週次
Week |
課程內容與指定閱讀
Content and Reading Assignment |
教學活動與課前、課後作業
Teaching Activities and Homework |
學生學習投入時間
(含課堂教學時數)
Student Workload Expectations |
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1. Introduction and orientation
2. Introducing Cross-cultural communication unit 4-6 |
*Introduction of the course
*Preview of textbook material
*Utilising Cross-cultural communications materials and resources on MOOCS at NCCU |
2 hours |
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Unit 5: Art Detective
Reading 1: Finding Fakes |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skill: Assessing problems and solutions |
2+3 hours |
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Unit 5: Art Detective
Reading 2: The Lost Leonardo |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Determining certainty and uncertainty in a text |
2+3 hours |
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Unit Review
Cross-cultural communication unit 4 |
*Speaking: In-class discussion
*Vocabulary and grammar exercise
* Unit 4 video watching and discussing (Speaking homework 1) |
2+2 hours |
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Unit 6: Survival Skills
Reading 1: Mind over Matter |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Understanding argument and finding support |
2+3 hours |
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Unit 6: Survival Skills
Reading 2: Journey to the North Pole |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Recognising contrasts |
2+3 hours |
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Unit Review
Cross-cultural communication unit 5 |
*Speaking: In-class discussion
*Vocabulary and grammar exercise
*Unit 5 video watching and discussing (Speaking homework 2) |
2+2 hours |
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Midterm Exam: Unit 4-6
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2-6 hours |
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Unit 7: Nature’s Medicine
Reading 1: Golden Worms |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Understanding pronoun reference |
2+3 hours |
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Unit 7: Nature’s Medicine
Reading 2: The Bite that Heals |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Categorising information |
2+3 hours |
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Unit Review
Cross-cultural communication unit 6
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*Speaking: In-class discussion
*Vocabulary and grammar exercise
Unit 6 video watching and discussing (Speaking homework 3) |
2+2 hours |
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Unit 8: Lost at Sea
Reading 1: Treasures of the Titanic |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Distinguishing facts from opinions |
2+3 hours |
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Unit 8: Lost at Sea
Reading 2: Shipwreck Discovery |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Understanding figurative language |
2+3 hours |
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Unit Review |
*Speaking: In-class discussion
*Vocabulary and grammar exercise |
2+2 hours |
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Unit 9: Culture and Identity
Reading 1: Kung Fu Battles |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Analysing the pros and cons of an issue |
2+3 hours |
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Unit 9: Culture and Identity
Reading 2: Kwame Nyong’o: Film Animator |
*Speaking: Group presentation
*Vocabulary and grammar focus
*Reading skills: Recogniseing different modes of writing |
2+3 hours |
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Unit Review |
*Speaking: In-class discussion
*Vocabulary and grammar exercise |
2+2 hours |
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Final Exam: Unit 7-9
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2-6 hours |