Semester | Fall Semester, 2020 | ||
Department | General Education Courses in Foreign Languages | ||
Course Name | College English I | ||
Instructor | MAO PEI-CHI | ||
Credit | 3.0 | ||
Course Type | Selectively | ||
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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 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgaJb2Wwhs
https://www.ted.com/talks/bel_pesce_5_ways_to_kill_your_dreams
https://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms6W9zgjN9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhCEdIqFCck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQVdvGRkfKs
https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_decaires_taylor_an_underwater_art_museum_teeming_with_life
https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_ruzo_the_boiling_river_of_the_amazon#t-895940
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODLg_00f9BE
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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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