KSCB117 Chinese in Popular Culture
FALL, 2018
Course Instructor
:
吳明樺 Ming-hua Wu (Cara)
Email : Cara92060732@gmail.com
Office Hour : 14:30-16:00(every Tuesday)
Time : Wednesday 18:00-19:40
 Description
Chinese class for third grade BA.
This course is to illustrate various kinds of pop culture of
contemporary China, to familiarize students with the latest trend of
modern society, with video clips on various cultural events,
phenomenon, ideologies, value orientations, and social norms.
 Textbooks
Required Text: Chinese in Popular Culture (Please go to IS/ Study
Material download)
 Course Objectives
Through the series of lectures, students are expected to have general
knowledge of the pop culture of contemporary China and its
background information.
 Tentative Schedule
Week Main Content Note
Week 1
26. September
Introduction
Week 2
3. October
Lesson 1 开学 高中生活 vs 大学生活
Week 3
10. October
Lesson 2 宿舍 室友的经典语录
Week 4
17. October
Lesson 3 在饭馆儿 奥客的经典语录
Week 5
24. October
Lesson 4 明星杀价不眨眼
Week 6 Lesson 5 选课-学分危机！学会选课各种
31. October 招！
Week 7
7. November
Lesson 6
男朋友、女朋友 追到手后，男
人的转变！
Decide your
presentation topic.
Week 8
14. November
Lesson 7 计算机和网络
Week 9
21.November
Lesson 8
打工-不可不知的打工渡假教战
守则
The last week
consult with the
teacher.
Week 10
28. November
Lesson 9
教育 高学历做苦力！爸妈心情
谁能懂？
Week 11
5. December
Lesson 10 中国地理-喜欢台湾
Week 12
12. December
Presentation
 Evaluation Method
 Attendance : 30%
1 unexcused absence allowed during the semester.
 Discussion: 30%
Before every class, students should go to watch the clip video
(please go to IS/ Study Material). We will talk about the clip
video in the class. Besides, students should participate in class
discussion aggressively.
 Presentation: 40%
The presentation should be in cultural comparison way. You can
choose the cultural point from this semester or anything you
believe that is interesting and worth to share. You should use
Chinese when you give the presentation. The length of
presentation should be longer than 15 minutes. Besides, you
should consult with teacher about their presentation at least one
time before 23 Nov.