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 & Pre-course Test (Listening)
|
1. Listening Test
2. Writing Task: Action Plan for College English Self-study |
Writing Task: Action Plan for College English Self-study |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Cross-cultural Communication: PC Language
Agriculture / Conservation |
1. Textbook: An Overview of Unit 7: Food for All
2. Cross-cultural Communication Unit 4 PC Language |
Homework: Cross-cultural Communication – Unit 4 PC Language (Online exercises) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Agriculture / Conservation |
1. Discussion about "Feeding Nine Billion"
2. Discussion about Cross-cultural Comm. Unit 4 |
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication – Discussion Questions (Oral Report)
2. Group Project 1 (oral report) |
2 |
2.5 |
4 |
Agriculture / Conservation |
1. TED Talks “How Food Shapes Our Cities”
2. Group Discussion: Cross-cultural Communication Unit 4
3. Group Presentation: Group Project 1
|
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication – Discussion Questions (Moodle討論區)
2. Group Project 1 (written report – 1st draft) |
2 |
2.5 |
5 |
Agriculture / Conservation
|
1. Group Presentation GP 1
2. Review “Food for All” |
Group Project 1 - Moodle Wiki Group Project (final draft)
|
2 |
1.5 |
6 |
Business / Technology |
1. TB: Unit 8 - Lesson A “Recipes for Innovation”
2. Cross-cultural Communication Unit 5 Nonverbal Communication
|
Homework: Cross-cultural Communication – Unit 5 Nonverbal Communication (Online exercises) |
2 |
2 |
7 |
Business / Technology
|
1. TB: Discussion about Unit 8 Lesson A “ Recipes for Innovation”
2. Discussion about Cross-cultural Communication Unit 5 Nonverbal Communication
|
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication Unit 5 Discussion Questions (Oral Report)
2. Group Project 2 (oral report) |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Business / Technology |
1. TED Talks “What Will Future Jobs Look Like?”
2. Group Discussion: Cross-cultural Communication Unit 5
3. Group Presentation: Group Project 2
|
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication – Discussion Questions (Moodle Wiki)
2. Group Project 2 (written report – 1st draft) |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Business / Technology |
1. Group Presentation: Group Project 2
2. Review “ Future Jobs” |
1. Review
2. Group Project 2 - Moodle Wiki Group Project (final draft)
|
2 |
2 |
10 |
Midterm (Oral Test: Oral Summary) |
2 |
1 |
11 |
How We Learn
Linguistics / Psychology
& Cross-cultural Communication |
1. Discussion about Midterm
2. TB: An Overview of Unit 9: How We Learn
3. Cross-cultural Comm. Unit 6: Globalization |
Homework: Cross-cultural Communication – Unit 6 (Online exercises) |
2 |
1.5 |
12 |
How We Learn
Linguistics / Psychology
|
1. TB: Unit 9 Lesson A “What Babies Know about Language and Why We Should Care”
2. Discussion about Cross-cultural Comm. Unit 6 |
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication Unit 6 Discussion Questions (Oral Report)
2. Group Project 3 (oral report) |
2 |
2 |
13 |
How We Learn
Linguistics / Psychology
|
- TB: Unit 9: TED Talks: “The Linguistic Genius of Babies”
2. Group Discussion: Cross-cultural Communication Unit 6
3. Group Presentation: Group Project 3
|
Homework:
1. Responses to Cross-cultural Communication – Discussion Questions (Moodle Wiki)
2. Group Project 3 (written report – 1st draft) |
2 |
2 |
14 |
A Brighter Tomorrow
Environment / Economics |
1. Group Presentation GP 3
2. TB: Unit 10 Lesson A: “Paths to the Future”
|
1. Review
2. Group Project 3 - Moodle Wiki Group Project (final draft) |
2 |
2 |
15 |
A Brighter Tomorrow
Environment / Economics |
1. TB: Unit 10 TED Talks:“Innovating to Zero”
2. Critical Thinking & Writing (1)
|
HW: Critical Writing Writing for TB unit 10 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
A Brighter Tomorrow
Environment / Economics |
1. TB: Units7-10 Projects
2. Critical Thinking & Writing (2) |
HW:
1. Critical Writing for TB unit 10 (Final Draft)
2. TB: Units 7-10 Projects (Review) |
2 |
1.5 |
17 |
Project Discussion & Review |
2 |
2 |
18 |
Final Exam |
2 |
1 |