SOAP

Purposes:

A. To increase students’ social awareness and research abilities by :

1. selecting a carefully defined social phenomenon/event which they can “observe” personally by participating in it, doing interviews and/or surveys.

*Examples of not feasible topics:

(1) too broad -- “The difference between American culture and Taiwanese culture”

(2) very difficult to observe: American college students’ dating ritual.)

2. analyzing their experience/data, with the support of academic articles or newspaper discussion;

B. To continue to develop students’ abilities

1. to work closely with their group mates, and

2. to present their findings and analysis vividly and engagingly to their fellow students from another section.