Semester	Fall Semester, 2018
Department	Schedule of College of Commerce Elective Courses for Commerce Students
Course Name	Writing and Oral Training I
Instructor	YANG CHIEN-WEI
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Weekly Session	Topic	Preview/Task/Project Progress
1st	Introduction and Learning Resources on Campus and the Net	1. Prw. handout 1 2. Finding resources on campus
2^nd	Signs and Character I; Pronunciation Drill I	1. Prw. handout 2 2. Researching celebrities
3rd	Signs and Character II; Smartphone Addiction I	1. Observing my smartphone use 2. Discussion questions
4^th	Smartphone Addiction II; team-building	1. Prw. handout 3
5^th	Pronunciation Drill II; Recitation Skills	Recitation preparation
6^th	*Individual recitation & Feedback Pronunciation Drill III	1.Team-building & questionnaire design 2. Prw. handout 4
7th	Questionnaire Discussion; Oral Presentation Skills I	1. Discussion questions 2. Conducting survey and preparing for the team survey presentation
8^th	Team Survey Presentation: Smartphone Addiction across Continents & Feedback; Confirmation of the Individual Presentation Topic	Individual oral presentation preparation
9th	Mid-term Week Cultural Literacy: A Case Study Writing Steps: Topic Sentence and Format	Response paragraph 1: cross-cultural marriage
10^th	Individual Oral Presentation: My Favorite Group I	Peer Feedback
11^th	Individual Oral Presentation: My Favorite Group I	Peer Feedback Prw. Handout 5 & Discussion Questions
12th	Working Holiday: roundtable discussion Pronunciation Drill IV	Research: how successful people spend their college life?
13th	Paragraph: Structure and Elements	Reading & Discussion Questions
14th	Paragraph Sample Discussion My Golden Age: College life Pronunciation Drill V	Interview: what do my seniors do?
15^th	Sharing and Discussion: What Do my Seniors Do?; Team-building & Brainstorming for the Final Project (FP)	1. Response paragraph: Hello! Me in Three Years 2. Screenplay of the micro film
16th	Screenplay Discussion; Project Requirements Setting up the Premiere Organizing Committee	1. Revising the screenplay 2. Preparing for shooting
17th	Shooting and Producing Micro Film	Micro film preparation
18th	Final Week Micro Film Premiere	1. Submitting the film 2. Voting for and commenting on your Favorite micro films

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

To be confirmed.

Requirement/Grading

Grading:

Attendance: 10%

Class Participation: 25%

Mid-term and Final Tasks: 35%

Other Tasks: 30%

* Bonus Grades: 5-12%

Rubrics:

A+	Fluent in speech; effective stressing and natural intonations; proper pronunciation; a clear focus and complete structure of the content; full application of the skills introduced; proper standing posture and use of hand gestures
A	Almost fluent in speech; attempted stressing and natural intonations; proper pronunciation of most of the words; a clear focus and complete structure of the content; use of the skills introduced; proper standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures
B+	Near fluent in speech with breaks; lack of obvious stressing and in sufficient variations in intonations; proper pronunciation of most of the words; lack of a focus in content; use of the skills introduced; infirm standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures
B-	Lack of fluency; lack of obvious stressing and in sufficient variations in intonations; mispronunciations of key words; lack of a focus in content; lack of application of skills; infirm standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures
C	Failure to reach expected performance in every aspect; improved performance required

Textbook & Reference

Course materials will be prepared by the instructor.

Urls about Course

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