SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentProgram(undergraduate level)
Course NameEnglish Elective:Reading & Oral Training（ETP）
InstructorMAO PEI-CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
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 Orientation

 

 

3

4.5

2

Fear: Coronavirus Panic: How To Keep Anxiety In Check When Fear Dials Up (Forbes)

handouts

 

3

4.5

3

Fear

handouts

 

3

4.5

4

Health: Is Coffee healthy? (CNN)

handouts

 

3

4.5

5

Health

handouts

Assigned Reading (Health):



Avoid these five risk factors and live longer, study says (CNN)



 

3

4.5

6

Technology: Competing in the Age of AI (Harvard Business Review)



handouts

 



 

3

4.5

7

Technology



handouts

 

3

4.5

8

Presentation Skills &



Review

handouts

Assigned Reading (Environment):



Can rationing carbon help fight climate change? (BBC)



 

3

4.5

9

Individual Presentation (Article Sharing)

 

 

3

4.5

10

Migration: To make the world richer, let people move (The Economist)



 

handouts

 

3

4.5

11

Migration

handouts

Assigned Reading



(Culture and Media): How BTS Is Taking Over the World (TIME)



 



Individual Presentation

3

4.5

12

Management: Five Steps to Better Negotiating



(Standard Graduate School of Business)

handouts

 



Individual Presentation

3

4.5

13

Management

handouts

Assigned Reading



(Workplace):



How to Debate Ideas Productively at Work



(Harvard Business Review)



 



Individual Presentation

3

4.5

14

Marketing &Advertising:



The Best Super Bowl Ads: Experts Explain Which Are Touchdowns And Why (Forbes)

handouts

Individual Presentation

3

4.5

15

Marketing &Advertising

handouts

Individual Presentation

3

4.5

16

Group Presentation

 

 

3

4.5

17

Final Exam

Written/



Speaking

 

3

4.5

18

Final Exam

 

 

3

4.5

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

  • In-class activities 30%

  • Selected Articles Sharing 20%

  • Final Exam 30%

  • Group presentation 20%



 



Participation



Students are expected to arrive at the class on time. Roll calls are taken regularly and active class participation is highly valued.



In-class Activities



Periodically throughout the semester, speaking/listening/reading exercises will be given in class. These exercises can NOT be made up.



Oral presentations



You will give an individual presentation and a group presentation during the semester. You will research and present your view on a given topic. The presentation should be 5 minutes for each student. More details will be provided in class.



Examinations



All materials, including the readings, handouts, and information provided in class will potentially be included on the final exam. The final exam includes a written test and a speaking test. The speaking test requires you to answer a number of questions, each question for 1~2 minutes. The instructor will evaluate your ability to respond to the questions appropriately and fluently. No make-up exams will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.


Textbook & Reference

Handouts will be given in class.



 



Website References



Adams, R.L. (2019, Jan. 15). 15 Time Management Tips for Achieving Your Goals. Retrieved from https://www.entrepreneur.com



Bloomberg News. (2019, Jan. 24). China's Generation Z Teens Spend More and Worry Less Than You Do. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com



Bruner, R. (2018, Oct. 10). How BTS Is Taking Over the World. Retrieved from https://time.com/



Elliott, C. (2019, Jan. 22). These New Clothes Will Keep You Safe And Stylish On The Road. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com



Guest, R. (2019, November. 14). Migration To make the world richer, let people move. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com



Iansiti, Marco. (2020, Jan.). Competing in the Age of AI. Retrieved from https://hbr.org



Mejia, Z. (2018, May 11). Jeff Bezos is the world's most powerful CEO—here's how he got there. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com



LaMotte, S. (2020, Jan 8). Avoid these five risk factors and live longer, study says. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com



 



MacBride, E. (2015, July 16). Margaret Neale: Five Steps to Better Negotiating. Retrieved from https://www.gsb.stanford.edu



Newport, Cal. (2019, Jan. 25). Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/



Snow, S. (2019, Jan. 17). How to Debate Ideas Productively at Work. Retrieved from https://hbr.org



Swain, F. (2020, Feb. 18). Can rationing carbon help fight climate change? Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com



Whitler, K. (2018, Jan. 21). The Best Super Bowl Ads: Experts Explain Which Are Touchdowns And Why. Retrieved from https: https://www.forbes.com



 



Websites:



BBC News



CNN News



Bloomberg Businessweek



Forbes



Harvard Business Review



The New York Times



The Economist



The Wall Street Journal


Urls about Course
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