空軍軍官學校空軍軍官學校應用外語系

中英翻譯與習作一課程授課大綱
Syllabus of
Introduction & Practice of Translation & Interpretation

Course Instructor: Capt. Wang, Chih-Feng(王志豐)

Course Hours: 36 Hours（2 semester credits）
Date: 1st July, 2021

1. Course Description
This course will explore the foundational assumptions employed within
translation and interpretation theory, the major theoretical perspectives within the
discipline, and several prominent issue areas within international relations.
Students will read some of the major theoretical works within international
relations and discuss them in interactive lectures. Students will also explore the
strengths, weaknesses, similarities, and differences of these works in their writing
assignments. The latter portion of the class will involve an intensive simulation of
global politics in which students will be called upon to apply their theoretical
knowledge to practical foreign policy situations.

2. Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
● Explain the major theories of international relations
● Describe the major similarities and differences between the major IR theories
● Identify leading authors in the IR field and the theories they are associated
with
● Understand the historical evolution of IR theory over time
● Apply theoretical frameworks to understanding practical international relations
issues
● Assess the behavior of actors in international politics in light of IR theories

3. Course Methodology
This course will be managed through a series of lecture and discussion sessions.
As the instructor, I will be in charge of exposing the class with the theories,
debates, and approaches on comparative politics and also to provide them with
examples from certain regions and countries.
This course is designed as a three-hour/credit course taking place on Mondays,
which will be divided into three sessions on each class. In the first session, I will
deliver a lecture regarding the class topics and generate discussion questions; in
the second session, group discussion will take place and a Group Presentation has
to be generated as PowerPoint slides; in the third session, groups present their
ideas and I will make comments and final conclusion for the class.
All students will be grouped in the first class. After mid-term, the students of the
groups will be reshuffled for the rest of classes.
4. Required Texts
● Joshua S. Goldstein, Jon C. Pevehouse, International Relations:
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 International Edition, Publisher: Pearson Higher Education, 2011,
10th ed.
● Roger P. Labrie, et al., U.S. Arms Sales Policy Background and
Issues, Washington D.C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research, 1982.
● Other reading materials, such as newspapers, magazines, and
journal papers
5. Assignments and Grades:
● Class Participation(30%):
You are expected to come to class ready to discuss the material and participate in
class activities. This means that you need to complete the assigned reading, and
you should write short memos (one to two single-spaced pages) on the weekly
readings. In the memos, you should first concisely summarize each reading,
considering what the author is attempting to explain, the arguments advanced, the
evidence adduced, and the explicit or implicit normative agenda. Then comment
on the group of readings, comparing explanatory and normative agendas,
arguments, and evidence. Focus on the elements that most interest you. You can
show how the information and arguments in one reading corroborated or
contradicted those in another reading, discuss how what you learned in one
reading shed light on the content of another, and explain why you found an
argument to be convincing (or not).
● Midterm Exam (30%):
This exam will cover material from the first section of the course (from both
lectures and the text). It will consist of multiple choice questions.
● Final Exam (40%):
This exam will test your knowledge of material from the second section of the
course, but you will be expected to apply the concepts you learned in the first
section to this material. The exam will consist of multiple choice, and short
answer questions over information from lectures and the text. The exam will be
in class during finals week.
Course Schedule, Assigned Readings, & Learning Objectives
Date Week Unit Points to be covered 備註
Introdction of course arrangements and
8/30 1 Introdction 2/36
requirements
The Globalization Globalization, International Relational and Daily
9/6 2 of International Life; Actors and Influences; Globalization: 4/36
Relations Vanishing State Power?
Realism; Power; The International System;
9/13 3 Realist Theories 6/36
Alliance
The Waning of War; Liberal Theories; Social
Liberal and Social
9/20 4 Theories; Marxism; Peace Studies; Gender 8/36
theories
Theories
9/27 5 Foreign Policy Making Foreign Policy; Domestic Influence 10/36

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 International The War of the World; Conflicts of Ideas;
10/4 6 12/36
Conflict Conflicts of Interest
International
Role of International Organization; The United
Organization,
10/11 7 Nations; International Law; Law and Sovereignty; 14/36
Law, and Human
Human Rights
Rights
Globalition ＆
10/18 8 US Arms Sales Policy-Background and Issues 16/36
Arms Trade
Mid-term Exam
10/25 9 TAKE LIBRARY 18/36
or Report
Globalization and Integration; Integration
International
11/1 10 Theories; The European Union; The Power of 20/36
Integration
Information
International Theories of Trade; Trade Regimes; Economic
11/8 11 22/36
Trade Globalization
Extra-class
11/15 12 Speech 24/36
Activities
Global Finance Globalization and Finance; The Currency System;
11/22 13 26/36
and Business State Financial Positions; Multinational Business
The North-South The State of the South; Theories of Accumulation;
11/29 14 28/36
Gap imperialism;
International Experience; Lessons; North-South Capital Flows;
12/6 15 30/36
Development Foreign Assistance

Its impacts on regional security; China and Its

12/13 16 Rise of China 32/36
neighbor relations

U.S.-China Understanding Strategic Distrust: The Chinese/US

12/20 17 34/36
Relations Side; Building Strategic Trust?
Final-term Exam
12/27 18 TAKE LIBRARY 36/36
or Report

6. Office hour and contact information:

● Please make an appointment in advance for meeting
● Contact information
Email: [email protected]
Mobile Phone: 0911-848-058
7. The course teacher preserves the right of adjusting the course
schedule and reading materials

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