教學大綱 Syllabus

科目名稱:選修英文:學術聽說訓練

Course Name: English Elective: Academic Listening & Speaking

修別:選

Type of Credit: Elective

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

7

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details

課程簡介Course Description

This course, which is conducted in English, is designed for high-intermediate to advanced English learners. It is based on a content-based syllabus, utilizing lectures on topics from different academic disciplines and related reading materials. The authentic content provides both a context for the practice of important language skills and a basis for the exploration of high-interest topics for learners. The course covers diverse issues and integrates vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking skills necessary for academic success. Throughout the semester, students are encouraged to improve their academic listening and speaking ability by listening to lectures and participating in discussions, as well as practicing note-taking and summarizing.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明


    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    This course will help students to

    - build discipline- or topic-related vocabulary

    - improve listening skills both in everyday and academic settings

    - develop learning strategies and study skills for academic success

    - reinforce academic discussion and communicative skills

    - develop effective note-taking and summarizing skills

    - deliver informative talks / presentation in today’s academic and professional world

    - expand critical thinking

    - be aware of cultural differences and similarities

     

    Learning Outcomes for Lecture Comprehension and Note-taking

     

    By the end of the course, students will be able to:

    - predict lecture content and organization

    - listen for the lecturer’s main points and for the general organizational framework

    - make guesses when information is missed

    - evaluate and decide what is and is not important during a lecture

    - note key words, and use abbreviations and symbols

    - organize information and visually represent the relationship between ideas

    - note most numbers and statistics

     

    Learning Outcomes for Informative Talks & Presentation

     

    By the end of the course, while presenting, students will be able to:

    - consider the audience and have clear objectives (to inform, to amuse, to persuade, to train, etc.)

    - have a clear structure and link the parts together

    - address academic issues successfully with a variety of resources

    - consider the timing

    - speak clearly at the right speed

    - use appropriate language

    - maintain eye contact with the audience

    - use body language effectively

    - appear confident and positive

    - make clear visual aids to support messages

    - use the equipment professionally

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    教學週次Course Week 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type

    週次

    Week

    課程主題

    Topic

    課程內容與指定閱讀

    Content and Reading Assignment

    教學活動與作業

    Teaching Activities and Homework

     

     

     

     

    1

    Class Orientation

    -Course Introduction

    -Assessment (rubrics)/ Moodle

    Ice-breaker activity

     

     

    2

    Happiness

    - Listening strategies & Note-Taking Basics

    [Listening] Happiness lecture

    [Speaking]

    What makes YOU happy?

    -Grouping

     

    -Idea map (GNH of Bhutan) & Outline (happiness studies)

     

    -Prepare a short talk and a joke

     

     

    3

    Speaking & Connecting

    Presentation skills

     

    [TED TALK] TED's secret to great public speaking

    [Listening] Names

    [Speaking] The art of joke-telling

     

    Informative Talk (IT) Practice

     

     

    4

     

    Psychology:

    Birth Order & Memory

    -Presentation skills

     

    [Listening] Birth order (comparisons & contrast) (using a list/chart)

    Quiz #1

    [TED TALK] TED's secret to great public speaking

    [Listening] Memory

    IT begins

     

     

    5

    Psychology:

    Stress

    Education:

    East vs. West

    [TED TALK] How to make stress your friend (using symbols/abbreviation)

     

    [Reading] Are our kids tough enough? Chinese School (note-taking)

    Individual Presentation (IP) begins

     

     

    [TED] Do schools kill creativity? (note-taking)

     

     

    6

    Education:

    Multiple Intelligences

    [Listening] Multiple Intelligences

    (numbered lists & non-verbal signals)

     

    [TED TALK] Build a School in the Cloud

    [L&S] Is the Internet making us bad readers?

    (tone/stress keywords/ defend a position)

    Group Presentation (GP) #1

     

     

    7

    Technology:

    Artificial Intelligence

    [Listening] Intelligent Machines

     

    [TED TALK] Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

    Quiz #2

    [Discussion] AI

    [Listening] The science of love  (unfamiliar words)

     

    [Worksheet] Innovations

     

     

    8

    Technology:

    Innovations

     

    [TED TALK] Big data is better data

    (organize a presentation)

    [Speaking] Innovations

     

     

     

    9

    Oral Training

    (@ lab)

    TOEFL simulated tests (speaking & listening tests)

    Speaking practice

     

    Quiz #3 (speaking)

     

     

    10

    Speaking Activities

    [Guest speaker] TBA

     

    GP#2

     

     

     

    11

    Cross-cultural Communication: Languages & Identity

    [Stand-up comedy] accents

    [TED] Who am I? Think again

    [Listening] Global English

     

     

     

    12

    Cross-cultural Communication: Stereotypes

     

    [Reading] Science Gets the Last Laugh on Ethnic Jokes

    Quiz #4

    [Listening] Gender and Communication

    [Sharing] culture shock experience

     

     

    13

    Cross-cultural Communication: Culture Shock

     

     

    -Culture shock

     

     GP#3

     [Board game] Taboo

     

     

    14

    Ambitions & Job prospects:

    My Dream Job

    [TED TALK] Five ways to kill your dreams

     

