SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorLIN HAN-YI
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



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



 



 




  1. 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



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

助理工作



1. Copy handouts.

2. Assist with the grading of tests or quizzes.

3. Help assess written assignments.

4. Help prepare teaching materials.

5. Help design web-based listening exercises.

6. Carry out internet and library searches for supplementary materials.

7. Tabulate questionnaire responses given to students.


Requirement/Grading

評分相關規定



Attendance in classes is mandatory.  You are advised to take all quizzes for this course and participate in assigned activities.  A combination of attendance quiz marks/scores and class performance accounts for 60% of the final grade.  All compulsory assignments must be submitted to the teacher on or before the due dates.  Late assignments will be given a lower grade unless there is an acceptable explanation for their late submission.  In addition you are also required to take Midterm and Final Exam which account for 20% and 20% respectively.  Make-up exams may be held for the students with appropriate reasons but will have 20 full marks (20%) deducted from the mark awarded. 



Course Assessment



   Attendance                                                        10%



  Quizzes, class performance and assignments    50%



   Midterm Exam                                                 20%



   Final Exam                                                       20%



   (Note:  Students who are absent for more than 1/3 of total class hours without an appropriate reason are prohibited from taking the final exam and receive a mark of zero for the final exam.)



 



 



Criteria explained (or rubrics attached): These tasks will be marked according to the following criteria:















Reading Journal / Written Report



Group Project




  1. Idea development / content

  2. Organization

  3. Vocabulary / word choice

  4. Language use / grammar

  5. Mechanics: errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

  6. Appropriateness of selected materials



7.  Others: the format or layout of the writing, the completeness of the features and elements required



1-7 Same as Assignment 1



8. Group participation / shared responsibility / roles within group



    9. Creativity / Originality



10. Presentation mechanics (e.g. visual aids)



Textbook & Reference

Textbook: 



21st Century Reading



References:



1. Pathways 3

2. Explorations 1 & 2.

3. Contemporary Topics 1-3.

4. Select Readings.

5. Global Outlook.

6. Teacher’s Resources.


Urls about Course
Moodle 數位學習網http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/
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