科目名稱(Course)：（中文）進階國際新聞導讀

　　　　　　　　　（英文 English）Advanced Journalism English

教學目標(Objective)： 

1. The course is designed for students who have passed Intermediate Journalism English.
   
2. To explore the characteristics and conventions of journalistic writing.
   
3. To practice strategies for analyzing the content and viewpoint of an article and relevant issues.
   
4. To train learners to become more confident and critical audience of news-related resources.
   
5. To enhance learners’ cross-cultural awareness and global vision.
   
6. To equip learners with up-to-the-minute profession-specific terms, specialized idioms, and work ethics in their respective fields.
   
7. To prepare aspiring learners for future graduate study in their respective major fields.
   
8. To sharpen learners’ sense of logic and argumentation skills in dealing with controversial issues.

教學內容綱要 (Course outline and content)：

1. Advanced Journalism English is to make good use of world-renown news-related resources such as CNN, the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, Newsweek, or Time magazine.
   
2. In the first seven weeks of class, the instructor shares seven high-interest articles/video clips on a wide variety of themes with students. Each article exemplifies a particular newspaper section: news and features; opinion; business; education; arts and leisure; technology, science, and health.
   
3. Starting in the eighth week, students present up-to-date articles on the state-of-the-art development/discovery in their major fields and on relevant controversial issues.
   
4. Practice interpreting headlines, paraphrasing passages, and summarizing articles.

1. Advanced Journalism English is to make good use of world-renown news-related resources such as CNN, the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, Newsweek, or Time magazine.
2. In the first seven weeks of class, the instructor shares seven high-interest articles/video clips on a wide variety of themes with students. Each article exemplifies a particular newspaper section: news and features; opinion; business; education; arts and leisure; technology, science, and health.
3. Starting in the eighth week, students present up-to-date articles on the state-of-the-art development/discovery in their major fields and on relevant controversial issues.
4. Practice interpreting headlines, paraphrasing passages, and summarizing articles.

1. The course is designed for students who have passed Intermediate Journalism English.
   
2. To explore the characteristics and conventions of journalistic writing.
   
3. To practice strategies for analyzing the content and viewpoint of an article and relevant issues.
   
4. To train learners to be more confident and critical audience of news-related resources.
   
5. To enhance learners’ cross-cultural awareness and global vision.
   
6. To equip learners with up-to-the-minute profession-specific terms, specialized idioms, and work ethics in their respective fields.
   
7. To prepare aspiring learners for future graduate study in their respective major fields.
   
8. To sharpen learners’ sense of logic and argumentation skills in dealing with controversial issues.

1. Midterm and final examinations 30%
   
2. Power-point presentation 20%
   
3. Writing assignments 30%
   
4. Attendance and participation 20%

1. Advanced Journalism English is to make good use of world-renown news-related resources such as CNN, the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, Newsweek, or Time magazine.
2. In the first seven weeks of class, the instructor shares seven high-interest articles/video clips on a wide variety of themes with students. Each article exemplifies a particular newspaper section: news and features; opinion; business; education; arts and leisure; technology, science, and health.
3. Starting in the eighth week, students present up-to-date articles on the state-of-the-art development/discovery in their major fields and on relevant controversial issues.
4. Practice interpreting headlines, paraphrasing passages, and summarizing articles.
5. Debate the pros and cons of an issue.

Spoken Interaction
　　I can discuss current events with competence and confidence in English.