SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentSophomore Class of Department of Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures - Vietnamese Section Sophomore Class of Department of Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures - Thai Section Freshman Class of Department of Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures - Indonesian Section
Course NameEnglish Speaking and Writing in Southeast Asian Contexts II
InstructorCHANG YU
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
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Speaking and Writing in SEA Contexts (II)

Week

Topic

Content and Reading Assignment

Presenter

1

Course Introduction



Taiwan’s Southbound Policy

Course Arrangement and Requirements



Introduction: Goal, Practice, Fruit, Opportunity, Challenge

Lecture

2

Reading Discussion

Taiwan’s engagement with Southeast Asia is making progress under the New Southbound Policy



Taiwan’s Failure under the New Southbound Policy regarding Chinese Influence in Thailand



Going it alone – what the New Southbound Policy means for Taiwanese independence

 



 

3

Malaysia

Introduction: History, Geography, Culture, Politics, Economics



Theme Presentation: Belt and Road in Malaysia, Chinese Malaysia – economics, politics, and education



3-1



3-2



 

4

Flexible Supplemental Instruction

Material review/ Presentation Preparation

 

5

Flexible Supplemental Instruction

Material review/ Presentation Preparation

 

6

Reading Discussion

Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise



Malaysia’s Cancelled Belt and Road Initiative Projects and the Implications for China



Malaysia leader alarmed by Myanmar's refugee crisis

6-1



6-2



7

Intercollegiate Activities

Off

 

8

Singapore

Introduction: History, Geography, Culture, Politics, Economics



Theme Presentation: Elite Education, Public Housing Policy



8-1



8-2

9

Midterm

Autonomous Learning: Completion of Designated Assignments

 

10

Reading Discussion

Why Singapore turns to foreign talent



Why Singapore Has Chosen to Impose Sanctions on Russia



Is food in Singapore affordable?



Is Singapore’s hub status at risk? 



10-1



10-2

11

Myanmar

Introduction: History, Geography, Culture, Politics, Economics



Theme Presentation: Rohingya Refugees – Oppression or inevitability  

11-1



11-2

12

Reading Discussion

MYANMAR'S INTEGRATION WITH THE WORLD: CHALLENGES AND POLICY OPTIONS / EDITED BY PRABIR DE, AJITAVA RAYCHAUDHURI. 2017. CH2. Myanmar’s Political Transition. Sanjay Pulipaka. 



(1) pp.14-18 [ 2. The Civil–Military Contest ]



(2) pp.18-21 [ 3. Ethnic and Sectarian Violence ]



(3) pp.21-28 [ 4. Regime Change and Geopolitics]

12-1



12-2

13

Indonesia

Introduction: History, Geography, Culture, Politics, Economics



Theme Presentation: Ethnic Diversity and Antagonism, Conflict with west Papua



13-2



13-3



 

14

NCCU Anniversary

Off

 

15

Reading Discussion

Transforming refugee policies in Indonesia



How Indonesia’s pribumi elite view the ethnic Chinese today



Indonesia And China Growing Closer?

15-1



15-2



16

Brunei

Introduction: History, Geography, Culture, Politics, Economics



Theme Presentation: Human Right Watch

16-1



16-2

17

Reading Discussion

Brunei leans on China to boost its economy



Brunei’s balancing act



What International Criticism of Brunei’s Harsh New Penal Code Overlooks

17-1



17-2

18

Review Test

Final Test: 2 hours

 

Teaching Methods
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        Evaluation Criteria - 105%  [Writing: 3+1+1 / Speaking: 1]

Participation 15%

(+) Elaborating personal perspective in class.

(-) 15-60 min late -3%; 60+ min late or absent -5%; sick leave or urgency may be exempted.



Assignment 30%

Submit THREE summaries and analyses (10%*3) from the designated readings (presentation material excluded), 300-500 words each.

Presentation 35%

Select ONE weekly topic:



[Present] Oral/Q&A/Discussion 20% (40 min)



[Report] 1500-2000 words with reference 15%

Review Test 20%

A review test by the end of the course (20%). Answer 2 essay questions from the 5 provided a week before.



Bonus 5%

5% bonus for the attendance of encouraged SEA related academic activities (workshop, seminar, lecture…)

Textbook & Reference

參考書目



[SEA Overview]




  • AmitavArcharya, 2012. The Making of Southeast Asia: International Relations of a Region (Singapore: ISEAS Publishing). 

  • Leo Suryadinata, 2015. The Making of Southeast Asian Nations: State, Ethnicity, Indigenism, and Citizenship (Singapore: World Scientific Publishing).　

  • Milton Osborne. 2013. Southeast Asia: An Introductory History. Allen & Unwin. 

  • Robert. L. Winzeler. 2015. Popular Religion in Southeast Asia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.  

  • Thomas R. Leinbach, Richard Ulack.1999. Southeast Asia: Diversity and Development. Prentice Hall.  



[ASEAN]




  • Gagliano, Joseph A. 2019. Alliance Decision-Making in the South China Sea: between Allied and Alone. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 

  • Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, Hooi Den Huan. 2014. Think New ASEAN!. McGraw-Hill Education. 

  • "ASEAN Matters for America - America Matters for ASEAN.” 2020. Publications – ASEAN – Asia Matters for America. Accessed 2020/1/1. 



[Singapore]




  • Ortmann, Stephan, and Mark R. Thompson. “China and the ‘Singapore Model.’” Journal of Democracy 27, no. 1 (2016): 39–48.



[Vietnam]




  • Schouteden, Olivier J.-F. 2018. “Imperial Spectacles: Spatial Visions of French Indochina in Henri Mouhot’s and Noé Filoz’s Exploration Accounts.” GeoHumanities 4 (2): 504–21. 

  • Christopher Goscha. 2016. The Penguin History of Vietnam. Allen Lane. 



[Cambodia]




  • Joel Brinkley. 2012. Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land. PublicAffairs. 

  • Maris Diokno, H.H. Michael Hsiao and Alan H. Yang. 2018. China’s Footprint in Southeast Asia. Singapore: the National University of Singapore Press. 


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