In the age of digital natives with information explosion, there are wide channels for obtaining diverse information. However, limited by students' one-sided life experience, they are always limited to a single personal interpretation perspective. The theme of this course is "The Love and Beauty of Mythology - Encountering Ancient Greece in Kinmen". It takes Greek mythology as the main axis. Through exploring mythology, we can understand ourselves in modern life and understand and create the relationship between culture and symbols in local life. sex, developing its own contemporary myth.
The main axis of teaching first inspires students' interest in a strange foreign culture - the world of Greek mythology. In an immersive three-language learning situation, they expand and internalize relevant knowledge to expand students' international horizons and create new experiences. The significance of choosing Greek mythology is that Greek mythology represents the humanistic ideological concepts of ancient Greece, and the living habits, belief rituals, philosophical speculation, aesthetic literacy, and even political power of the ancient Greeks are all closely related to Greek mythology. The prototypes displayed by the gods in Greek mythology and the mythological stories they developed reflect human nature itself. A series of seemingly tragic life problems are actually extremely profound and irresistible facts in human nature.
In terms of course design, two-way communication Q&A, teamwork, and aesthetic cultivation are used as immersive teaching strategies. Through situational learning on mythological themes, we explore why modern life also requires an understanding of Greek mythology, and try to bring the Greek context into modern times. In the belief, through comparison, students are guided to learn critical thinking, reflect on themselves, and re-examine their own version of life from the levels of art design, literature, astronomy, psychology, etc.; and based on this, they re-extract mythological elements and integrate them into the history of Kinmen In the context, life experiences with profound implications are transformed into abilities that students can take with them, have the ability to create their own future potential, and are willing to open their minds, accept multiple perspectives, and respect other cultures.
As a rolling process of integrating teaching and learning, myths are gradually brought closer to students' modern life, understanding the meaning of myths, training the malleable mind (Mind Malleability) and flexible tolerance (Capacity Flexibility), and guiding students to think about life. Value, live out the meaning of contemporary life.