Semester	Spring Semester, 2020
Department	Foreign Language Center
Course Name	English Elective: Academic Listening & Speaking
Instructor
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
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
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	Course Introduction & Orientation	Pre-coursework evaluation Lecture listening	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities	3	4.5
2	Note-Taking Basics & Presentation skills	§ Presentation and Discussion § Lecture listening and note-taking	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Unit 1 Connect to the topic & Build your vocabulary	3	4.5
3	Urban Challenges	§ TED Talk: Who Votes for New Words? You do. § Unit 1 Urban Challenges § Topic, vocabulary and Sequence markers to Organize your Notes § Lecture listening and note-taking	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: The main lecture & assigned task	3	4.5
4	Urban Challenges	§ Unit 1 Urban challenges § Group discussion Video § Lecture listening and discussion	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Preparing for the 1^st presentation	3	4.5
5	Urban Challenges & Protecting the Wild	§ The 1^st Presentation § Unit 2 Protecting the Wild § Topic, vocabulary and Key Terms and Definitions	Presentation & Teacher’s feedback Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Assigned task	3	4.5
6	Pretecting the Wild	§ Unit 2 Protecting the Wild Lecture listening and note-taking § Group discussion Video	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Doing research on social networking and preparing information	3	4.5
7	Protecting the Wild	Sharing information & Group Discussion	Watching video, lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Preparing for the 2^nd presentation	3	4.5
8	Beauty and Appearance	§ The 2^nd Presentation § Unit 3 Beauty and Appearance § Topic, vocabulary and Key Terms and Definitions	Presentation & Teacher’s feedback Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Assigned task	3	4.5
9	Beauty and Appearance	§ Unit 3 Beauty and Appearance Lecture listening and note-taking § Group discussion Video	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Preparing for the midterm exam	3	4.5
10	Mid-term exam	Taking the midterm exam Explaining Final Project	Midterm exam Homework: Worksheet of the final project	3	4.5
11	Going Global	Unit 4 Going Global § Topic, vocabulary and Sequence markers to Organize your Notes § Lecture listening and note-taking	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: The main lecture & assigned task	3	4.5
12	Going Global	Unit 4 Going Global § Group discussion Video § Lecture listening and discussion	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Unit 6 Connect to the topic & Build your vocabulary	3	4.5
13	Tradition and Progress	§ Unit 6 Tradtion and Progress § Topic, vocabulary and Sequence markers to Organize your Notes § Lecture listening and note-taking	Watching video, lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Preparing for the 3^rd presentation	3	4.5
14	Tradition and Progress	§ Unit 6 Tradition and Progress § Group discussion Video § Lecture listening and discussion	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Worksheet of the final project	3	4.5
15	Money in Our Lives	§ The 3^rd Presentation § Unit 7 Money in Our Lives § Topic, vocabulary and Sequence markers to Organize your Notes	Presentation & Teacher’s feedback Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Assigned tasks	3	4.5
16	Money in Our Lives	§ Unit 7 Money in Our Lives § Lecture listening and note-taking § Group discussion Video	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Preparing for the final exam	3	4.5
17	Supplementary Matrrials	Lecture listening and discussion Preparing for the final project	Lecturing, group discussion and in-class activities Homework: Completing the final project	3	4.5
18	Final Project	§ Presenting the final project		3	4.5

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Help prepare teaching materials.

Help grade tests and homework.

Requirement/Grading

To successfully complete the course, you must take all quizzes and participate in assigned activities. Your final grades are determined by the following course components:

? Attendance & class performance: 20%

? Quizzes and in-class exercises (listening & note-taking tests): 30%

? Assignments (informative talks, on-line feedback and note-taking practice): 15%

? Group presentations: 15%

? Final exam (Listening, note-taking and speaking tests): 20%

ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY & ASSIGNMENT POLICIES

Attendance is mandatory. Students who are absent for more than 1/3 of total class hours without an appropriate reason are prohibited from taking the final exam and receive a mark of zero for the final exam. All required assignments must be submitted to the instructor on or before the due dates. Late assignments will be given a lower grade unless there is an acceptable explanation for their late submission. Make-up exams for the mid-term and final exams may be held for the students with appropriate reasons but will have 20 full points (20%) deducted from the grade awarded.

ASSIGNMENTS & EXAMINATIONS

Quizzes/In-class exercises

At regular times throughout the semester, lecture-listening and note-taking exercises and pop quizzes will be given in class. These exercises and quizzes CANNOT be made up. See the attachment for the grading rubric for note-taking exercises.

Assignments

Throughout the semester, you will give three or four talks on a topic discussed in class and post your peer feedback on the course platform. Each informative talk on the academic field will focus on a relevant subtopic of your choice, last five minutes, and include PowerPoint slides. Before or after the class, you need to upload the slides and then give your online feedback on your partners’ talks after this activity. Also, some listening and note-taking tasks, based on the lectures provided in the e-learning course (WM5), will be assigned to you in advance, followed by a class discussion or an opinion-sharing session. More details will be provided in class.

Group presentations

You will give one group presentation during the midterm week. For the group presentation, each group will report on a subject-matter topic containing numbers and statistics. The presentation should last approximately 20 minutes, followed by a five-minute discussion. While presenting, each group will be evaluated by the instructor (see grading rubric attached) as well as by their peers. After the presentation, each group needs to upload the PowerPoint slides to WM5. Each student is encouraged to give their on-line feedback on the task according to a peer evaluation form, which will be available on the course platform.

Examinations

The final exam contains a listening test and an integrated speaking test. The listening test includes lecture listening and note-taking tasks covering most of the materials and information provided in class. In the integrated speaking test, you will be required to answer two independent and four integrated questions as in the speaking section in TOEFL. You need to demonstrate your ability to respond to the questions clearly and coherently and the ability to accurately convey the information about what you have read or listened to. See the attachment for the grading rubric for the integrated speaking test.

Textbook & Reference

Textbook: Pathways 4 (can be purchased at the campus bookstore) Paul Maclntyre. 2018. National Geographic Learning, a Cengage Learning Company.

Supplementary readings: To be distributed in class

Resources:

1. TED talks: https://www.ted.com/talks

2. BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

3. VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com

4. VOA Learning English: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/

5. Elllo: http://www.elllo.org/

Urls about Course

Attachment