MISC Course List
GDHC1273 Migration in World History
世界移民史
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the interactions and events of human histories with a focus on migration in global and contemporary perspectives. The course examines the process and significance of human movement across the globe throughout history, including the origins, impacts, adaptations, interconnections, and contestations associated with the rise of civilization, global economic, political, ideological, and cultural flows since the prehistoric period. The comparison and contrast of the rise of civilization in different regional and temporal contexts will also be covered in this course, seeing how the migration processes in the past affect how we perceive our identity, nation, and the universe in the present world.
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现代欧洲
This course is designed as an introductory survey of modern European history. It aims at acquainting students with the main developments in the history of Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. It offers a comprehensive and a close examination of these developments, through a rigorous scrutiny of their origins, character, and evolution. The course is, thus, an inquiry into the historical origins and evolution of contemporary Europe. As such, it addresses directly the fifth Programme Intended Learning Outcome of the General Education Programme at UIC: the pedagogical objective of developing in students the intellectual ability to “use historical and cultural perspectives to gain insight into contemporary issues.”
Check DetailsGDHC1033 Modern European Thought and Culture
现代欧洲思潮与文化
This course is designed as an introduction to the history of modern European ideas and culture. It aims at acquainting students with the central ideas and movements in European thought and culture from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. It offers a comprehensive and a close examination of these ideas and intellectual and cultural movements, through a rigorous scrutiny of their origins, nature, and evolution. In a similar way to Modern Europe, this course seeks to achieve the pedagogical objective of cultivating in students the ability to “use historical and cultural perspectives to gain insight into contemporary issues.”
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现代主义西方文化
Modernism is one of the most significant intellectual and cultural movements in the history of the modern West. Originating in the second half of the nineteenth century, it became a leading mode of Western thinking and artistic expression in the first half of the twentieth century. To a significant extent, Modernism defines Western thought and culture today. This course is designed as an introduction to the intellectual and cultural history of Modernism. It starts with an historical overview of European thought around the middle of the nineteenth century. It then commences its analysis of Modernism by dissecting the critiques of the modern West articulated by two of the leading thinkers of Modernism: the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. After that, the course scrutinises the central movements in Modernist painting - Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism. This inquiry is followed by a sustained and rigorous analysis of Modernism in literature, which explores in depth the ideas and art of Modernism in the three main genres of literature - fiction, poetry, and drama. The course concludes its exploration of Modernism with a reflection on the movement’s historical significance, and on its relevance to the world of the early twenty-first century
Check DetailsENG3843 Professional Public Speaking
专业公众演讲
This course aims to improve students’ professional public speaking abilities in English through a multi-cultural analysis of different oral communication models, styles, and practical speaking opportunities. The course provides a range of communication theories, vocabulary, semantics, and contexts; all of these are aimed at increasing confidence and communicative competence, in English, in a variety of settings. The main focus is to increase students’ ability to speak in any situation.
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信息图表读与写
This course aims to improve students’ ability to write trend and feature descriptions as well as short summaries on information presented in infographics, such as charts, diagrams, graphs, and tables, for academic purposes. The course will include visual information used in various fields of academic study and online media. The main focus will be on written texts, but students will also verbally discuss trends and features of infographics in order to improve their presentation skills.
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俄语 I
This course is an introduction to Russian language. Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Russian, it aims at building their linguistic and communicative skills in the four areas of language learning, i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the course students will be able to hold a basic conversation on topics of everyday interest, as well as discuss subjects such as family, sport, home, work or their university studies. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing grammar skills and vocabulary through classroom assignments and drills as well as structured exposure to contemporary Russian cultural productions. Materials for analysis and discussion include short literary texts (adapted for the beginners), films, music videos, and Internet resources such as Russian social media.
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俄语II
This course is an intermediate level of Russian language. Designed for students who have the basic knowledge of Russian, it aims at continuation of building their linguistic and communicative skills in the four areas of language learning, i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the course students will acquire a vocabulary that will enable them to go shopping in a Russian cultural context and to order a meal in a restaurant. They will learn to talk about their university studies and life on campus. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing grammar skills and vocabulary through classroom assignments and drills as well as structured exposure to contemporary Russian cultural productions. Materials for analysis and discussion include short literary texts (adapted for intermediate learners), films, music videos, and internet resources such as Russian social media. All texts and materials (except the required textbook) will be distributed by the instructor.
Check DetailsSOC1093 Social Sciences in the Contemporary World
当代社会科学入门
This course aims to: 1. Familiarize students to the complexities and diversity of the modern society in local and global context. 2. Examine the contemporary social issues based on different social perspectives. 3. Apply the acquired perspectives in their daily lives.
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西班牙语 I
This course is an introduction to Spanish language. The aim of this course is to introduce beginners to Spanish language building their linguistic and communicative skills in the four areas of language learning: speaking, reading, writing and listening, basic grammar and pronunciation rules; as well as to enable them to apply communication strategies in the target language. Upon successful completion of this course, students will attain the lower range of competency within the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) of Spanish Language (A1.1) in the four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will also gain a brief insight into Spanish and Latin American cultures and develop “intercultural literacy” at a basic level.
Check DetailsWPEX2003 Sports Culture
体育文化
This module aims to help students strengthen physique and wellness while they learn and practise one traditional sport, such as Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance, Golf, Sports Dance, Chinese Archery (Shedao), or other. It emphasises not only the basic knowledge, skills and techniques of each individual sport, but also the understanding of culture and values such as fair play, mutual respects, solidarity and friendship, willpower and self-esteem.
Check DetailsWPEX2003 Sports Culture - Dragon Boat
体育文化 - 龙舟
源于战国时代的龙舟是我国一项喜闻乐见的集体育与娱乐一体的民族传统体育活动，在急鼓声 中划刻成龙形的独木舟，做竞渡游戏，以娱神与乐人，是祭仪中半宗教性、半娱乐性的节目。 早在 1980 年，龙舟就被列入中国国家体育比赛项目，各地每年都要举行各种形式的龙舟比赛。 本课程主要教授赛龙舟的基本理论知识、基本技术、技能和比赛的基本规则，介绍赛龙舟在国 内、外发展的最新动态与发展趋势。本课程教学结合龙舟运动的特点，普及水上运动的基础知 识，增强学生的体育意识，发展学生力量素质和协调性，有利于心肺功能的改善和提高，培养 学生团队协作精神、顽强拼搏精神，促使其身心全面发展。 *特别提醒:龙舟课程将会集中在周末时间上课，具体时间安排将会在第一堂课上告知。如果周 六、日没有时间上课的同学请谨慎选择。
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