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:

• In-class Activities 20%


• Midterm Exam 20%


• Group Presentation 15%


• Final Exam 20%


• Final Oral Task 10%


• Assignments 10%


• Online quizzes 5%

Participation

Students are expected to arrive at the class on time.  Roll calls are taken regularly and active class participation is highly valued.

In-class Activities

Periodically throughout the semester, speaking/writing exercises will be given in class. These exercises can NOT be made up. 

Group presentation

You will give a group presentation during the semester. For the group presentation, you and your teammates will research and present your view on a topic in the textbook. The presentation should be approximately 5 minutes each student. More details will be provided in class.

Written assignments

There will be three written assignments based on the learning materials for the course.

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 an oral task. The written tests include vocabulary/grammar questions, a listening/reading section, and a short writing task. The oral task requires you to answer three or more questions, each question for one minute. 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. No make-up exams will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.

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


• Supplementary handouts: To be distributed in class.


• Study materials:
  
  
  
  1. Make Body Language Your Superpower
  
  
  
  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLjudWTuGQ&list=PLBmAkrACFhSAQlRizLCzXLwLN2aE6Y3yT&index=1

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   2. Email in Real Life
   
   
   
   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zw

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   3. How to Fix a Broken School?
   
   
   
   

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

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   4. How Movies Teach Manhood 
   
   
   
   

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

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   5. Elon Musk: The City of the Future
   
   
   
   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L054Xd97_rk

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   6. Boris Johnson Tells the British People: You Must Stay Home
   
   
   
   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkABNmd0BYM

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   7. My Simple Invention, Designed to Keep My Grandfather Safe
   
   
   
   

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

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   8. TED’s Secret to Great Public Speaking
   
   
   
   

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

• Other materials:
  
  
  
  
  1. Politically Correct Dictionary [Reading]
  
  
  
  

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

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  2. 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

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   3. How to be Politically Correct [Reading]
   
   
   
   

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

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

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

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   5. Cultural Proxemics: Personal Space [Video]
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFAm-VHATw
   
   
   6. How Different Cultures Tell Time - Sana Reynolds [Video]
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgzmKHDfSPM
   
   
   7. Top 10 Nonverbal Communication Tips [Reading]
      
      https://www.verywell.com/top-nonverbal-communication-tips-2795400
   
   
   8. 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
      
      
      
      
   
   
   1. 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/

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   10. The issue of outsourcing according to the Simpsons cartoon [2 videos]
       
       
       
       
       • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFH71CkKowU
       
       
       • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHeLkdTuw-8
       
       
       
       
   
   
   
   

• Resources:

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

VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com