The course is a reading-based writing course designed to improve the academic skills of the students. It aims to help students improve their receptive and productive skills in English. “Slow and Simple Living in a Fast-Paced World” will offer a variety of texts and genres for students to explore in terms of content and organization. The nature of slow culture, the intersections between slow and simple living, the areas where slow or simple living are applied, how slow or simple living mingles with fast culture, the effects and limitations of slow and simple living are some of the themes to be covered in the course. In the course, through class discussion and an individual research project, students will also be able to improve their research, academic writing, language, and speaking skills.  

Some of the questions central to the course are:

• How do the slow movement and simple living relate to each other?
• Is slow culture only a matter of slowing down the clock?
• What are the effects of living slowly and simply?
• Do slow culture and simple living mingle with fast culture?
• Does food need to be faster or slower?
• What is the effect of speed on fashion?
• How does speed affect cities?
• Are slow culture and simple living elitist labels?
• What is the relationship between the slow movement and globalization?
• Is slower and simpler living a reaction to industrialization?
• Can slow medicine bring more advantages to patients?
• Can living slowly and simply improve the quality of life on the planet?