Semester	Fall Semester, 2023
Department	General Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course Name	College English I
Instructor	MAO PEI-CHI
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Selectively
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

週次 Week	課程主題 Topic	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Teaching Activities and Homework
週次 Week	課程主題 Topic	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Teaching Activities and Homework
1	Course Orientation Presentation skills and body language	Presentation skills and body language Make Body Language Your Superpower
2	Education	Textbook Unit 6 Modals of permission and obligation Email in Real Life Create your own school slogan/rules	Exercises in Unit 6
3	Education	Textbook Unit 6 Effective reading Strategies Article: “Are Our Kids Tough Enough?” BBC reality TV TOEIC Writing Task 1&2	Exercises in Unit 6
4	Education	Textbook Unit 6 Economic inequality in the US News Video: The Most Dangerous School in the US Listening Technique: inducing meaning from the context TED Talk: How to Fix a Broken School How to write an opinion essay	Exercises in Unit 6
5	The Real Me	Textbook Unit 8 Superhero Films How to write an opinion essay TOEIC Speaking: reading aloud and describing a picture	Written assignment 1: opinion essay (Express opinions regarding local and global issues)
6	The Real Me	Textbook Unit 8 Listening for academic purposes TED talk: The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain Binomial expressions TOEIC Speaking: describing a picture	Exercises in Unit 8
7	The Real Me	TED Talk: How Movies Teach Manhood Gender Stereotypes in Movies Characteristics of a good presentation Writing practice	Exercises in Unit 8
8	Midterm Exam & Student Presentation	Student Presentation	Writing task: commenting on listening/reading content Prepare for oral presentation
9	Student Presentation	Student Presentation
10	A Healthy Life	Textbook Unit 9 Suffixes Article: “The Healthiest Places in the World” TOEIC/TOEFL speaking tips TV series: Modern Family	Watch Unit 5 Cross-cultural Video on Moodle and complete online quiz
11	A Healthy Life	Textbook Unit 9 TOEIC Speaking Boris Johnson Tells the British People: You Must Stay Home Differences between American and British English	Exercises in Unit 9
12	A Healthy Life	Textbook Unit 9 TED Talk: My Simple Invention, Designed to Keep My Grandfather Safe Speaking activity: Presenting your own Fitness Tracker How to write a statement of purpose	Exercises in Unit 9
13	Ideas	Textbook Unit 10 Similes, metaphors and analogies Article: “Earthrise” How to write a statement of purpose	Written assignment 2: Statement of purpose
14	Ideas	Textbook Unit 10 TED’s Secret to Great Public Speaking Speaking Technique: Explain and support an argument
15	Final review; interview	interview	Prepare for final exam
16	Final exam; interview	Written Test	Writing task: Opinion essay (Express opinions regarding local and global issues)

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

Class time will be devoted to activities that allow you to practice and interact in English. To successfully complete the course, you must prepare the assigned homework prior to class and, while in class actively participate in class discussions and pair/group work. Your final grades are determined by the following course components:

Attendance and participation 20%

Midterm Exam (including writing task 1) 20%

Presentation 15%

Final Exam (including writing task 2) 20%

Interview 10%

Written Assignments 15%

In-class Activities

Students are expected to arrive at the class on time. Roll calls are taken every week and active class participation is highly valued. Periodically throughout the semester, speaking/writing exercises will be given in class.

Student presentation

You will give an oral presentation during the semester. For the oral presentation, you will present the main idea as well as your opinion on related news articles. The presentation should be approximately 5 minutes each student. More details will be provided in class.

Examinations

All materials, including the readings, handouts and the PowerPoint slides used in class will potentially be included in midterm and final exams. Both exams contain vocabulary/grammar questions, a listening/reading section, and a writing task. No make-up exams will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.

Interview

The interview requires you to answer three or more questions for one minute each question. The instructor will evaluate your ability to respond to the questions appropriately and to speak for an extended period of time without hesitation, deviation or repetition. A list of interview questions will be given to you in advance.

Written assignments

There will be two written assignments based on the learning materials for the course. You need to complete another two writing tasks during the midterm and final exam week. The grading rubric for the written assignments is available on the website.

Textbook & Reference