Weekly Session

Topic

Preview/Task/Project Progress

Time Investment

(Unit: Hours)

1^st

Course Introduction; Warmers; Learning Resources on Campus and the Net

1. Prw. handout 1

2. Finding resources on campus

1

2^nd

Discussion Skills: signs and Personality;

Pronunciation Drill I

1. Prw. handout 2

2. Researching celebrities

3. Choose the English song to share

1

3^rd

Describing Appearance; Writing Skills I: Intro. to Paragraph Structure & the Topic Sentence

1. Topic Sentence Practice

2. Prw. handout 3

3. Choose the topic of music presentation

2

4^th

Smartphone Addiction: Vocabulary-Builder; Fluency Practice; Pronunciation Drill II

1. Writing Task 2: My Hero/Heroine

2. Prepare Pair Task

2

5^th

Pair Task: Stressing Lip Sync; Recitation Preparation

1. Recitation Preparation

2. Decide on the Individual Oral Presentation Topic

3

6^th

Recitation Showcase; Oral Presentation Skills I

1. Prepare a Mini-presentation

2. Confirm the topic of the Individual Oral Presentation

1

7^th

Oral Presentation Skills II; Mini-Presentation & Instant feedback

1. Prepare for the Oral Presentation


2. Narrative Passage assignment

3

8^th

Analytical Reading and A Socratic Seminar: Reading a Narrative

Writing Skills II: Paragraph Development and Writing a Personal Narrative

1. Complete the first draft of a personal narrative

2-3

9^th

Mid-term Week

Film Screening; Film Review: an Intro.

1. Prepare for the Oral Presentation

2. Writing Task 2: Film Review

2

10^th

Mini-Individual Oral Presentation: My Favorite

Group I

1. Peer Feedback

　2

11^th

Mini-Individual Oral Presentation: My Favorite

Group II

1. Peer Feedback

2. Prw. Handout 3  

2

12^th

Mini-Debate: Uniform or Unicorn?; Language Functions: Giving and Taking Advice; FP Announcement & Preparation

1. Team Building and Brainstorming for the FP

2 or above

13th

Writing Skills III: Common Writing Errors and Use of Punctuations; FP project Discussion and Consultation; Setting up the Premiere Organizing Committee

1. Writing Task 3: Drafting

the Screenplay

4 or above

14^th

Screenplay editing and Line reading; Sample mini-film Discussion

1. Writing Task 4: revising and finalizing the screenplay

4 or more

15^th

FP Work Week I: Film shooting

(*Online forum if needed)

1. FP Preparation

4 or more

16^th

FP Work Week II: Film shooting and producing

(*Online forum if needed)

1. FP Preparation

4 or more

17^h

Final Week

Micro Film Premiere & Reception

(*Online premiere if needed)

1. Submitting the film file

2. Voting for and commenting on your favorite microfilms

A+

Fluent in speech; effective stressing and natural intonations; proper pronunciation; a clear focus and complete structure of the content; full application of the skills introduced; proper standing posture and use of hand gestures

A

Almost fluent in speech; attempted stressing and natural intonations; proper pronunciation of most of the words; a clear focus and complete structure of the content; use of the skills introduced; proper standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures

B+

Near fluent in speech with breaks; lack of obvious stressing and in sufficient variations in intonations; proper pronunciation of most of the words; lack of a focus in content; use of the skills introduced; infirm standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures

B-

Lack of fluency; lack of obvious stressing and in sufficient variations in intonations; mispronunciations of key words; lack of a focus in content; lack of application of skills; infirm standing posture and attempted use of hand gestures

C

Failure to reach expected performance in every aspect; improved performance required

F

Show little or no motivation; lack of preparation or essential skills; miss the assignment or task without proper reason