SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorJIN JIA XIN
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 The following schedule will be adjusted to accommodate the progress of the class.



 



































































































































































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



Adjusted holiday



No class



 



 



 



2



Course overview&introduction to academic presentation




  • Presentation skills and language




  • Watch MOOC Unit 4 video& complete quizzes



3



4.5



3



Academic presentation




  • Presentation skills and language



Watch MOOC Unit 5 video& complete quizzes



3



4.5



4



How to Analyze Non-verbal Communication



https://study.com/academy/practice/quiz-worksheet-analyzing-nonverbal-communication.html




  • Definition

  • Conscious and Unconscious

  • Facial Expressions

  • Body Language

  • Tone of Voice



 




  • Watch MOOC Unit 6 video& complete quizzes

  • Watch Study.com Lecture Video



3



4.5



5



Politically correct language




  • Political and Social Issues in Second Language Learning




  • Written assignment #1 (MOOC Unit 4, 5 or 6)



3



4.5



6



Tomb Sweeping Day



 



 



 



 



7



Crowdfunding




  • Business English Podcast News 31




  • Listening Quiz

  • Vocabulary Review

  • Vocabulary Quiz



3



4.5



8



Proposal Presentation #1




  • design a non-profit making (charity) project to post on FlyingV to successfully raise money




  • Group Presentations



3



4.5



9



NCCU Students Takes Action on Earth Day 2019







3



4.5



10



Mid-term exam




  • Written test



 



3



4.5



11



Proposal Presentation #2




  • design a project to post on Facebook to raise people’s environmental awareness




  • Group Presentations



3



4.5



12



University anniversary & Athletic contests



No class



 



 



 



13



Defining Happiness




  • Textbook Unit 4

  • Read World Happiness Report 2018




  • Unit 4 Exercises

  • Group Discuss: Choose top 3 activities you spend the most time doing as college students and at the age of 35/ Why you think they might improve the level of your happiness?

  • Written assignment # 2



Describe Statistic graphs



3



4.5



14



Entrepreneurs Find Success in ‘Bubble’ Tea




  • Textbook Unit 5

  • SWOT Analysis




  • Listen to an NPR report at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3809471

  • Listening Comprehension Questions

  • Select 2 prospective products to sell at the Department Week’s vendor’s stall. Use SWOT to analyze 2 products to decide on the more profitable one to sell on the Department Week.



3



4.5



15



Dragon Boat Festival



No class




  • Written assignment# 3



Earth Day Proposal



 



 



16



On the Road to Retail




  • Textbook Unit 6

  • Logistics and Environmental issues





3



4.5



17



Proposal Presentation #3



As a business consultant you propose solutions to help the company improve its distribution system



Group Presentations



3



4.5



18



Final exam



Written Exam



 



 



 




Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

1. Make copies of handouts.



2. Grade quizzes.



3. Register quiz points.



4. Convert and edit files


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: 20%

  • Others (e.g., in-class exercises/quizzes): 30%



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

Prepared by the instructor


Urls about Course
https://www.dropbox.com/home/2017%20Fall%20CE?preview=CE+I+Workbook.docx
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