Society and Culture in Taiwan
- Course Code:
- 15PCHH003
- Unit value:
- 0.5
- Taught in:
- Term 1
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
This course aims to provide students with a broad knowledge base concerning Taiwanese history and society and culture. An understanding of Taiwanese history and society will also facilitate a better comprehension of overall East Asian society and the interaction between the countries therein. Moreover, it is hoped that such a course will also serve to generate further interest in studying Taiwan and its society, customs, and history. After introducing Taiwan’s historical background, there are series of in-depth units on family, gender, cultural development, language and education, popular culture, mass media, migration, ethnic and class relations in contemporary Taiwan. Students will develop their faculties of oral critical engagement with the material on a weekly basis through the second hour of student led seminar discussion, and will develop their written analytical skills through the exploration and investigation of relevant topics for their term essay. Students will be encouraged to compare aspects of Taiwan’s social transformation with other developing countries.
