SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
Instructor
Credit2.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
Course Objective
Course Description
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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



Orientation



Course introduction



2



2



2



How We Learn



Textbook Unit 9A: What Babies Know About Language



Lecture and discussion (HW due: Preview U9A)



2



2



3



Textbook Unit 9B: The Linguistic Genius of Babies



Discussion and group activity (HW due: Preview U9B)



2



2



4



Cross-Cultural Communication



MOOCs Unit 4: PC Language



Lecture and discussion (HW due: Preview ICCC U4)



2



2



5



MOOCs Unit 5: Nonverbal Communication



Discussion and group activity (HW: Preview ICCC U5 + Writing assignment #1)



2



2



6



Future Jobs



Textbook Unit 8A: Future Jobs



Lecture and discussion (HW: Preview U8A)



2



2



7



Textbook Unit 8B: What Will Future Jobs Look Like?



Discussion and group activity (HW: Preview U8B)



2



2



8



Cross-Cultural Communication



Revisit Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions + Review ICCC Unit 4~5



Group presentation



2



3



9



Group presentation



2



3



10



Review and Reflection



ICCC Unit 1~5 & Textbook Unit 8~9



Discussion and review tasks



2



3



11



Review Exam



2



4



12



Backing Up History



Textbook Unit 6A: Laser Preservation



Discussion and group activity (HW: Preview U6A)



2



2



13



Textbook Unit 6B: Ancient Wonders



Lecture and discussion (HW due: Preview U6B + Writing assignment #2)



2



2



14



Projects



Cross-Cultural Project Presentations



2



4



15



Cross-Cultural Communication



MOOCs Unit 6: Globalization



Discussion and group activity (HW: Preview ICCC U6 + Writing assignment #3)



2



3



16



Review and Reflection



ICCC Unit 1~6 & Textbook Unit 6~9



Discussion and review tasks



2



2



17



Final exam



Written exam



Exam



2



3



18



Oral exam



Exam



2



3



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

  • Attendance (10%)

  • Participation (15%)

  • Cross-Cultural Communication Projects (20%)

  • Assignments, tasks, and quizzes (35%)

  • Final (written/oral) exam (20%)



 



The course will be conducted in English and all of your written and oral work will be in English. Attendance and active participation is required at all course sessions. Students who are absent more than 4 times will fail this course.


Textbook & Reference

Blass, L. & Williams, J. (2016). 21st Century Reading 4: Creative Thinking and Reading with TED Talks. National Geographic Learning.


Urls about Course
http://ngl.cengage.com/21centuryreading/resources/student/book-4
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