週
Week
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課程主題Topic
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課程內容與指定閱讀
Content and Reading Assignment
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教學活動與作業
Teaching Activities and Homework
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學習投入時間
Student workload expectation
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課堂講授
In-class Hours
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課程前後
Outside-of-class Hours
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1
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Course orientation
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Class rules; self-introduction; Moodle instruction
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Warm-up; Preview
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2
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2
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2
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Journalistic style
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Introduction to journalistic style
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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2
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3
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Unit 5 "Is Autism Underestimated?"
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What’s behind rising numbers in autism cases
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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4
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Unit 1 “You Have One Identity”
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How facebook has changed social connections and relationships
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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5
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Unit 2 “A Courtesy Campaign”
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How and whether inappropriate cell phone use should be regulated
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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6
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Holiday
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No class
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Preview unit 3
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0
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3
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7
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Unit 3 "Give Me My Place to Smoke"
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Rights of smokers versus non-smokers
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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8
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Unit 4 "What's Happening to Home?”
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The benefits and drawbacks of working at home
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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9
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Unit 6 "Medicine by the Minute"
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An alternative to the traditional medical system
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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5
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10
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Midterm exam
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Midterm exam
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Midterm exam
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2
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6
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11
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Unit 7 "Tying the Knot"
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Attitudes about when and when not to get married
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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4
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12
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Unit 7 "Tying the Knot"
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Attitudes about when and when not to get married
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Debate
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2
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4
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13
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Unit 10 "Is It Sculpture, or Is It Food?"
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Pros and cons of genetically-engineered food
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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14
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Unit 12: “Everybody Is an Above-Average Driver”
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People’s perceptions of their own driving; issues facing drivers today
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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15
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Unit 8 "A Contribution to Make the World a Better Place"
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Benefits and drawbacks of extreme wealth
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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16
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Unit 9 "No Deal on Whales"
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Reasons for whale hunting; issues in international waters
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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17
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Unit 11 "Preparing for Climate Change"
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Who should be responsible for the effects of climate change
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Listening strategies; in-class activities; group discussion; critical thinking activities; individual presentation
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2
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3
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18
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Final presentation
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Peer evaluation; group discussion
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In-class activities; group discussion
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2
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8
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