Wandering in Tunisia ---through traveling, literary works and movies Course: Advanced English Class Presenter & Teacher: Tricia, Chen Course Duration:

Wandering in Wandering in TunisiaTunisia---through traveling, literary works ---through traveling, literary works

and moviesand movies

Course: Advanced English ClassCourse: Advanced English ClassPresenter & Teacher: Tricia, ChenPresenter & Teacher: Tricia, Chen

Course Duration: 15 weeksCourse Duration: 15 weeks

International Education Course in Chi-Jen High

Week 1: Knowing the Arab World Week 1: Knowing the Arab World

• Name of the Nations: Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria

etc.

• Languages: Arabic, French, English, or Italian

• Politics, Economy and Society: Postcolonial Era, Poverty, and Tourism.

• International Relations and Politics

• Conflicts: Jasmine Revolution

• Literature: The Arabian Nights

Week 2: Knowing Week 2: Knowing Tunisia Tunisia (Part1)(Part1)

• Geography: Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert

• Cultures: Carthage by Phoenicians

• Races: Arabian and Berber

• Languages: French and Arabian

• Religion: 90% Islam and 10% Roman Cathol

ic

Week 3: Knowing Week 3: Knowing TunisiaTunisia (Part 2) (Part 2)

• History and Politics: French Colonialization (1883~1956)

Gaining independence from France in 50’s (at 1956)

Former president: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987~2011)

Affiliations: the Arab League

• Economics: Olive Oil and Tourism

• National Flower: Jasmine Flower

Week 4: How to Enter Week 4: How to Enter TunisiaTunisia

• Applying Visa (*Tunisia’s Visa Office is in Japan)2 color ID Photos, Passport (valid 6 months) 2 Visa Application Forms

• Transportation: Airplane (AF, EU, or QR), or Mediterranean Cruise

• Travelers’ Blogs:http://blog.xuite.net/fullerton/meow/10775521http://blog.udn.com/ShireenLin/2150840http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/notebookangela/article?mid

=1543&prev=1563&next=1516

http://staphnie.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/%E7%AA%81%E5%B0%BC%E8%A5%BF%E 4%BA%9E%E7%9A%84%E7%A9%B4%E5%B1%85%E5%B1%8B/

• ToursOrganized Tour or Individual Tour

Week 5: Organize a Tour in Week 5: Organize a Tour in TunisiaTunisia

• Sightseeing Tours:Route 1:Tunis (capital) → Dougga→Sbeitla→Kairouan→Route 2:Tunis→Sarah Desert(Mides, Chott el Jerid, Douz, )

→ El Jem→CheniniRoute 3: Organize your own tour. H.W. Learning Sheet

• Accommodations: Hotels

• TransportationJeep and Camels

Week 6: 3 Musts in Week 6: 3 Musts in TunisiaTunisia• Must-Eats:

Couscous, and Brik.

H.W.=>Finding a Tunisian cooking recipe

• Must-Gos: Sahara Desert

Blue& white buildings and Colosseum

• Must-Buys: birdcage and mint tea

Week 7: Cultural StudiesWeek 7: Cultural Studies---Travelling Theory and Post-colonialism---Travelling Theory and Post-colonialism

• Quiz: Essay Question Exam

• Who is Edward Said?

• Introduction of “Traveling Theory”

• Introduction of “Post-colonialism”

Week 8: Uprising in Week 8: Uprising in TunisiaTunisia---Jasmine Revolution---Jasmine Revolution

• Historical Background Time: Dec. 17th, 2010

Problems: ostensible democracy, corrupt government, high unemployment, and Tunisian formerpresident Ben Ali.

• The Cause of the EventHigh unemployment rate of young people with a good economic foundation and a high level of repression

• Group List of Action Play

Week 9: Week 9: TunisianTunisian Literature Literature

• History of Tunisian LiteratureArabian Literature in Tunisia

French-language Literature

• Plays:

• Novels: Brasilia Café (2006)

Week 10: Relevant Literature& Week 10: Relevant Literature& Literary TheoriesLiterary Theories

• Post-colonial Literature• Wounded Literature/ Scar Literature (a) Literature on “228 Event”

(b) Literature after “July Fourth Movement”

(c) Slavery in America. e.g.. Tony Morrison “Beloved”

(d) “Holocaust” Literature

• Realism• Post-colonialism • Due Day for Students’ Draft on Action Plays

Week 11: Terms Review on Week 11: Terms Review on RevolutionRevolution

• Adj.colonial, autocratic, repressive, etc.

• Adv.

• NounRevolution, Pseudo-democracy, Constitutional Monarch, human rights record, puppet regime, youth bulge, and etc.

• Verboverturn, desist, flee, confiscate, etc.

• Derivationsauto->autocracy->autocrat->autocratic->autocriticism

Week 12: Writing ReviewWeek 12: Writing Review

• Revise on Students’ Plays

• Key elements to write a good playDifferent characters, meaningful setting, fun conversation, and strong personalities, making all the dramas, climax, turning point and a satisfying or an open ending.

Week 13: Course Review on Week 13: Course Review on RevolutionRevolution

• Rehearsal Week(a) Activate students’ imagination to attach to the social world and show sympathy to the people who are suffering. (b) Organize a revolution by playing it out: a rehearsal week.

• Creating Scar Literature in ChineseA. Purposes: (a) Reflection on events (b) Comfort victims (c) Involvement in writing process B. Creation Process: (a) Brainstorming (b) Research

Week 14: Performance of the PlayWeek 14: Performance of the Play

• Action PlayA. Purpose: Learning to exercise civil rights through plays.

B. Schedule:

(a) Several groups are formed to perform a play based on their

screenplay writing

(b) Students’ group list should be handed before week 8

(c) Due day for students’ screenplay on week 10

(d) Screen play revise is set on week 12

(e) Rehearsal day is on week 13

(f) Official acting time is on week 14

Week 15: Form a Study GroupWeek 15: Form a Study Group

• Preparations for Forming a Study Group on Tunisian Literature

(a). Collecting info. from newspaper

(b). Forming opinions through reading news, TV

discussion and watching TV channels

(c). Organizing your own study group

Week 15: Critical ThinkingWeek 15: Critical Thinking

• Open Discussion in class (5 Groups)(a) Are economic problems necessary leading to uprisings?(b) How do young people face Taiwan’s economic problems?(c) Is there any possibility of “Jasmine Revolution” in Taiwan? Have

we ever had any similar revolutions before? (d) Do we have any relevant revolution literary works left behind by

our predecessors?(e) Why CANNOT China have any revolutions according to her

Minister of Foreign Relations/ International Affair? (Discuss this

issue based on your understanding of China’s domestic politics and public relations with the world.)

Week 16: Movies & MV Filmed in Week 16: Movies & MV Filmed in TunisiaTunisia

• English Patient (1996)

scene: Mides

• Star Warsscene: Chott el Jerid (the biggest salt lake in north

Africa, so-called “Lake of Marks”)

• Taiwanese Singing Group: 五月天 (為愛而生,一千個世紀)

scene: El Jem Colosseum, Matmata

Week 16: The End---Course ReviewWeek 16: The End---Course Review

• Topics

Visa Application

Tunisian Recipe

Travelling Theory

Tunisian Revolution (Jasmine Revolution)