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 |
學習投入時間
Student workload expectation |
課堂講授
In-class Hours |
課程前後
Outside-of-class Hours |
1 |
Introduction and Time Management Strategies |
In-class activity: listening and speaking in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: class introduction and time management |
2 |
2~3 |
2 |
Department Listening Test – Unit 1 Lessons for Life |
In-class activity: reading, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: vocabulary |
2 |
2~3 |
3 |
Unit 1 Lessons for Life |
In-class activity: video watching and discussion; reading in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: idiomatic expressions |
2 |
2~3 |
4 |
Unit 2 More Than a Job |
In-class activity: writing paragraphs, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: writing strategies |
2 |
2~3 |
5 |
Unit 2 More Than a Job |
In-class activity: writing paragraphs, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: writing strategies |
2 |
2~3 |
6 |
Spring break – Children’s Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day |
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7 |
Unit 3 Four Walls |
In-class activity: writing paragraphs, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
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2 |
2~3 |
8 |
Unit 4 Innovation |
In-class activity: writing paragraphs, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: introduce presentation topic |
2 |
2~3 |
9 |
Group Presentations |
Students give presentations in groups, introducing a social entrepreneurship |
Student-centered learning (Presentations and listening) |
2 |
2~3 |
10 |
Group Presentations |
Students give presentations in groups, introducing a social entrepreneurship |
Student-centered learning (Presentations and listening) |
2 |
2~3 |
11 |
Unit 5 The Writer’s Journey |
In-class activity: reading, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: pronunciation; group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: pronunciation strategies |
2 |
2~3 |
12 |
Unit 6 Body Matters |
In-class activity: speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group discussion
Lecture: listening and speaking strategies |
2 |
2~3 |
13 |
Unit 7 Stories from History |
In-class activity: reading, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: vocabulary |
2 |
2~3 |
14 |
**Reading/Writing Exam** |
Students take a reading/writing test based on readings in units 1-7 |
Complete exam |
2 |
2~3 |
15 |
Online Course |
Students complete the online course for units 4-6 |
Students complete online quizzes and writing |
2 |
2~3 |
16 |
Online Course Discussion and Review |
In-class activity: reading, speaking, listening in groups |
Student-centered learning: group cooperation and discussion
Lecture: review of units 4-6 |
2 |
2~3 |
17 |
Cross-cultural Film on Foreign Friendships |
In-class activity: watch the film and take notes |
Student-centered learning: listening focus |
2 |
2~3 |
18 |
**Final Paper Due** |
Submit a final paper on the topic of international friendship/relationship experience, including film response content |
Writing |
2 |
2 |