Sheng Kung Girls’ High School Syllabus, February 2014 ~ June 2014
Grade: S1 Subject: World Issues Material:Self-compiled Teacher(s): Peter
Week
From/ to
Target Lesson
1
02/17--02/21
Introduction to class. Introduction to first theme: “Youth and Civil Society”
2
02/24--02/28
Protests, Popular Movements and the Internet
3
03/03--03/07
How young people can learn more and get involved
4
03/10--03/14
Civil society and what it means to Asia
5
03/17--03/21
Group presentation on a popular movement of the last 10 years
6
03/24--03/28
1st Mid-term
7
03/31--04/04
Introduction to theme: “International Issues in Asia”
8
04/07--04/11
International security issues (eg N/S Korea, China v. SE Asia, India/Pakistan)
9
04/14--04/18
Environmentalism in Asia
10
04/21--04/25
The Third-World no more, economic prosperity and political power in Asia
11
04/28--05/02
Pair dialogue on a key issue in Asia
12
05/05--05/09
2nd Mid-term
13
05/12--05/16
Introduction to theme: “Taiwan and its Place in the World”
14
05/19--05/23
With a friend like this, who needs enemies? (China and Taiwan)
15
05/26--05/30
Taiwan’s international space, or lack thereof
16
06/02--06/06
Soft power and what it means to Taiwan
17
05/09--05/13
Individual project on Taiwan’s international relations (pt 1)
18
05/16--05/20
Individual project on Taiwan’s international relations (pt 2)
19
06/23--06/27
Final Exam
