Semester	Fall Semester, 2023
Department	Dept. of English Course Schedule for Minor Students
Course Name	English Oral Training
Instructor	WANG LI-YING
Credit	2.0
Course Type	Required
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

週次 Week	課程主題 Course Theme	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignments	教學活動與作業 Class Activity and Homework
1	Course Introduction	Course introduction, Self-introduction	Group discussion Homework: Preview student handbook (pp.162-176)
2	Free Therapy	Unit 1 (pp.2-11)	Pair and group discussion, Homework: self-study materials (a)
3	Free Therapy	Unit 1 (pp.12-18)	Pair and group discussion Homework: Search for information of beneficial health habits or activities
4	Free Therapy The Right to Know	Unit 1 (pp.19-21)	Pair and group discussion Homework: Prepare group presentation
5	The Right to Know	Group Presentation Unit 2 (pp.28-33)	Group discussion
6	The Right to Know	Unit 2 (pp.34-41)	Pair and group discussion Homework: self-study materials (b), prepare individual presentation
7	Listen Up	Individual presentation Unit 3 (pp.42-48)	Pair and group discussion
8	Listen Up	Unit 3 (pp.49-58)	Pair and group discussion Homework: Midterm preparation
9	Midterm Presentation
10	Listen Up, Big Data	Unit 3 (pp.59-61) Unit 4 (pp.62-68)	Pair and group discussion
11	Big Data	Unit 4 (pp.68-78)	Pair and group discussion Homework: self-study materials (c) (d)
12	Big Data	Unit 4 (pp.79-81)	Pair and group discussion Homework: Prepare group presentation
13	Fear Factor	Group Presentation Unit 5 (pp.82-89)	Pair and group discussion
14	Fear Factor	Unit 5 (pp.90-98)	Pair and group discussion
15	Fear Factor	Unit 5 (pp.99-101)	Pair and group discussion Homework: Prepare group presentation
16	Final Presentation
17	Analysis and Imitation	Analysis of a TED Talk speaker	Homework: Prepare to make a Ted Talk
18	Personal Ted Talk	Upload personal Ted Talk and give peer feedback

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

Students are evaluated according to their learning attitude, participation in discussions in class, and performance in assigned projects throughout the semester.

Attendance:10%

Participation and discussion:50%

Midterm presentation:20%

Final presentation:20%

Textbook & Reference

Textbook: 21^st Century Communication: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 4 A. by Christien Lee. (2017).

Supplementary readings: To be distributed in class.

Please note that this textbook is a split edition, so you can purchase 4A only for the first semester (Fall semester 2023) or you might buy 4A and 4B for the first and second semesters. Please refer to the attachment for the textbook cover.

Urls about Course

Study materials: (a) https://student.unsw.edu.au/notetaking-tips (b) https://eltngl.com/assets/downloads/21cc3_9781337275828/21CC_3_U8.pdf (c) https://www.echorivera.com/blog/how-to-write-a-presentation-script-and-practice-your-presentation (d) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZMPW5g-v8 Resources: VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com/ TedTalks: https://www.ted.com/talks BBC Learning English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Attachment

Textbook AB.pdf