Course Description: This course is an introduction to rapid reading of Latin prose authors. Extended passages will be read from the works of Caesar, Cicero, Seneca, and Tacitus. The course focuses especially on linguistic analysis of sentence patterns and on developing the techniques needed to read accurately and quickly. Course Objectives: At the end of the course students should be able to read about five hundred words per day. They should also be able to identify stylistic elements, including sentence patterns and diction, characteristic of each of the authors read during the course of the semester. College of Liberal Arts Main Campus Prerequisite:
Latin (Ⅱ)(1).

Course Requirements: Students must have completed a thorough study of the Latin grammar (usually two semesters), but they need not have had much reading practice beyond exercises. Wells S. Hansen 20 Monday 10,A,B,C FL3020 (102E32622) 3 (College of Liberal Arts) Department of Foreign Languages and Literature,
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This course introduces students to fictional and other cultural perspectives from the postcolonial world. This semester, we will focus on selected texts from postcolonial Asia. Our course will be structured around the concept of the nation–what Benedict Anderson has famously called “an imagined community.” We will explore this concept by reading and discussing texts representing the complexities of imagined communities in locations such as Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, the Philippines, and Tibet. We will ask: why should these ideas and texts matter to us now? Students are expected to attend regularly, to read with care and curiosity, and to bring an open mind to course assignments and class discussion. We will reflect on our previously held commonsense ideas and test them against our course readings. Please note that while this course extends some of the ideas that were developed in our section of Fiction I in Fall 2011, it is also designed to be coherent as a stand-alone course. No prior knowledge of postcolonial studies is required. Please note that the above details may be slightly adjusted as the instructor fine-tunes the syllabus. College of Liberal Arts Main Campus Assignments: Attendance and participation 10% Group presentation 20% In-class writing exercise 20% Mid-term exam 25% Final exam 25% Total 100% The specific nature of these assignments will be discussed in the first week of classes. Please note again that these assignments may change as the instructor fine-tunes the syllabus. Guy Beauregard 40 Tuesday 8,9,10 FL4002 (102E24120) 3 *Majors-only (including minor and double major students).

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Course Outline: In this course we will discuss and debate a variety of topics in English. The process will begin with a choice of suitable topics that are of interest to the class. Each topic will be covered over 2-3 of weeks, beginning with a search for readings on the topic. After reading some relevant materials, we will hold small group discussions in which students can present and discuss the different viewpoints they have read about on the topic. At this stage, two sides with opposing viewpoints should emerge. Two opposing positions for a debate will be chosen. Where appropriate, there will be some language development, with work on vocabulary, the language of presentation and discussion, grammar etc. Next there will be a formal debate on the topic, with speakers on either side, question and answer and discussion. Debates will be recorded, and participants will be able to access these recordings so as to review their performance. After this, there will be peer and teacher feedback on the debate. Note: the syllabus will be drawn up after the stduents have chosen their preferred topics for debate. Aims: To hold a series of formal debates on controversial issues of interest to the participants in the course. To practise and improve a) English speaking skills, and b) discussion skills. To develop ways of a) presenting an argument, and b) responding to opposing arguments. To learn to evaluate sources of news, information and opinion, and identify varied, reliable, and verifiable sources of information and opinion. To explore the interface between rhetorical effect and logical argument when it comes to complex debate. College of Liberal Arts Main Campus Eligible Students: This is a high level speaking course. Students should have already completed Oral Training one and Two from the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. They should be good speakers of English, confident about discussing complex ideas in English. They must also have an interest in serious issues suitable for debate, relating to areas such as politics, society, the environment, justice, education, economics, the arts, culture, philosophy etc. However, the course is not suitable for people who already have perfect (or almost perfect) spoken English, as part of the aim of the course is to develop basic oral language skills in English. It is first and foremost a spoken English course. Davies Witton 10 Thursday 8,9 FL3073 (102E40330) 2 *Registration eligibility: juniors and above.

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(Sample description from one of the several instructors)
This semester we build on the foundation established last semester in Oral Training 1. Our focus continues to be promoting user friendliness when speaking English. This includes key points from last semester like speaking pace, adequate pronunciation, intonation, spoken punctuation, grammar and usage. New skills which will be introduced or reviewed include language arts skills like paraphrasing and summarizing as well as communicative skills like compensation techniques. College of Liberal Arts Main Campus English Oral Training (Ⅰ)(1). Ann-Marie Hadzima,
Chung-Jen Chen,
Chi-Chih Tseng,
Mou-Lan Wong,
Davies Witton,
Ho, Tai-Chun,
Yanwing Leung 17 Monday 6,7 Thursday 6 FL1022 (102E50112) 2 *Majors-only (including minor and double major students).

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