SemesterFall Semester, 2020
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English I
InstructorHUANG HSING-FEI
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
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



Class Orientation



Course Introduction



Ice-breaker Activity



Browse the textbook and MOOC



3



4.5



2



Hopes and Dreams



-Grouping



-Textbook Unit 1



[Vocab.& Listening] Dreams & ambitions



-[Reading] Living the Dream



[Speaking] Your dreams



 



Speaking Assignment (SA) #1



 



3



4.5



3



Hopes and Dreams



-Textbook Unit 1



[TED TALK] 5 Ways to Kill Your Dreams



[Writing] summary & graphic info. description writing



 



[Reading] Earthrise



3



4.5



4



Ideas



-Textbook Unit 10



[TED TALK] TED's secret to great public speaking



- Presentation basics (+ Q&A session)



 



[Reading] Earthrise



 



Prepare a story about a special photo (2 mins)



 



3



4.5



5



Ideas



-Textbook Unit 10



 



[Writing] Informal/formal Email



[Speaking] describing your special photo



 



[Discussion] Ideas



 



3



4.5



6



Education



-Textbook Unit 6



[Vocab.& Listening] School rules



 



-MOOC Unit 3 video + Note-taking (handout)



 



Writing Assignment (WA) #1 (Email)



 



-Complete MOOC Unit 3 Quiz



[Reading] Are our kids tough enough? Chinese School



3



4.5



7



Education



-Textbook Unit 6



Different types of school & learning



-Multiple Intelligences



-Group Presentation (GP) #1



 



 



[TED TALK] How to Fix a Broken School? Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard



3



4.5



8



Reading the World



[Writing] revising + common errors



 



[Game] World Knowledge



 



-Prepare to talk about your favorite books/movies



3



4.5



9



Reading the World



-Textbook Unit 2



[Vocab. & Speaking] describing books/movies



[TED TALK] My Year Reading a Book from Every Country in the World



-GP#2



 



 



-Watch MOOC Unit 2 video + Note-taking (handout)



-Complete MOOC Unit 2 Quiz



3



4.5



10



Stereotypes



-Gender & Age stereotypes (A typical teenager?)



 



-MOOC Unit 2 video



 



WA #2-1 (summarize a video+ describe experience)



 



[Reading] You are Not Your Country: Top 10 National Stereotypes



3



4.5



11



Stereotypes



-GP#3



 



[Writing] summarizing Science gets the last     laugh on ethnic jokes



WA #2-2 (summary + opinions of a reading)



 



 



3



4.5



12



Stereotypes



[Movie] Zootopia



 



Class discussion



Watch MOOC Unit 1 video + Note-taking (handout)



3



4.5



13



Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions



MOOC Unit 1



-GP#4



-Individualism vs. Collectivism



-Uncertainty Avoidance



-Long-term orientation vs. Short-term orientation



-GP#5



-Power distance



-Masculinity vs. Femininity



-Indulgence vs. Restraint



 



(Resources) Watch videos on Hofstede's six cultural dimensions



 



 



SA #2



first deadline



 



3



4.5



14



Cross-cultural issues



-Culture shock (CS)



[Discussion] CS experience & preparation



[Board Game] Taboo



 



3



4.5



15



Moving Forward



-Textbook Unit 7



-[Reading] Biological blueprints



 



-GP#6



-KAHOOT



[Debate] High-Tech or No Tech?



[Worksheet] Innovations



3



4.5



16



Moving Forward



-Textbook Unit 7



-Sustainable Cities



 



[TED TALK] What a Driverless World Could Look Like



[Activity] Innovations



 



[Reading] Space archaeologist needs your help



3



4.5



17



Discovery



 



Textbook Unit 4



Discovering the Past & Exploration



 



-Reflection/ Feedback



[TED TALK] The Boiling River of the Amazon



 



SA #2



final deadline



 



3



 



 



4.5



18



Final exam



in-class written exam



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1



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Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Jamie Wu



107507009@nccu.edu.tw


Requirement/Grading

ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY & ASSIGNMENT/EXAM POLICIES



Attendance is important, and students are expected to come to class ON TIME! (Attendance/Lateness policy will be explained in the first class.) Students who are absent for more than half of total class hours without an appropriate reason will receive zero for both Attendance and Class Performance portions, and CANNOT partake in the final exam. All required assignments must be submitted to the instructor before the due dates. Note that NO assignments will be accepted after the given deadline. NO make-up final exam will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.



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: 20% (Attendance 10% + Class performance 10%)

  • Speaking assignments: 20%

  • Writing assignments: 20%

  • Midterm project: 20%

  • Final exam: 20%



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 questions to the instructor, insights and comments regarding class content, answers to the instructor’s questions, and reactions to other students’ contributions in class.



Speaking Assignments (SAs)



There are two speaking assignments: a paired speaking assignment and an individual oral report. For the paired speaking assignment, you will conversate with one of your classmates on a given topic and record it (3~5 minutes). For the individual oral report, you will summarize one of the interesting group presentations and express your opinions about it (3 minutes). All the recordings must be uploaded to the class website. The grading rubric for the speaking assignments is attached below and will be available on the class website. More details will be provided in class.



 



Writing Assignments (WAs)



There are two writing assignments. You will write a formal email on a given topic. Besides the email, you will respond to the writing prompts regarding a cross-cultural issue. You will summarize a video and describe your experience. Then, you will also provide summaries and insights from a related reading. This assignment should show that you have completed and thought seriously and critically about the video and reading provided for you. The grading rubric for the writing assignments is attached below and will be available on the class website. More details will be provided in class.



 



Midterm project (Teamwork)



The midterm project contains a group oral presentation and a group written summary. You and your group members will report on an assigned topic. Each group should meet with the instructor one or two weeks prior to the presentation to discuss their outline and content. The oral presentation should be approximately 30 minutes, including discussion and Q & A session. Each group will also submit a group written summary of your presentation (about 300 words) on the same day of their group oral presentation. The grading rubrics for both the group oral presentation and written report (writing assignment) are attached below and will be available on the class website. More details will be provided in class.



 



Final Exam



All materials, including the readings, handouts, and information provided in class will potentially be included in the in-class final exam. It contains listening/reading tasks and vocabulary/grammar questions.


Textbook & Reference

Textbook: Perspectives 4 by Amanda Jeffries, Lewis Lansford, & Daniel Barber (2018)



         National Geographic Learning



Useful English media outlets:




Urls about Course
Class website: (Introduction to Cross-cultural Communication) Moodle http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/
Attachment

College English Rubrics_Rev..pdf
Group Presentation Rubric _CE_.pdf