College English I is the first half of the required four-credit, four-skill comprehensive English language course designed for NCCU freshmen. In this particular class, learners will practice reading, listening, speaking, and writing along with the unit themes introduced. Students will be guided by the instructor in developing fluency through a range of classroom activities and after-class assignments. More specifically, learners will be directed to focus on writing expository paragraphs.

By the end of the semester, learners who fulfilled the course requirements are expected to have acquired or done the following.
- A sizable vocabulary related to the unit themes
- Language exercises contextualized in real-life scenarios
- Practices of target structures using familiar language forms
- Key listening skills such as inferring and note taking
- Reading of articles under a variety of genres and topics
- Lots of speaking opportunities in conversations and presentations
- Knowledge and practice on paragraph writing

as stated in course objectives

每周課堂教學時數： 2 小時

每周預習/複習時數： 3 小時

- Exams 40%
- Writing 40%
- Group Report 20%

1. Language and Life
Vocabulary: communication styles
Grammar: quantifiers
Listening: stress on content vs. function words
Reading: “What Happens When Language Dies?”
Speaking: presenting a report summary
2. Money Talks
Vocabulary: spending habits
Grammar: noun clauses
Listening: opinion expression with connections
Reading: “Micro Loans, Macro Impact”
Speaking: convincing investors
3. Bright Lights, Big Cities
Vocabulary: cities of the world
Grammar: dynamic and stative passive
Listening: authentic videos
Reading: “Rapid Urbanization”
Writing: brief summary
4. Being Yourself
Vocabulary: personalities
Grammar: making wishes
Listening: authentic conversations
Reading: “Secrets of the Happiest Places on Earth”
Speaking: making general and specific comparisons
5. Mystery Solved!
Vocabulary: animal mysteries
Grammar: modals of possibility in the past, present, and future
Listening: a news story
Reading: “The Boy with the Amber Necklace”
Speaking: refuting a theory
6. New Horizons
Vocabulary: robot revolution
Grammar: predictions with future forms
Listening: signal phrases
Reading: “Making Mars the New Earth”
Writing: write about advantages and disadvantages

10-12 Tuesdays and Fridays

getting equipments ready before class, keeping students' assignment and grade record, and other relevant work as assigned by the instructor

Douglas, N., & Morgan, J. R. (2013). World Class 2. Boston: National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning.

http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw