SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorCHEN HSIU-YU
Credit2.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 























































































































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




  1.  



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




  1.  



Unit 5: Art Detective



Reading 1: Finding Fakes



*Speaking: Group presentation



*Vocabulary and grammar focus



*Reading skill: Assessing problems and solutions



2+3 hours




  1.  



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




  1.  



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




  1.  



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




  1.  



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




  1.  



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




  1.  



Midterm Exam: Unit 4-6



 



2-6 hours




  1.  



Unit 7: Nature’s Medicine



Reading 1: Golden Worms



*Speaking: Group presentation



*Vocabulary and grammar focus



*Reading skills: Understanding pronoun reference



2+3 hours




  1.  



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




  1.  



Unit Review



Cross-cultural communication unit 6



 



*Speaking: In-class discussion



*Vocabulary and grammar exercise



Unit 6 video watching and discussing (Speaking homework 3)



2+2 hours




  1.  



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




  1.  



Unit 8: Lost at Sea



Reading 2: Shipwreck Discovery



*Speaking: Group presentation



*Vocabulary and grammar focus



*Reading skills: Understanding figurative language



2+3 hours




  1.  



Unit Review



*Speaking: In-class discussion



*Vocabulary and grammar exercise



2+2 hours




  1.  



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




  1.  



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




  1.  



Unit Review



*Speaking: In-class discussion



*Vocabulary and grammar exercise



2+2 hours




  1.  



Final Exam: Unit 7-9



 



2-6 hours




 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

英碩班 謝明儒


Requirement/Grading

Exams (MT & Final)----------------------- 20% & 20%



Quizzes & Homework--------------------- 20%



Group Presentation------------------------- 20%



Participation/ Performance---------------- 20%


Textbook & Reference

Focus 4: Reading and Vocabulary. Mazur-Jefferies (Cengate).


Urls about Course
http://ngl.cengage.com
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