Semester	Spring Semester, 2020
Department	Selective courses of undergraduate level,College of Commerce
Course Name	Writing and Oral Training II
Instructor	KWONG WAI-KEI
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Tentative Schedule: (subject to change according to students' progress)

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
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	課堂講授 In-class Hours	課程前後 Outside-of-class Hours
1	(Happy 228!)	Grant Us Peace	Grant Us Peace	0	0
2	Socializing in English; Can You Still Speak English?	Socializing in English; Vocal Warm Up	Speaking Activities	3	1
3	Let’s Go Shopping; Use of Phrasal Verbs	Shopping Phrases; Phrasal Verbs	Shopping Phrases; Phrasal Verbs	3	3
4	Review of Paragraph Writing	Paragraph Writing: Structure & Organization	Essence of Paragraph Writing	3	3
5	“Write Like You Write”	Written Expressions vs. Colloquial Expressions	Writing =/= Speaking	3	3
6	(Happy Children’s Day)	Be a Child Again	Be a Child Again	0	2
7	Comparison & Contrast Paragraph; 20somethings, huh?	Comparison & Contrast: What & How & Why	Paragraph Writing	3	3
8	ETP Game Show #1; Comparison & Contrast	Comparison & Contras	Speaking Activities; Writing Skill Practice	3	3
9	ETP-wikiHow #1; Be An Entrepreneur	Contemporary Topic	Any Ideas?	3	3
10	Writing Coaching	One-on-One Writing Coaching	One-on-One Writing Coaching	3	3
11	ETP Game Show #2; Surprise for Mom	Haiku	Speaking Activities; Sensory Language	3	3
12	ETP-wikiHow #2; Opinion Paragraph	What’s Your Opinion?	Speaking Activities; Paragraph Writing	3	3
13	ETP Game Show #3; Imagined Situations	It Didn’t Happen; It Will Not Happen	Speaking Activities; Writing Activities	3	3
14	ETP-wikiHow #3; Food Idioms	What Are You Hungry For?	Speaking Activities; Writing Skills	3	3
15	Soft Sell; Boosting Creativity	Humor in Soft Sell; Rebus Puzzles	Speaking Activities	3	3
16	ETP Department Store	Phrasal Verbs; Bargaining and Selling	It’s Shopping Time	3	3
17	~ Individual Speech Coaching ~	Meeting with the Instructor	Meeting with the Instructor	3	3

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

100% of English is used for all instructor's lectures and in-class activities. Students are expected to take an active role in all class activities to maximize their learning opportunities. A student-centered approach will be adopted to allow students to make full use of class time to achieve their English-learning goals and the course learning objectives.

Students should attend all classes and come to class on time and prepared. Attendance is taken seriously. No make-up assignments or exams are allowed. Late homework will NOT be accepted. Students who need to be absent or late for class should notify the instructor with a legitimate excuse via email at least 2 days in advance.

6% Attendance

6% Participation

32% In-class Activities & Quizzes

30% Assignments

18% ETP Game Show/ETP-wikiHow

8% ETP Department Store

Students missing 3 or more classes will receive a failing grade for the course. Students who fail to complete the ETP* activities are not allowed to pass the course.

Cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed to be used in class unless given permission by the instructor to do so. Failure to abide by this class rule will result in automatic failure for the course.

Textbook & Reference

Supplementary materials will be provided.

Urls about Course

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