SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English I
InstructorKUO HSIAO JUNG
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 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



Course overview & email writing



Writing exercise: Writing an email to your professor



Class rules; Self-introduction; Moodle instruction



3



4.5



2



Unit 1 “Why Explore?"



1A: The Urge to Explore



Lecturing; Group discussion; Reading strategies; Critical thinking activities



3



4.5



3



Unit 1 “Why Explore?"



1B: Why We Need the Explorers



Listening strategies; Group discussion; Synthesizing activities; Preparation for unit project and quiz



3



4.5



4



Unit 1 project; Quiz;



Cultural unit 1



Unit project presentation;



Hofstede’s cultural dimensions



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



5



Unit 2 “Success and Failure“



2A: A School in the Cloud



Lecturing; Group discussion; Reading strategies; Critical thinking activities



3



4.5



6



Unit 2 “Success and Failure“



2B: How to Learn?



Listening strategies; Group discussion; Synthesizing activities; Preparation for unit project and quiz



3



4.5



7



Unit 2 project; Quiz;



Cultural topic 2



Unit project presentation; Stereotypes



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



8



Unit 3 “Power Shifts"



3A: Driving Change



Lecturing; Group discussion; Reading strategies; Critical thinking activities



3



4.5



9



Unit 3 “Power Shifts"



3B: Why We Have Too Few Female Leaders



Listening strategies; Group discussion; Synthesizing activities; Preparation for unit project and quiz



3



4.5



10



Unit 3 project; Quiz;



Cultural topic 3



Unit project presentation; Education



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



11



Unit 5 “Hope and Equality”



5A: Living on a Dollar a Day



Lecturing; Group discussion; Reading strategies; Critical thinking activities



3



4.5



12



Unit 5 “Hope and Equality”



5B: The Good News on Poverty



Listening strategies; Group discussion; Synthesizing activities; Preparation for unit project and quiz



3



4.5



13



Unit 5 project; Quiz;



Unit project presentation;



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



14



Unit 4 “Creative Sparks"



4A: Sparking Wonder and Possibilities



Lecturing; Group discussion; Reading strategies; Critical thinking activities



3



4.5



15



Unit 4 “Creative Sparks"



4B: The Mystery Box



Listening strategies; Group discussion; Synthesizing activities; Preparation for quiz



3



4.5



16



Opinion writing



Opinion writing



Lecturing; Group discussion; Writing strategies



3



4.5



17



Review



Preparation for final project



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



18



Final project



Peer evaluation; group discussion



In-class activities; Group discussion



3



4.5



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

NA


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:




  • Attendance & Participation: 20%

  • Quizzes: 10%

  • Unit project: 20%

  • Oral presentations & Written assignments: 30%

  • Final project: 20%



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



Periodically throughout the semester, writing/listening exercises and pop quizzes will be given in class. These exercises and quizzes can NOT be made up.



Oral presentations



You will give an individual oral report and a group presentation during the semester. For the individual report, you will tell a 3-minute personal anecdote. For the group presentation, you and three other students will report on a current event. The presentation should be approximately 15 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion. Each group should meet with the instructor two weeks prior to their presentation to discuss their topic and present their outline. Following the presentation, they will submit a group written report. More details will be provided in class.



 



Written assignments



In addition to the periodic in-class and take-home writing exercises, there will be three written assignments based on the online learning materials for the course. In each assignment, you will respond to the writing prompts regarding a cross-cultural issue. Your papers should show you have completed and thought seriously and critically about the readings and videos provided for you. You are also encouraged to research the topic and cite your sources. The grading rubric for the written assignments is available on the class website.



 



Examinations



All materials, including the readings, handouts, and information provided in class will potentially be included on the final exam. The final exam contains a written test and a speaking test. The written test includes short writing tasks. The speaking test requires you to answer two or more questions, each question for two minutes. The instructor will evaluate your ability to respond to the questions appropriately and to speak for an extended period of time without hesitation, deviation or repetition. 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.



 



Final project



Throughout the semester, you will work on a group project related to topics covered in class. The group project requires you to apply what you have learned. You will need to conduct thorough survey, in-depth research, data analysis, and critical thinking skills to analyze social phenomena that concern you. More details will be provided in class.


Textbook & Reference

The textbook and materials listed below are for example only.




  • 21st Century Reading 4 Laurie Blass; Jessica Williams. 2016. Cengage.

  • Supplementary readings: To be distributed in class.

  • Study materials:

    1. Dimensions of national culture [Reading]





http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html






    1. Country comparison [Reading]





http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html






    1. Applications of national culture [Reading]





http://geert-hofstede.com/applications.html






    1. Hofstede's six cultural dimensions [6 videos]



    2. Host Chris Rock rapped over Asian-American 'joke' [Video]

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9tgjD1B2EA

    3. Chris Rock criticized after Asian joke at Oscars [Video]

      https://youtu.be/0yW1cYWvTMQ

    4. People Aren’t Happy With Chris Rock’s Asian Joke At The Academy Awards [Reading]

      http://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/people-are-unhappy-with-all-the-asian-





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    1. Donald Trump vs Barack Obama: Talking About Women [Video]

      https://youtu.be/V9hhOWGxxmw

    2. The Origins of Stereotypes [Reading]

      http://aps.psychologicalscience.org/convention/program_2014/search/viewProgram.cfm?





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    1. Stereotypes and Prejudices

      http://remember.org/guide/history-root-stereotypes

    2. College Classroom Culture [5 Videos]









    1. Formal and informal classroom culture in the U.S. [2 videos]










    1. A Conversation with Chinese and American Students [Video]

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX_7NuOWYMk

    2. How Do American, Chinese and French Students Characterize their Teachers’ Communication? [Reading]

      http://www.immi.se/intercultural/nr38/brassier.html





 




  • Resources:



VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com



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



TED talks: https://www.ted.com/talks


Urls about Course
? Moodle: http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/ ? MOOC: http://moocs.nccu.edu.tw/course/52/ ? http://ngl.cengage.com/21centuryreading/student/
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