Semester	Spring Semester, 2018
Department	General Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course Name	College English III : Oral Training & Reading
Instructor
Credit	2.0
Course Type	Selectively
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Course requirements

Attend the lectures regularly

Preview assigned readings in advance

Participate actively in class discussions

Take turn leading discussions on the assigned readings

Submit assignments or homework on time [Late work will NOT be accepted]

Take the mid-term and final exams according to the dates arranged by the instructor; no make-up exams are to be given.

Take the responsibility of checking emails and following Moodle platform regularly for updates, resources and announcements.

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
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	課堂講授 In-class Hours	課程前後 Outside-of-class Hours
1	Course orientation	-Self-introduction -Class rule discussion -Moodle instruction	Lecture, discussion HW: Reading The Report Card	2	3
2	Slang and language change	Unit 1 Slang and language change	Lecture, class discussion HW: Reading The Report Card	2	3
3	Genius kids	Unit 2 The genius within	Lecture, discussion,	2	3
4	Genius kids	Novel Discussion: The Report Card	Novel discussion HW: 1^st pair discussion (audio) Prepare quiz (Units 1-2)	2	3
5	Online communities	Unit 3 Online Communities Quiz Unit 1-2	Quiz, lecture, group discussion, video	2	3
6	Review	No class	HW: 2^nd pair discussion (audio)	2	3
7	Memory	Unit 5 Memory	HW: Review Unit 1-3, 5	2	3
8	Review	Consolidation Units1-3, 5: unit presentations (BYOD)	In-class preparation and individual speech (video recording) HW: Preparing Quiz Reading novel The Giver	2	3
9	Review Quiz	Quiz Units 3, 5 Bring The Giver for reading	Test and sustained silent reading HW: Reading novel The Giver	2	3
10	Memory	Novel project (1): The Giver (Film)	Film watching; short discussion HW: Finish reading novel The Giver	2	3
11	Memory	Novel project (2): Class activity	Group discussion Preparation and group competition regarding story details	2	3
12	Memory	Novel project (3): Discussion of major themes in the novel	Group and class discussion HW: Written report including (1) 1-page reading reflection and (2) group writing	2	4
13	Surveillance	Unit 8 Big Brother and the surveillance society	Lecture, video, extended readings and research after class Pair discussion, class discussion HW: Read Novel 1984 (Chinese version) and upload a 2-page written book report on the topic	2	3
14	Aging	Unit 11 The fountain of Youth	Lecture, video, extended readings and research after class HW: (1) Prepare quiz; (2) After-class novel research and novel reading; prepare a short presentation to introduce your novel on week 17	2	4
15	Aging	Quiz Units 8, 11 Group writing: Create a story relating to the topic of ‘aging’	Group discussion and writing HW: Complete the original story with 4-5 illustrations/pictures to make a mini novel of your group	2	4
16	Aging	Group presentation on the original story	Group presentation and discussion HW: prepare for final individual presentation on book recommendation	2	3
17	Formal presentation	Individual presentation (novel introduction on posters) Week 1	Individual presentation	2	3
18	Wrap up	Final Presentation Week 2	Individual presentation	2	3

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

TA job description:

The job would include giving and grading quizzes and assignments, classroom assistance and monitoring, researching online information, maintaining class website, notifying students course information, reading materials and giving feedback, taking attendance and so on.

Requirement/Grading

Attention:

(1) Read novels in your own free time; divide a novel into several parts and commit to reading regularly. (2) Mobile use and lack of class materials including textbook, novels, handouts will cost 2 points each time. (3) Include info source (URL) for each piece of information used (articles/websites). (4) All works must be typed and provided in electronic forms. They should also be uploaded to the given websites for records. (5) Active extra learning max. 5% [Provide evidence of your active learning of English to earn your extra points.]

The class will be conducted entirely in English. The course employs a blended learning framework (face-to-face format) of foreign language learning experience (constructed through a series of individual and group tasks), which supports students’ personal learning goals and efforts. It engages students in active reading and speaking, with a minor portion of listening and writing, of materials about academic and cultural topics, and thus, prepare them for active interaction with others (and foreigners) and creative production of works in both oral and written forms.

Attendance	10%	[3 points for the 1^st and 2^nd absence, 4 points for the 3^rd.]
Class participation	5%	Ora [participation, sign in the notebook provided]
Pair discussions	20%	[10% each; pair discussion; Think of a question or ask a question and discuss, record and upload]
Unit consolidation (W7)	5%	[30-minute discussion on assigned unit and 3-minutes oral presentation including class material summary and related issues] *Bring your own laptop for ppt production
Quiz	20%	[Vocabulary Ch1-2, 3&5, 8&11, choose better two out of three]
Unit 5 report	10%	[Individual written report, including (1) 1-page reading reflection (very short summary + personal feedback) and (2) group writing on the assigned topic, which will be given in class]
Unit 8 report	10%	[Upload a 2-page written report on the topic, including at least three subsections of your own choice in the report]
Unit 11 report	10%	[Mini novel project. The length and the quality of the content do matter very much. I read everyone’s work. Do not copy and paste from other resources.]
Final oral Poster Presentation	10%	[Individual presentation on recommending a novel related to the issue of ‘aging’]

Textbook & Reference

Textbook: David Beglar and Neil Murray. 2009. Contemporary Topics 3 – 21^st Century Skills for Academic Success (4^th Edition). Pearson Longman.

Novels: The Report Card, The Giver, 1984, The Time Keeper

References: Supplementary materials are provided throughout the semester. Several articles from two English magazines published recently (Know it All by EZ TALK and CNN 互動英語200期特刊總編輯精選必讀) will be used.

English-English dictionaries are highly recommended.

Urls about Course

Textbook: www.MyEnglishLab.com/Register YouTube: www.youtube.com VoiceTube https://tw.voicetube.com Moodle website (via iNCCU)

Attachment

106_2_ classroom_rules.pdf