SemesterFall Semester, 2020
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English I
InstructorMAO PEI-CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
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 overview

  • Grouping

  • Getting to know each other



 




  • Create a Moodle account and upload a self-introduction.

  • Get your textbook ready.



3



4.5



2



Hopes and Dream



Textbook Unit 1




  • Exercises in Unit 1

  • Study materials (a)



3



4.5



3



Hopes and Dream



Textbook Unit 1




  • Watch MOOC Unit 1 video.

  • Complete quizzes.



3



4.5



4




  • Hopes and Dream

  • How to write an email



 



Textbook Unit 1




  • Written Assignment 1: Write an email

  • Study materials (b)



3



4.5



5



Reading the World



Textbook Unit 2



 



Exercises in Unit 2



3



4.5



6



Reading the World




  • Textbook Unit 2

  • Readings on a current event




  • Exercises in Unit 2




  • Study materials (c)



3



4.5



7




  • Reading the World

  • How to write a summary




  • Readings on a current event



 



Select and read an article from



BBC, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post



3



4.5



8



Article Sharing




  • Oral report on the selected article

  • Summary writing




  • Give an oral report on the selected article.

  • Written assignment 2: Summary



3



4.5



9



Midterm Exam



Exam



 



3



4.5



10



Stand-up Comedy: Stereotypes



 




  • Study materials (d), (e)



3



4.5



11



Pristine Places



Textbook Unit 3




  • Exercises in Unit 3

  • Study materials (f)



3



4.5



12



Pristine Places



Textbook Unit 3



 




  • Exercises in Unit 3

  • Study materials (g)



3



4.5



13



Pristine Places/



Discovery




  • Textbook Unit 4

  • Readings on a current event




  • Watch MOOC Unit 2 video

  • Complete quizzes

  • Study materials (h)



3



4.5



14



Global Citizens



Textbook Unit 5



 




  • Exercises in Unit 5

  • Study materials (i)



3



4.5



15



Global Citizens



Textbook Unit 5




  • Exercises in Unit 5



 



3



4.5



16



Global Citizens




  • Textbook Unit 5

  • Readings on a current event




  • Watch MOOC Unit 3 video

  • Complete quizzes



3



4.5



17




  • Describing statistical data and diagrams



 




  • Review




  • Writing exercise: Describing graphs

  • Textbook Unit 1~5



Written Assignment 3:



Describing graphs



3



4.5



18



Final exam



Exam



 



3



4.5



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
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:




  • Class Activities 20%

  • Oral report on selected article 15%

  • Role play 10%

  • Written assignments 15%

  • Midterm exam 20%

  • Final exam 20%



Class activities



Your class activities will be evaluated based on your attendance, participation, homework preparation, a variety of class activities, 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.



 



Oral presentations



You will give an individual oral report and a role-play during the semester. For the individual report, you will give a 2~3 minute oral report on an article you select from CNN, BBC, The Washington Post or The New York Times. Following the oral report, each student will submit a summary on the selected article. For the role-play, you and three other students will talk about one of the following topics covered in class, including Hopes and Dreams, Reading the World, Pristine Places, Discovery, and Global citizens. The role-play should be approximately 10 minutes.



 



Written assignments



In addition to the periodic in-class and take-home writing exercises, there will be three written assignments, including writing an email, a summary and describing statistical data and diagrams.



 



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

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

  • Supplementary readings: To be distributed in class.

  • Study materials:

    1. How To Find Your Passion





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgaJb2Wwhs






    1. Five Ways to Kill Your Dreams





https://www.ted.com/talks/bel_pesce_5_ways_to_kill_your_dreams






    1. My Year Reading a Book from Every Country in the World





https://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world






    1. "Attention All Passengers" - Trevor Noah





                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms6W9zgjN9E






    1. "Don't Lose Your Accent / Learning Accents" - TREVOR NOAH





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhCEdIqFCck






    1. Top 10 Must-Visit Cities Around the World





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQVdvGRkfKs






    1. An Underwater Museum, Teeming with Life





https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_decaires_taylor_an_underwater_art_museum_teeming_with_life






    1. The Boiling River of the Amazon





https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_ruzo_the_boiling_river_of_the_amazon#t-895940






    1. What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? | Hugh Evans





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODLg_00f9BE



 








    1. People Aren’t Happy With Chris Rock’s Asian Joke At The Academy Awards [Reading]

      http://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/people-are-unhappy-with-all-the-asian-
      jokes-made-at-the-acad#.kaoqwmK03





    1. Donald Trump vs Barack Obama: Talking About Women [Video]

      https://youtu.be/V9hhOWGxxmw

    2. The Origins of Stereotypes [Reading]

      http://aps.psychologicalscience.org/convention/program_2014/search/viewProgram.cfm?





Abstract_ID=29772&AbType=1&AbAuthor=&Subject_ID=&Day_ID=71&keyword





 




  • Resources:



VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com



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



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


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