SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorCHEN YA-LI
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
Course Objective
Course Description
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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 orientation



 



Self-introduction (new students)



-Class rules



-Moocs instruction



Lecture



HT: Classroom Rules, Syllabus



HW: Preview of Unit 1



3



4.5



2



Hopes and Dreams



*Topic Discussion



*Vocabulary & *Listening



*Speaking Task: I have a dream.



Lecture, Pair work



HW: Review Listening & Vocabulary



3



4.5



3



Hopes and Dreams



*Grammar: Continuous and perfect aspects



*TED Talks



*Speaking: Concession



Lecture, pair work, Group discussion HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



4



Reading the World



*Topic Discussion



*Vocabulary & *Listening



Lecture, Pair work



HW: Review Listening & Vocabulary



3



4.5



5



Reading the World



*Grammar: Narrative tenses and future in the past



*TED Talks



*Speaking: To make a long story short



Lecture, pair work, Group discussion HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



6



Pristine Places



*Topic Discussion



*Vocabulary & *Listening



Lecture, Pair work



HW: Review Listening & Vocabulary



3



4.5



7



Pristine Places



*Grammar: Third and mixed conditional sentences



*TED Talks



*Speaking: Making promises



Lecture, pair work, Group discussion HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



8



Review



*Suppl. IELTS Reading



*Writing Task 1



Lecture & Review



Writing: Afterthoughts for a movie/film



HW: Study Midterm Lessons



3



4.5



9



Midterm Exam



Unit 1 & 2 & 3



Written Test



3



4.5



10



Discovery



*Vocabulary: Exploration



*Listening



 



Lecture, Pair work



HW: Review Listening & Vocabulary



3



4.5



11



Discovery



*Grammar: Modals of deduction and Probability *Reading: Discovering the Past



Lecture, pair work, Group discussion HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



12



Discovery



*TED Talks



 



Group Presentations



3



4.5



13



Discovery



*Speaking: Describing benefits



*Writing: Hedging



Group Presentations



HW: Expressing your opinions



3



4.5



14



Global Citizens



*Vocabulary: Role Models



*Listening



Group Presentations



HW: Review Listening & Vocabulary



3



4.5



15



Global Citizens



*Grammar: Inversion



*Writing Task 2



Writing: Study Plan



Lecture, pair work, HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



16



Global Citizens



*Reading: Making a Difference



*Grammar: Cleft sentences



*Suppl. IELTS Reading



Deadline for YouTube



Recording



HW: Review Grammar Rules



3



4.5



17



Global Citizens



*TED Talks



*Speaking: Making a request/ Suggestion…



Lecture & Review



HW: Study Midterm



3



4.5



18



Final Exam



Unit 4 & 5



Written Exam



3



4.5



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

陳鎂琪 Mecy 103208025@nccu.edu.tw


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): 10-20%

    • Oral presentations and written assignments: 30-40%

    • Midterm and final exams: 40-50%

    • Others (e.g., in-class exercises/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



    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 mid-term and final exams. The mid-term exam is a written test, and the final exam contains a written test and a speaking test. The written tests include vocabulary/grammar questions, a listening/reading section, and 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.




Textbook & Reference

*REQUIRED TEXTBOOK



<Perspectives 4>, Amanda Jeffries, Daniel Barber etc., 2018 Published (東華書局代理)



*SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS



<NorthStar 4: Listening & Speaking> (4th Edition), Ferree & Sanabria, Pearson Education



(6th Edition), Jami Hanreddy & Elizabeth Whalley, McGrawHill



<IELTS to Success>, Eric Van Bemmel & Janina Tucker, Hawthorn English Language Centres


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