Type of Credit: Partially Required
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Number Registered
This course is designed to provide a setting where students can develop all four language skill areas (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to communicate in English. Lessons are presented in thematic units to reinforce vocabulary and structure across all skill areas.
The instructor will speak English and offer students a variety of activities, providing opportunities to exchange information, express opinions, and share ideas and feelings. Teaching methods reflect the view that people learn to communicate by using language to negotiate meaning.
能力項目說明
In this course students will:
- Build confidence in the ability to communicate in English
- Acquire knowledge and language conventions useful for communication
- Develop awareness of cross-cultural communication
- Develop reading strategies to deal with authentic texts
- Gain confidence in applying listening strategies
- Learn to discuss personal and contemporary topics
- Lead/participate in group and class discussions to become familiar with informal social contexts
- Enhance critical thinking skills
| 週次 Week | 課程主題 Course Theme | 課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment | 教學活動與作業 Activity and Homework | 學習投入時數 Estimated time devoted to coursework per week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 課堂講授 Lecture Hours | 課程前後 Preparation Time | ||||
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1
|
Intro. |
Course Introduction |
Ice-breaker |
2.0
|
0.0
|
|
2
|
What makes you HAPPY? |
[MM]a magazine article: Happiness |
[File] 1A_Mood food (p.5) |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
Education & Learning |
[File] 7A_Schools |
(vocab.) Education (listening) Gareth Malone |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
4
|
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---------- |
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
5
|
Education & Learning |
[File] 7A_Tiger Mom (p.66-67) [Online] Unit 3 Education |
(speaking) Three in a row (A#1) pair activity |
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
6
|
Education & Learning |
[Online] Unit 3 Education |
(Writing #1) informal Email |
2.0
|
3.0
|
|
7
|
Education & Learning |
Multiple Intelligences (MI) |
[CS3] MI article |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
8
|
Cultural Diversity & Stereotypes |
Cultures & Festivals [song] Tour the world |
[File] 2B_Changing lives Tell a story (p.116) |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
9
|
Cultural Diversity & Stereotypes |
[File] Steve Anderson (p.7) 3B_Stereotypes |
[File] Commando Dad (p.30) |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
10
|
Cultural Diversity & Stereotypes |
[Online] Unit 2 Stereotypes |
(A#2) group work |
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
11
|
Cultural Diversity & Stereotypes |
[MM] Science gets the last laugh on ethnic jokes |
[Role Play]—stereotypes! |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
12
|
Cultural Diversity & Stereotypes |
[MM] Culture Shock [movies] Rwanda + Khan |
[File] 6A_movie scenes (Writing #2) movie review |
2.0
|
3.0
|
|
13
|
Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory |
[Online] Unit 1 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions |
[Board Game] Taboo |
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
14
|
Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory |
[Online] Unit 1 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions |
(A#3) group presentation 1 |
2.0
|
3.0
|
|
15
|
Technology |
[File] cell phone etiquette (p.38-39) |
(A#3) group presentation 2 [File]4B_Modern manners + KAHOOT |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
16
|
Technology |
[File]9B_ electronic devices (p.90) |
[activity] Innovation [File] Information overload (p.89) |
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
17
|
Technology |
[YouTube] Big Data + Internet of Things |
(Writing #3) short essay (p120) |
2.0
|
3.0
|
|
18
|
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In-class final Exam |
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1.0
|
0.0
|
Attendance: 15%
Participation: 25%
Assignments & Presentation: 30%
Final Exam: 30%
Attendance is important, and students are expected to come to class ON TIME! (Lateness policy will be explained in the first class.)
Participation includes being prepared for class; cooperating; using English; and following classroom rules. If you are absent, you should call your classmate(s) for the catch-up/assignment.
Students who miss more than 4 weeks of the class will receive 0 for the Attendance portion.
Students who miss more than 9 weeks of the class will receive 0 for both Attendance and Participation portions, and cannot partake the final exam.
Textbook:
American English File 3 (ISBN: 978-0194776172)
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