SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English II
InstructorLAI YU-TUNG
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
PrerequisiteCollege English I
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



Globalization



Presentation skills & MOOC



MOOC Unit 6



3



4.5



2



Global Citizens



Role Models & Making a Difference



Textbook Unit 5A&B: p.57-61



3



4.5



3



Global Citizens



Ice Buckets and Rice Buckets & What does it mean to be a citizen of the world?



Textbook Unit 5C&D: p.62-65



3



4.5



4



Global Citizens



Changes



Textbook Unit 5E: p.66-67 &Writing tips



3



4.5



5



Moving Forward



Getting There



Oral test (MOOC Unit 6) & Textbook Unit 7A: p.81-83



3



4.5



6



Moving Forward



Nature’s Algorithms & Sustainable Cities



Writing Assignment (p.67) & Textbook Unit 7B&C: p.84-87



3



4.5



7



Moving Forward



What a Driverless World Could Look Like & Opinion Poll



Textbook Unit 7D&E: p.88-91



3



4.5



8



PC Language



MOOC & Review



MOOC Unit 4



3



4.5



9



Mid-term exam



Exam



Group presentation preparation



3



4.5



10



A Healthy Life



How to Stay Well & Live Long and Prosper



Textbook Unit 9A&B: p.105-109



3



4.5



11



The Impact of Foreign Brands on Global/Local Culture



Presentation



Group presentation & Written report



3



4.5



12



A Healthy Life



Prevention as Cure & My Simple Invention, Designed to Keep My Grandfather Safe



Textbook Unit 9C&D: p.110-113



3



4.5



13



Nonverbal Communication



MOOC & Stronger Together



MOOC Unit 5 & Textbook Unit 9E: p.114-115



3



4.5



14



A Statement of Purpose



Writing tips



Oral test preparation



3



4.5



15



Ideas



Expressing Ideas



Oral test (MOOC Unit 4&5) & Textbook Unit 10A: p.117-119



3



4.5



16



Ideas



Iconic Images & Ideas Worth Spreading



 



Writing a Statement of Purpose & Textbook Unit 10 B&C: p.120-123



3



4.5



17



Ideas



TED’s Secret to Great Public Speaking & Changing Perspectives



Textbook Unit 10   D&E: p.124-127



3



4.5



18



Final exam



Written 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:




  • Participation & attendance (including oral tests on MOOC, attendance, effort in class): 15%

  • Group presentation: 15%

    • Topic: Students are expected to find out the impact of foreign brands / western music, etc…on global culture. How does globalization affect their daily life?  Students need to justify the answers by using examples from their own choice to support their points on how it impacts Taiwanese culture? 



  • Writing Assignments: 30%

  •    A) Writing a letter to a leader urging him/her to take action on a national or global issue  (e.g., education, climate change, disease, the environment, or poverty): 10%

  •    B) Writing a report: 10%

  •    C) Writing a Statement of Purpose: 10%

  • Midterm: 20%

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



In-class exercises/quizzes



Periodically throughout the semester, writing/listening exercises and pop quizzes will be given in class. These exercises and quizzes can NOT be made up.



Oral presentations



You will give an individual oral report and a group presentation during the semester. For the individual report, you will summarize and comment on a local or global issue in three minutes. For the group presentation, you and three other students will research and present your view on a controversial topic. The presentation should be approximately 15 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion. Each group should meet with the instructor two weeks prior to their presentation to discuss their topic and present their outline. Following the presentation, they will submit a group written report. More details will be provided in class.



 



Written assignments



In addition to the periodic in-class and take-home writing exercises, there will be three written assignments based on the online learning materials for the course. In each assignment, you will respond to the writing prompts regarding a cross-cultural issue. Your papers should show you have completed and thought seriously and critically about the readings and videos provided for you. You are also encouraged to research the topic and cite your sources. The grading rubric for the written assignments is available on the class website.



 



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









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

  • Supplementary readings: To be distributed in class.

  • Study materials:

    1. Politically Correct Dictionary [Reading]





http://www.academia.edu/6735062/politically_correct_dictionary






    1. Racist Warning on the Tom and Jerry Cartoons



  • Why Tom And Jerry Now Comes With A Racism Warning [Reading]



http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Why-Tom-Jerry-Now-Comes-With-Racism-Warning-67631.html




  • Tom and Jerry - Introduction by Whoopi Goldberg [Video]



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_oEOdIBOpU&list=PLVkWczZMrm_pb1i3uYEI9Uv1ZPRNkPT0A






    1. How to be Politically Correct [Reading]





http://www.ehow.com/how_2238710_be-politically-correct.html






    1. American Hand Gestures in Different Cultures - 7 Ways to Get Yourself in Trouble Abroad [Video]





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFPHW7BCCI






    1. Cultural Proxemics: Personal Space [Video]

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFAm-VHATw

    2. How Different Cultures Tell Time - Sana Reynolds [Video]

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

    3. Top 10 Nonverbal Communication Tips [Reading]

      https://www.verywell.com/top-nonverbal-communication-tips-2795400

    4. Globalization

      • Globalization easily explained [Video]

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0nFD19eT8

      • Globalization of Starbucks [Video]

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-KKy-03O5A

      • 5 life lessons from Disney movies [Reading]

        https://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/what-can-your-kids-learn-from-disney-movies/

      • Can Disney cartoons make your child nicer? [Reading]

        https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_disney_cartoons_make_your_child_nicer

      • How dangerous is Disney? Impact of Disney movies on global culture [Video]

        https://tw.voicetubcom/videos/43311



    5. Glocalization

      • What is Glocalization? [Video]

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH-wx-Qz52A

      • McDonald’s Global and Local Strategy: Examples of Food in McDonald’s and KFC that goes local [Video]

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6coDUDCJ10

      • Defining a localization strategy: How do logos fit into your global plans? [Reading]







https://www.sajan.com/defining-localization-strategy-logos-fit-global-plans/






    1. The issue of outsourcing according to the Simpsons cartoon [2 videos]







 




  • 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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