SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorKWONG WAI-KEI
Credit2.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
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



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



Socializing in English; Story-Telling; "Wrong English"



speaking activities



Novel reading; journal



2



2



2



Novel Pre-reading Activity; It's Joking Time



Novel; speaking activities



Novel reading



2



2



3



Contemporary Topic: ideas worth spreading



TED Talk; Novel



Novel reading; journal



2



2



4



Contemporary Topic: student job interview questions and answers



Novel; speaking activities



Novel reading



2



2



5



"Introduction to Cross-cultural Communication" Unit 4



online activities



Novel reading; journal



2



3



6



(Tomb Sweeping Festival)



-



Novel reading



0



1



7



GEPT Listening Practice



listening activities; Novel



Novel reading; journal



2



2



8



Contemporary Topic: mnemonics



speaking activities; Novel



Novel reading



2



2



9



~ Individual Speech Coaching ~



meeting with the instructor



meeting with the instructor



2



2



10



"Introduction to Cross-cultural Communication" Unit 5



online activities



Novel reading; written work



2



3



11



Holes: role-play



speaking activities; Novel



Novel reading; journal



2



3



12



Contemporary Topic: sales approach methods



group discussion; Novel



Novel reading



2



2



13



Use of Idiomatic Expressions



Novel; speaking activities



Novel reading; journal



2



2



14



"Introduction to Cross-cultural Communication" Unit 6



online activities



Novel reading; written work



2



3



15



Contemporary Topic: product development



group discussion; Novel



Novel reading; journal



2



2



16



Movie Appreciation: part 1; Creative Thinking



Novel



Novel reading



2



2



17



Novel Wrap-up; Movie Appreciation: part 2



Novel



Novel reading; journal



2



3



18



~ Final Project ~



final project



final project



2



3



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Students should attend all classes and come to class on time and prepared. Attendance is taken seriously. Students who “need” to be absent or late for class should notify the instructor via email at least 2 days in advance. Students who missed 3 or more classes automatically fail the course. Late homework will NOT be accepted. Students who do not complete the Final Project are not allowed to pass the course.



6% Attendance

8% Participation

30% In-class Activities & Quizzes



20% Online Program

16% Homework & Journals

20% Final Project



Cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed to be used in class unless given permission by the instructor to do so. Failure to abide by this class rule will result in automatic failure for the course.


Textbook & Reference
Urls about Course
Attachment