SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English I
InstructorSHEN CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
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 (Ø)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

1-9/21

Course overview & Pre-course test

? Introduction to the course



? Grouping

  • Watch Orientation video

  • Pre-course Test



ØPreview Unit 1

3

5

2-9/28

sChildhood 1



sMOOC unit 1-1    Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions



 

? Unit 1-1 & 1-2, pp. 6-9



?MOOCreading

  • Exercises in Unit 1



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme



Ø MOOC Video & Reading



3

5

3-10/5

sChildhood 2



sMOOC unit 1-2    Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions



sWriting Workshop1: Summary?



? Unit 1-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 10-15



?MOOC reading

  • Exercises in Unit 1



Ø Assignment_writing: An



important event /?Write a



summary of reading and



listening content



Ø Preview Unit 2

3

5

4-10/12

sSelf 1



 

? Unit 2-1 & 2-2



pp. 16-19



 

  • Quiz: Unit 1

  • Exercises in Unit 2



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme

3

5

5-10/19

sSelf 2



sWritingWorkshop 2: e-mail/letter ?



 

? Unit 2-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 20-25

  • Exercises in Unit 2

  • Assignment_writing: A cover letter/? a formal e-mail

  • Preview Unit 3

3

5

6-



10/26

sLanguage &



Literature 1



 

? Unit 3-1 & 3-2



pp. 26-29



 

  • Quiz: Unit 2

  • Exercises in Unit 3



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme

3

5

7-



11/2

sLanguage &



Literature 2



sWriting Workshop



3: description?



 

? Unit 3-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 30-35

  • Exercises in Unit 3



Ø Assignment_writing: ?Depict an experience and describe objects

3

5

8-



11/9

sWriting workshop 4: paragraph writing ? & sSpeaking workshop : presentation skills



 

Customized materials




  • Quiz: Unit 3

  • Assignment_writing: ?one paragraph writing

  • TED Talks to watch, listen, discuss and write.



ØEssay Task on the Talk



3

5

9-11/16

Mid-term Exam

Exam

Study materials unit 1-3



Preview Unit 4

3

 

10-11/23

sWorld 1



sMOOC unit 6-1



Globalization l

? Unit 4-1 & 4-2



pp. 36-39



? MOOC reading

  • Exercises in Unit 4



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme



Ø MOOC Video & Reading



3

5

11-11/30

sWorld 2



sMOOC unit 6-2



Globalization l

? Unit 4-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 40-45



? MOOC reading

  • Exercises in Unit 4



Ø Assignment_writing:



Caption writing (description)



Ø Preview Unit 5

3

5

12-12/7

sConcepts of space 1



sMOOC unit 5-1



Education

? Unit 5-1 & 5-2



pp. 46-49



? MOOC reading

  • Quiz: Unit 4

  • Exercises in Unit 5



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme



Ø MOOC Video & Reading



3

5

13-12/14

sConcepts of space 2



sMOOC unit 5-2



Education

? Unit 5-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 50-55



? MOOC reading

  • Exercises in Unit 5



Ø Assignment_writing: Report



Ø Preview Unit 6

3

5

14-12/21

sAppearances 1

? Unit 6-1 & 6-2



pp. 56-59



 

  • Quiz: Unit 5

  • Exercises in Unit 6



Ø Assignment_Group



research: Cross culture theme



3

5

15-12/28

sAppearances 2



sWriting workshop 5: statistical data and diagrams?

? Unit 6-3 & Theme Explore



pp. 60-65

  • Exercises in Unit 5



Ø Assignment_writing: 



    Report/?Describe statistical data and diagrams

3

5

16-1/4

Group Presentations



 

Group Presentations



 

Group Presentations

3

5

17-1/11

Final exam

Exam

Study materials Unit 4-6 + 2-min monologue

3

 

18

Winter Break



begins

 

 

 


 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Class time will be devoted to activities that allow you to practice and interact in English. To successfully complete the course, you must prepare the assigned homework prior to class and, while in class actively participate in class discussions and pair/group work. Your final grades are determined by the following course components:




  • Participation (including attendance, effort on speaking in class, and homework): 20%

  • Oral presentations and written assignments: 30%

  • Midterm and final exams: 40%

  • Others – unit review quizzes: 10%



 



Participation



Your participation grade will be based on your attendance, homework preparation, and the contribution you make to the learning experience of others. Contribution includes your in-class questions to the instructor, insights and comments regarding class content, answers to the instructor’s questions, and reactions to other students’ contributions.



In-class exercises/quizzes



Every textbook unit will have a review quiz the following week to ensure the learning of the contents.



Oral presentations



You will give two individual oral reports and 4 group presentations during the semester. For the individual report, you will have a 2-minute monologue on issues from the textbook. For the group presentation, you and 6 other students will research on the topic of each unit. The presentation should be approximately 8 minutes, followed by a 2-minute Q and A. For each presentation, the group shall provide a written report. More details will be provided in class.



 



Written assignments



There will be four writing tasks of the textbook units and 2 about TED Talks. Three of the writings will be related with three assigned MOOC units. In each task, you shall be able to follow the instruction of the task. Your papers should show you have completed and thought seriously and critically about the readings and videos provided for you. The grading rubric for the written assignments is available on the class website.



 



Examinations




  • Unit Quizzes: There will be review quizzes after each unit completed. Each review quiz checks your knowledge of the key language areas taught in the unit and practice the reading and listening skills from the unit.

  • Midterm & Final Exam: All four skills, listening, reading, writing and speaking, will be assessed. The exams are in the form from general language testing systems containing all four skills of general language proficiency. The speaking test will be conducted in the form of a one-to-one interview and will be recorded. You will need to talk about the topic for 2 minutes, after which the teacher will ask questions relating to the theme. The grading rubric for the speaking test is available on the class website.



No make-up exams will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.


Textbook & Reference









  • Textbook : English Unlimited C1, Cambridge University Press (2011)

  • Supplementary materials (TED Talks): To be distributed in class.

  • Resources:



(1) VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com



(3) BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish



(4) TED talks: https://www.ted.com/talks



 


Urls about Course
? MOOC: http://moocs.nccu.edu.tw/course/52/ ? MOOC: http://moocs.nccu.edu.tw/course/52/introduction/
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