Unit 1 Color Psychology
Part I Academic Talk How colors affect human behavior and emotion
Part II Research News What makes people happy when skies are gray? The color yellow
Part III Research Article The sun is no fun without rain: Physical environments affect how we feel about yellow across 55 countries and regions
Learning Focus Overview of an RA
Academic Writing Skill Understanding academic style
Unit 2 Quantum Physics
Part I Academic Talk Schr?dinger's cat
Part II Research News China's quantum satellite achieves "spooky action" at record distance
Part III Research Article Satellite-based entanglement distribution over 1200 kilometers
Learning Focus Title
Academic Writing Skill Using nominalizations
Unit 3 Sociology?DHomeless People
Part I Academic Talk How do people become homeless
Part II Research News Homeless people suffer geriatric conditions decades early, study shows
Part III Research Article Geriatric Conditions in a Population-Based Sample of Older Homeless Adults
Learning Focus Abstract
Academic Writing Skill Writing definitions
Unit 4 Renewable Energy
Part I Academic Talk Solar energy
Part II Research News Thermoelectric Device Generates Light from “Darkness of Space”
Part III Research Article Generating Light from Darkness
Learning Focus Introduction
Academic Writing Skill Using old-to-new information flow
Unit 5 Cybercrime
Part I Academic Talk Organized cybercrime
Part II Research News Organized cybercrime ?D not your average mafia
Part III Research Article Examining the Social Organization Practices of Cybercriminals in the Netherlands Online and Offline
Learning Focus Literature Review
Academic Writing Skill Using reporting verbs
Unit 6 Economics
Part I Academic Talk Economic inequality

Unit One Color Psychology
In this unit, you will
? take a glimpse into the field of color psychology;
? compare generic features of research news (RN) and research articles (RAs);
? learn the overall generic structure of an RA and some formulaic expressions commonly used in an RA;
? learn stylistic features of academic writing;
? accumulate general academic words and discipline-specific words;
? analyze the generic structure or stylistic features of the RAs in your own field or write your own research proposal;
? make an oral presentation of your analysis of the RAs or your own research proposal.

Warm-up
Directions: People may have different preferences for colors. Interview five of your classmates about their feelings on colors and share your findings with your partners. The following questions are for your reference.
What is your favorite color? Why do you like it?
?Do you believe color can affect people's mood?
?Do you believe people may have different feelings toward the same color?
?What factors might influence people's feelings toward colors?

Part Ⅰ Academic Talk
Directions: Listen to a talk about color psychology and complete the notes below with no more than two words for each blank.
Words and Expressions
perception /p?'sep?n/ n. 感知 color spectrum /'k?l? 'spektr?m/ 色譜
stimulate /'st?mj?le?t/ v. 刺激 soothe /su?e/ v. 減輕、緩解
color therapy /'k?l? 'θer?pi/ 色光療法 grossly exaggerate /'ɡr??sli ?ɡ'z?d??re?t/ 嚴重誇大
placebo /pl?'si?b??/ n. 安慰劑 anecdotal evidence /??n?k'd??tl 'ev?d?ns/ 軼事證據