學年學期 Academic Year / Semester 105學年度第1學期 Fall Semester, 2016
開課單位 Course Department
課程名稱 Course Name (中 Ch.)大學英文(一) (英 Eng.)College English I
授課教師 Instructor 車蓓群 CHE PEI-CHUN
職稱 Title 專任副教授 Associate Professor
選課人數 Number Registered 38人
學分數 No. of Credits 2.0
修別 Type of Credit 群修 Partially Required
先修科目 Prerequisite(s)
上課時間 / 教室 Session / Location 四34 / 資訊140305 thu10-12 / 140305
點閱核心能力分析圖與授課方式比例圖
課程簡介

Though not a four-skill integrated course, listening, speaking, reading and writing will be introduced in class. Most importantly, cultural issues and cross-cultual sensitivity will be introduced. Students will be divided into small groups for in-depth topic related presentations.

課程目標 Course objectives

College English I mainly aims to improve students' reading and presentation abilities. Listening, speaking and writing will be included naturally as the class proceeds. Students will read various essays that focus on cultural and cross-cultural issues. At the end of this course, students should be able to 1. read better with reading skills and habits introduced in class, 2. develop cultural awareness and cross-cultural sensitivity, and 3. be able to present effectively in English.

學習成效

Students should be able to prepare and English presentation with clear organization and solid content after this semester's course.
Students should also be culturally sensitive and be able to communicate cross culturally effective.
Reading skills will be reinforced during this semester as well.
Students should also be able to learn on their own using the three on-line units.

學生學習投入時間
此項目呈現以下兩個數據:

每周課堂教學時數: 2 小時

每周預習/複習時數: 2 小時

評分標準 /成績相關規定 Course requirements/Grading standards

Attendance and participation 30%
Cultural issue related presentation 30%
Final examination 40%

每週課程進度與作業要求 【請詳述每週課程內容/授課方式與學生預習內容/學習活動/課後作業】

Week 1: Moon Festival
Week 2: Course introduction
Homework: Reading 1: Ethnocentrism
Week 3: Discussion of Ethnocentrism/Presentation skills introduction-1
Homework: Reading 2: What is culture? Prepare presentation opening
Week 4: Discussion of What is culture?/Presentation opening practice On-line Unit 1
Homework: On-line Unit 1
Week 5: Discussion and activities of On-line Unit 1
Week 6: Presentation skills introduction-2
Homework: Prepare presentation visual aid
Week 7: Presentation visual aid practice
Homework: Reading 3 (students’ recommendation)
Week 8: Discussion of Reading 3/ Presentation skills introduction-3
Homework: On-line Unit 2
Week 9: Discussion and activities of On-line Unit 2
Homework: Reading 4 (students’ recommendation)
Week 10: Discussion of Reading 4
Homework: Prepare presentation ending and handling questions
Week 11: Presentation ending and handling questions practice
Homework: On-line Unit 3
Week 12: Discussion and activities of On-line Unit 3
Homework: Preliminary report of final project
Week 13: Preliminary report of final project sharing and discussion
Homework: Reading 5 (students’ recommendation)
Week 14: Discussion of Reading 5
Week 15: Review
Week 16: Final presentation project-1
Week 17: Final presentation project-2
Week 18: Final examination

授課教師Office Hours、地點

Research Building 820
Tuesday 10-12
Thursday 4-6
Friday 10-12
Or by appointment

教學助理基本資料 Teaching assistant tasks

Prepare handouts and make copies.
Search updated information on the Internet.
Grade homework and quizzes when necessary.
Help the instructor with class management.

指定/參考書目 Textbook & references (為維護智慧財產權,請務必使用正版書籍)

A set of handouts will be prepared for students to read from the following books:
Bruce Rogers(2005).World Class Reading 3,New York:McGraw-Hill.
Debra Daise & Charl Norloff(2015).Q:Skills for success-reading and writing 4,New York:OXFORD.
Nigel A. Caplan & Scott Roy Douglas(2015).Q:Skills for success-reading and writing 5,New York:OXFORD.
Christina Latham-Koening & Clive Oxenden(2014).American English File 5,New York:OXFORD.

課程相關連結 Course related links

課程附件 Course attachments
課程進行中,是否禁止使用智慧型手機、平板等隨身設備。

需經教師同意始得使用


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