SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentProgram(undergraduate level)
Course NameEnglish Elective: Academic_Listening_&_Speaking(ETP)
InstructorHUANG HSING-FEI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
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



-Assessment (rubrics)/ Moodle



Ice-breaker activity



3



4.5



 



2



Happiness



-Listening strategies & Note-Taking Basics



[Listening] Happiness lecture



-Presentation skills



-Grouping



[Listening] Names



[Speaking] The art of joke-telling



Informative Talk (IT) Practice



3



4.5



 



4



Psychology:



Birth Order & Memory



-Presentation skills



 



[Listening] Birth order (comparisons & contrast) (using a list/chart)



Quiz #1



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



[Listening] Memory



IT begins



3



4.5



 



5



Psychology:



Stress



Education:



East vs. West



[TED TALK] How to make stress your friend (using symbols/abbreviation)



 



[Reading] Are our kids tough enough? Chinese School (note-taking)



Individual Presentation (IP) begins



 



 



[TED] Do schools kill creativity? (note-taking)



3



4.5



 



6



Education:



Multiple Intelligences



[Listening] Multiple Intelligences



(numbered lists & non-verbal signals)



 



[TED TALK] Build a School in the Cloud



[L&S] Is the Internet making us bad readers?



(tone/stress keywords/ defend a position)



Group Presentation (GP) #1



3



4.5



 



7



Technology:



Artificial Intelligence



[Listening] Intelligent Machines



 



[TED TALK] Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"



Quiz #2



[Discussion] AI



[Listening] The science of love  (unfamiliar words)



 



[Worksheet] Innovations



3



4.5



 



8



Technology:



Innovations



 



[TED TALK] Big data is better data



(organize a presentation)



[Speaking] Innovations



3



4.5



 



9



Oral Training



(@ lab)



TOEFL simulated tests (speaking & listening tests)



Speaking practice



 



Quiz #3 (speaking)



3



4.5



 



10



Speaking Activities



[Guest speaker] TBA



 



GP#2



3



4.5



 



11



Cross-cultural Communication: Languages & Identity



[Listening] Global English



[TED] Who am I? Think again



[Stand-up comedy] accents



3



4.5



 



12



Cross-cultural Communication: Stereotypes



[Listening] Gender and Communication



 



[Reading] Science Gets the Last Laugh on Ethnic Jokes



[Sharing] culture shock experience



3



4.5



 



13



Cross-cultural Communication: Culture Shock



-Culture shock



GP#3



[Board game] Taboo



3



4.5



 



14



Ambitions & Job prospects:



My Dream Job



[TED TALK] Five ways to kill your dreams



 



[Listening] Success in the global economy



Quiz #4



[Speaking] Your Ambitions & Dreams



[Job interview prep.] Present yourself



3



4.5



 



15



Ambitions & Job prospects:



True Success



-Job interview (practice + tips)



[Listening] Success at School vs. Success in Life



GP#4



IP ends



3



4.5



 



16










Final exam



(@ lab)




Speaking + Listening tests


 

1



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17


Review/Reflection

(finish uploading all the assignments)



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3



4.5



 



18



Review/Reflection



(self-directed learning)



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3



4.5



 



 



 (NOTE) No class at Week #3 –Sept. 29 (national holiday)



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Miss Elva Lee



110204015@g.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 deadline. The quizzes CANNOT be made up (except for sick leave), and 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 participate in assigned activities and take quizzes and the final exam. Your final grade is determined by the following course components:




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

  • Quizzes: 20%

  • Assignments: 20%

  • Presentations: 20% (group 10% + individual 10%)

  • 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.



 



Quizzes



Throughout the semester, 4 quizzes will be given in class, including 3 listening quizzes and 1 speaking



task. The listening quizzes contain lecture listening, note-taking and comprehension questions,



and students are required to give their responses orally in the speaking task. More details will be



provided in class. 



 



Assignments



You will give 4 short Informative Talks (ITs) on topics discussed this semester (3 to your group



members and 1 to the whole class). Each IT focuses on a relevant subtopic of your choice, lasts five



minutes, and may include visual aids. Before the class, you need to upload the outline to the class



website. When you give your IT during class time, the other group members will then



practice note-taking strategies and give you feedback when the IT is finished. Note that your



feedback (e.g., notes and comments) will also need to be uploaded to the class website afterwards.



NO assignments will be accepted after the deadline, which is the end of each unit. More details will be



provided in class.



 



Presentations



You will give one Group Presentation (GP) and one Individual Presentation (IP). For the group



presentation, each group will report on an assigned topic. The presentation should last approximately



20 minutes, followed by a 5-minute class discussion. Before the presentation, each group needs to



upload their PowerPoint slides to the class website. While presenting, each group will be evaluated by



the instructor as well as by their peers. For the individual presentation, each student will be assigned



by the instructor to give a 5-minute informative talk (on one of the chosen topics) with PowerPoint



presentation in front of the whole class. More details will be provided in class.



 



Final Exam



The final exam contains a listening test and an integrated speaking test. The listening test includes



lecture listening, note-taking, and comprehension questions. In the integrated speaking test, you will



be required to give your responses orally. You will need to demonstrate your ability to respond to



the questions clearly and coherently and the ability to accurately convey the information about what



you have read or listened to.



 



*** The grading rubrics for the group presentation/speaking test/note-taking exercise (attached below) will be available on the class website. http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/


Textbook & Reference

Coursepack (To be distributed in class later)



 



To be selected from the following list:




  • References:



1. Beglar, D. & Murray, N. (2017): Contemporary Topics 3: 21st Century Skills for Academic Success.



   (4th ed.) Pearson Education.



2. Bonesteel L. (2017): 21st Century Communication 3: Listening, Speaking, And Critical Thinking.



National Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.



3. Bonnesteel, L., Clements, P. & Curtis, J. (2020): Start Up 8. Pearson Education.



4. Day, R. R., Shaules, J. & Yamanaka, J. (2009): Impact Issues 3. Pearson Longman Asia ELT.



5. Dunkel, P. A. & Pialorsi, F. (2014): Listening & Notetaking Skills, Level 3. (4th ed.) National  



  Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.



6. Frazier, L. & Leeming, S. (2013): Lecture Ready 3 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.



7. Jeffries, A., Lansford, L. & Barber, D. (2018): Perspectives 4. National Geographic Learning/ Cengage



  Learning.



8. Kisslinger, E. (2017): Contemporary Topics 2: 21st Century Skills for Academic Success. (4th ed.)



  Pearson Education.



9. Lansford, L., Dummett, P. & Stephenson, H. (2016): Keynote (Advanced). National Geographic    



  Learning/ Cengage Learning.



10. Lee, C. (2017): 21st Century Communication 4: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. National  



   Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.



11. Lim, P. L. & Smalzer, W. (2014): Listening & Notetaking Skills, Level 2. (4th ed.) National   



   Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.



12. Liu, J. & Harper, K. (2008): Communication Strategies 4, Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd.



13. Maclntyre, P. (2013): Pathways 4, Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. National Geographic



   Learning/ Cengage Learning.



14. Rogers, M., Taylore-Knowles, J., Taylore-Knowles, S., & Wisniewska, I. (2015): Master Mind  



   (Level 1). (2nd ed.) Macmillan.



15. Sarosy, P. & Sherak, K. (2013): Lecture Ready 2. (2nd ed.) Oxford University Press.



16. Stephenson, H., Lansford, L. & Dummett, P. (2017): Keynote 4. National Geographic Learning/   



   Cengage Learning


Urls about Course
Moodle: http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/
Attachment

Academic_Listening_and_Speaking_Rubrics.pdf