週次
Week |
課程主題
Course Theme |
課程內容與指定閱讀
Content and Reading Assignment |
教學活動與作業
Activities and Homework |
學習投入時數
Estimated time devoted to coursework per week |
課堂講授
Lecture Hours |
課程前後
Preparation Time |
1 |
Introduction & Orientation |
- Business partners
- Gender differences
|
Writing an E-mail to your teacher |
3 |
4.5 |
2 |
[Conversation]
Men and women's conversation styles;
Eavesdropping |
- Life on Mars/Venus
- Opening conversations
|
Writing a self-help tip sheet |
3 |
4.5 |
3 |
[Taste]
Food;
Restaurant reviews;
Good taste |
- Review:
Le Palmier - Agreeing & Disagreeing
|
Writing a letter of complaint
|
3 |
4.5 |
4 |
[City]
Cities of the world;
City attractions;
Dangers in the city |
- Four guidebook extracts
- Leicester Square
|
Writing a short article |
3 |
4.5 |
5 |
[Story]
Biographies;
Stories;
Deception;
Humor |
- Michael Jackson
- Humor across frontiers
|
Writing a review |
3 |
4.5 |
6 |
[Bargain]
Spending habits;
Economizing;
Bargaining and haggling |
- Are you a savvy spender?
- How I lived on $1 a day for a year
|
Writing a news story |
3 |
4.5 |
7 |
[Mind]
The brain;
Brain power;
The senses;
Pet psychology |
- Article about brain training
- Calculate your brain power
|
Writing an informal email offering advice |
3 |
4.5 |
8 |
Group Presentation 1 |
- Presentations
- Q&A Training
|
Peer Reviewing |
3 |
5 |
9 |
[Digital]
Call phones;
Innovations in technology;
Scientific breakthroughs |
- The future of cell phones
- Teleportation and force fields
|
Writing a discursive essay |
3 |
4.5 |
10 |
[The law]
Crime and punishment;
Legal cases;
Newspaper reports |
- Courtroom blunders
- A real-life legal anecdote
|
Writing a short report |
3 |
4.5 |
11 |
[Night]
Energy patterns;
Staying up;
Northern Lights |
- Are you an early bird or a night owl?
- How well do you sleep?
|
Writing a essay |
3 |
4.5 |
12 |
Group Presentation 2 |
- Presentations
- Q&A Training
|
Peer Reviewing |
3 |
5 |
13 |
[Footprints]
Carbon/Ecological footprint;
Ancient footprints;
Barefoot hiking;
Shoes |
- Man's earliest footprints may be lost forever
- What your footwear says about you
|
Writing an email recommending places to visit |
3 |
4.5 |
14 |
[Words]
New words in English;
The written word;
English spelling and pronunciation |
- The writer's block
- Getting your point across
|
Writing a cover letter |
3 |
4.5 |
15 |
[Conscience]
Giving money to charity;
The Homeless;
World Cup;
Guilty feelings |
- The Homeless World Cup
- Ever had that guilty feeling?
|
Writing a promotional flier |
3 |
4.5 |
16 |
SPEAKING TEST |
- Delivering a speech
- Responding to a speech
|
Listening & Speaking |
3 |
5 |
17 |
WRITTING TEST |
- Topic writing
- Replying to an article
|
Reading & Writing |
3 |
5 |
18 |
No class on 1/18 |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
0 |
0 |