SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentGeneral Education Courses in Foreign Languages
Course NameCollege English I
InstructorMAO PEI-CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
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

1


 Course Overview & Tips on Small Talk, Self-Introduction, and Interviews

 



 





  • Group Discussion




  • Get to know your teammates.





 



 

  • Practice the tips introduced in class.

  • Get your textbook ready and bring it to class next time.

2

Hopes and dreams

 




  • Textbook unit 1

  • TED Talk: 8 Traits of Successful People

  • Characteristics of a good presentation 

  • Reading: Living the Dream

  • Group discussion

  • Watch the TED talk again.

  • Read the article again.

3

Hopes and dreams

  • Textbook unit 1

  • Collocations

  • Reading: A 3-Step Method For Achieving Any Goal

  • Reading aloud and describing a picture

  • Speaking activity: creating a dialogue about college goals

  • Exercises in unit 1

  • Describe a picture.

4

Hopes and dreams

  • Textbook unit 1

  • TED Talk: Five Ways to Kill your Dreams

  • Paraphrasing

  • How to write an email

  • Writing exercise & common mistakes in students’ emails

  • 1st written assignment: writing an email to discuss your college goals

5

Reading the world

  • Textbook unit 2

  • Gradable and ungradable adjectives

  • IELTS speaking strategies

  • The most popular books in the world

  • Describing your favorite books and movies

  • How reading habits have changed over time

  • Exercises in unit 2

  • Read the assigned article.

6

Reading the World

  • Textbook unit 2

  • Similes and Metaphors

  • IELTS speaking part 2

  • The development of a story

  • Writing an ending to a story

  • Exercises in unit 2



 

7

Reading the world

  • Textbook unit 2

  • Books genres 

  • TED Talk: My Year Reading a Book from Every Country in the World

  • How to deliver an effective presentation 

  • Steve Jobs' iPhone launch

  • Midterm review worksheet

 




  • Prepare for the midterm exam.

8

Midterm Exam &



Student presentation

  • Exam & presentation 

  • Prepare your presentation slides.

  • Practice for your presentation.

9

Student presentation

  • Individual presentation


  

10


 Pristine Places

  • Textbook unit 3

  • First, second and third conditional

  • Compound words

  • IELTS Speaking Part 3

  • Stand-up comedy and stereotypes

  • Exercises in unit 3

11


 Pristine Places

  • Textbook unit 3

  • Prefixes and acronyms

  • Documentary: A Plastic Ocean

  • UNESCO world heritage sites

  • Speaking activity: creating a pledge about ocean protection

  • Exercises in unit 3

  • Watch the assigned video.

12

 



Pristine Places



 

  • Textbook unit 3

  • TED talk: An Underwater Museum Teeming with Life

  • How to write a summary

  • How to write a reflection

  • CNN news article

  • Group discussion

  • 2nd written assignment: Writing a summary and reflection on the given article

13

Global Citizens

 




  • Textbook unit 5

  • Words and phrases to describe a person’s character

  • Malala's life story

  • Grammar point: inversion

  • Article: “A Kinder World?”

  • Group discussion: role models

  • Exercises in unit 5

  • Read the assigned article again.

14


 Global Citizens

  • Textbook Unit 5  

  • Ice rice bucket challenge

  • Popular people and trends

  • TED talk: What does it Mean to be a Citizen of the World?

  • Expressions for persuading and resisting

  • Speaking activity: create a dialogue

  • Exercises in unit 5

  • Watch the assigned video.



 

15

Final review




  • Final Review

  • Review worksheet

  • Writing practice: How to describe a graph

  • Group conversation practice

  • Prepare for the final exam.

  • Practice for your group conversation.

16

Final Exam



Group Conversation

 




  • Exam

  • Group Conversation

  • Writing task: Describing a graph

  • Writing task: Describing a graph

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 learn the required vocabulary words, prepare for your presentation and group conversation, and review the materials for the midterm and final exams. Additionally, active participation in discussions and pair/group work during class is strongly encouraged. Your final grades are determined by the following course components:




  • Participation (including attendance, class discussions, and class activities): 20%

  • Midterm exam (including a writing task): 20%

  • Final exam (including a writing task): 20%

  • Individual presentation: 15% 

  • Written assignments: 15%

  • Group Conversation: 10%



 



Participation



Your participation grade will be based on your attendance, class discussions, and the contributions you make to the learning experience of others. Contributions include your in-class questions to the instructor, insights and comments about class content, answers to the instructor's questions, and responses to other students' contributions.



 



Examinations



All materials, including the readings, handouts, and videos provided in class, may be included on the midterm and final exams. Both the midterm and final exams are written tests containing a vocabulary section, a listening section, a reading section, and a writing task. No make-up exams will be given unless you have received the instructor's permission in advance.



 



Written assignments



In addition to the in-class writing exercises, there will be two assignments of 250 words each, based on the course materials. Both the midterm and final exams will also include a writing task related to the writing skills introduced in class. More details will be provided in class.



 



Student presentations



You will give a 5-minute PowerPoint presentation on your city or present a news article about your country from CNN, BBC, The Washington Post, or The New York Times. More details will be provided in class.



 



Group Conversation



For the group conversation, you and your teammates will discuss one of the given topics. The conversation should last approximately 10 minutes, and you should aim to use as many words taught in class as possible. No scripts are allowed.


Textbook & Reference

 




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

  • Handouts: To be distributed in class.

  • Resources:



VoiceTube: https://tw.voicetube.com



BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish



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



LTTC BESTEP: https://bestep.tw/


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