COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course, as part of the General Education curriculum, is designed to further develop students’ English language skills and at the same time, nurture a well-rounded character in them. As such, students will be exposed to a wide variety of knowledge areas and are expected to use the English language to interact with others, absorb information, and examine their own thinking. It is hoped that through the vehicle of English language, students are able to, not only sharpen their language skills, but also develop their interpersonal skills and thinking styles that are essential to their university studies.

Themes involving university life, self-awareness, language and literature, science and technology, health and environmental issues, and other current issues are all among the topics of interest. Class activities, in either a classroom or a language lab, will be provided in as many different formats as possible, including but not limited to, lectures, pair-work, group discussions, debates, role-plays, and group presentations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course students will:
have been exposed to readings from a diverse range of domain areas;
have developed more English reading and listening strategies;
have upgraded their English oral skills;
have enhanced their interpersonal communication skills;
have gained a good understanding of working with a team to accomplish common goals;

Please see COURSE OBJECTIVES.

每周課堂教學時數： 2 小時

每周預習/複習時數： 1 小時

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students in this course are expected to:
    preview all assigned readings;
    attend classes punctually (attendance WILL count!);
    actively participate in all activities held in class;
    complete on-line e-lessons;
    attend midterm and final examinations.

COURSE EVALUATION
Attendance --------------------------------------------------    10%
In-class participation --------------------------------------    10%
Homework assignments/quizzes ----------------------------    25%
Midterm examination -------------------------------------    20%
Final Examination -----------------------------------------     20%
E-learning ----------------------------------------------- 15%

to be announced in class

8:00 ~ 10:00 am, Thursdays
8:00 ~ 10:00 am, Fridays

Room 804, Research Building

file management; data processing; xeroxing; library/on-line research etc.

REQUIRED TEXT
To be announced in class.

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
21st Century Reading: Creative Thinking and Reading with TEDTalks (2016). Boston MA: Cengage Learning.
Academic Connections 3 (2010). Pearson Education, Inc.
Reading Explorer 3, 4 (2010). Boston MA: Heinle Cengage Learning.
NorthStar 4 (3rd ed.) (2009). New York: Pearson Education Inc.
Hemispheres 4. (2008). New York NY: McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT.
Issues for today (3rd ed.) (2004). Boston MA: Heinle Thomson Corporation.
Listen in 3 (2nd ed.) (2003). Boston MA: Heinle Thomson Corporation.
Tapestry Reading 3 & 4 (2000). Boston MA: Heinle Thomson Corporation.
Explorations 1 & 2 (2000 2001). Oxford UK: Oxford University Press.
Academic encounters: Listening note-taking and discussion (1999). Cambridge UK:
Cambridge University Press.
Academic encounters: Reading study skills and writing (1997). Cambridge UK:
Cambridge University Press.eroxing; library research; word-processing; data/file management; quiz correction etc.