guest Speaker(English tour guide)

Week 15 Famous attractions in Kaohsiung area

Week 16 Famous attractions in the East coast

Week 17 Student Presentations

Week 18 Student Presentations