SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameEnglish Oral Training (I) : Oral Training and Listening
InstructorHSU LI-YUAN
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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週次

課程內容與指定閱讀

教學活動與課前、課後作業

學生學習投入時間



（含課堂教學時數）


  1. 9/3

  1. Course intro

  2. A practice video: What is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?

  1. Getting to know each other

  2. + Forming weekly discussion groups

  3. HW:

    1. Preview Video 01





 

6 h.s


  1. 9/10

  1. Video 01:



Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

  1. Pair and small group discussions




  1. HW:


    1. Preview Video 02





 

6 h.s


  1. 9/17

  1. Video 02:



You are contagious



 

  1. Pair and small group discussions




  1. HW:


    1. Preview Video 03





 

6 h.s


  1. 9/24

  1. Video 03:



The first 20 hours - How to learn anything

  1. Pair and small group discussions




  1. HW:


    1. Preview Video 04





 

6 h.s




  1. 10/1

  1. Video 04:



How to have a good conversation

  1. My 3-Minute Talk (1)




  1. Pair and small group discussions

  2. HW:

    1. Preview Video 05





 

6 h.s


  1. 10/8

  1. Video 05:



What I learned from 100 days of rejection



 

  1. My 3-Minute Talk (2)

  2. Pair and small group discussions



(+Forming new groups)




  1. HW:


    1. Preview Video 06





 

6 h.s


  1. 10/15

  1. Video 06:



The exercise happiness paradox



 

  1. Vocab Quiz #1 (Videos 01-05)




  1. Pair and small group discussions

  2. HW:

    1. Preview Video 07

6 h.s


  1. 10/22

  1. Video 07:



What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness




  1. My 3-Minute Talk (3)




  1. Pair and small group discussions

  2. HW:




  1. Preview Video 08



 

 6 h.s


  1. 10/29

  1. Video 08:



How laughing at yourself can change the world



 

  1. My 3-Minute Talk (4)




  1. Pair and small group discussions

  2. HW:

    1. Preview Video 09





 

 6 h.s


  1. 11/5

  1. Video 09:



Power foods for the brain



 

  1. My 3-Minute TedTalk Sharing (1)

  2. Pair and small group discussions

  3. HW:

    1. Preview Video 10





 

6 h.s


  1. 11/12

  1. Video 10:



Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment




  1. Vocab Quiz #2 (Videos 06-09)




  1. Pair and small group discussions



(+Forming new groups)




  1. HW:


    1. Preview Video 11





 

6 h.s


  1. 11/19

  1. Video 11:



How language shapes the way we think




  1. My 3-Minute TedTalk Sharing (2)

  2. Pair and small group discussions

  3. HW:

    1. Preview Video 12





 

6 h.s


  1. 11/26

  1. Video 12:



Cross cultural communication by Pellegrino Riccardi

  1. My 3-Minute TedTalk Sharing (3)




  1. Pair and small group discussions




  1. HW:



Preview Video 13



 

6 h.s


  1. 12/3

  1. Video 13:



Atheism 2.0

  1. My 3-Minute TedTalk Sharing (4)

  2. Pair and small group discussions

  3. HW:

    1. Preview Video 14





 

 6 h.s


  1. 12/10

  1. Video 14:



Hackschooling makes me happy

  1. Vocab Quiz #3 (Videos 10-13)

  2. Pair and small group discussions



 

 6 h.s


  1. 12/17

  1. Online video presentations

  2. Online video-viewing and giving feedback

  1. Create an 8-minute video presentation using PowerPoint slides to highlight one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024, excluding Miyazaki, President Lai, and Jensen Huang

  2. Upload your video to an online video-sharing platform (e.g. YouTube) and create a link.

  3. Post the link of your video via MOODLE by 1:00 pm.

6 h.s


 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Not available



 


Requirement/Grading

  • My 3-minute talk  15%

  • My 3-minute TedTalk sharing  15%

  • *Attendance, participation, and group discussions  24%

  • Vocabulary quizzes   (7% x3)  21%

  • A video presentation  (8 mins)     25%



* Unexcused absence: No show and no communication with the instructor




  • FOUR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN FAILING GRADE

  • SIX ABSENCES OF ANY KIND WILL RESULT IN FAILING GRADE


Textbook & Reference








  • I.Class material:

  • Online listening material (See MOODLE for the weekly video links): 14 online videos 

  • II. Other supplementary material (TBA)



 

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