    [Listening] Success in the global economy

     GP#4

     [Speaking] Your Ambitions & Dreams

    [Job interview prep.] Present yourself

     

     

    15

    Ambitions & Job prospects:

    True Success

    -Job interview (practice + tips)

    [Speech] Michelle Yeoung

     

    IP ends

     

     

    16

    Final exam

    (@ lab)

    Speaking + Listening tests

     

     

     

    17

    Wrap-up

    (finish uploading all the assignments)

    -----

     

     

    18

    Review/Reflection

    (self-directed learning)

    -----

     

     

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    30%

    講述 Lecture

    20%

    討論 Discussion

    30%

    小組活動 Group activity

    20%

    數位學習 E-learning

    0%

    其他: Others:

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY & ASSIGNMENT/EXAM POLICIES

    Attendance is important, and students are expected to come to class ON TIME! (Attendance/Lateness policy will be explained in the first class.) Students who are absent for more than half of total class hours without an appropriate reason will receive zero for both Attendance and Class Performance portions, and CANNOT partake in the final exam. All required assignments must be submitted to the instructor before the due dates. Note that NO assignments will be accepted after the deadline. The quizzes CANNOT be made up (except for sick leave), and NO make-up final exam will be given unless you have received the instructor’s permission in advance.

    To successfully complete the course, you must participate in assigned activities and take quizzes and the final exam. Your final grade is determined by the following course components:

    • Participation: 20% (Attendance 10% + Class performance 10%)
    • Quizzes: 20%
    • Assignments: 20%
    • Presentations: 20% (group 10% + individual 10%)
    • Final exam: 20%

    Participation

    Your participation grade will be based on your attendance, homework preparation, and the

    contribution you make to the learning experience of others. Contribution includes your questions to

    the instructor, insights and comments regarding class content, answers to the instructor’s questions,

    and reactions to other students’ contributions in class.

     

    Quizzes

    Throughout the semester, 4 quizzes will be given in class, including 3 listening quizzes and 1 speaking

    task. The listening quizzes contain lecture listening, note-taking and comprehension questions,

    and students are required to give their responses orally in the speaking task. More details will be

    provided in class. 

     

    Assignments

    You will give 4 short Informative Talks (ITs) on topics discussed this semester (3 to your group

    members and 1 to the whole class). Each IT focuses on a relevant subtopic of your choice, lasts five

    minutes, and may include visual aids. Before the class, you need to upload the outline to the class

    website. When you give your IT during class time, the other group members will then

    practice note-taking strategies and give you feedback when the IT is finished. Note that your

    feedback (e.g., notes and comments) will also need to be uploaded to the class website afterwards.

    NO assignments will be accepted after the deadline, which is the end of each unit. More details will be

    provided in class.

     

    Presentations

    You will give one Group Presentation (GP) and one Individual Presentation (IP). For the group

    presentation, each group will report on an assigned topic. The presentation should last approximately

    20 minutes, followed by a 5-minute class discussion. Before the presentation, each group needs to

    upload their PowerPoint slides to the class website. While presenting, each group will be evaluated by

    the instructor as well as by their peers. For the individual presentation, each student will be assigned

    by the instructor to give a 5-minute informative talk (on one of the chosen topics) with PowerPoint

    presentation in front of the whole class. More details will be provided in class.

     

    Final Exam

    The final exam contains a listening test and an integrated speaking test. The listening test includes

    lecture listening, note-taking, and comprehension questions. In the integrated speaking test, you will

    be required to give your responses orally. You will need to demonstrate your ability to respond to

    the questions clearly and coherently and the ability to accurately convey the information about what

    you have read or listened to.

     

    *** The grading rubrics for the group presentation/speaking test/note-taking exercise (attached below) will be available on the class website. http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    Coursepack (To be distributed in class later)

     

    To be selected from the following list:

    • References:

    1. Beglar, D. & Murray, N. (2017): Contemporary Topics 3: 21st Century Skills for Academic Success.

       (4th ed.) Pearson Education.

    2. Bonesteel L. (2017): 21st Century Communication 3: Listening, Speaking, And Critical Thinking.

    National Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    3. Bonnesteel, L., Clements, P. & Curtis, J. (2020): Start Up 8. Pearson Education.

    4. Day, R. R., Shaules, J. & Yamanaka, J. (2009): Impact Issues 3. Pearson Longman Asia ELT.

    5. Dunkel, P. A. & Pialorsi, F. (2014): Listening & Notetaking Skills, Level 3. (4th ed.) National  

      Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    6. Frazier, L. & Leeming, S. (2013): Lecture Ready 3 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.

    7. Jeffries, A., Lansford, L. & Barber, D. (2018): Perspectives 4. National Geographic Learning/ Cengage

      Learning.

    8. Kisslinger, E. (2017): Contemporary Topics 2: 21st Century Skills for Academic Success. (4th ed.)

      Pearson Education.

    9. Lansford, L., Dummett, P. & Stephenson, H. (2016): Keynote (Advanced). National Geographic    

      Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    10. Lee, C. (2017): 21st Century Communication 4: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. National  

       Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    11. Lim, P. L. & Smalzer, W. (2014): Listening & Notetaking Skills, Level 2. (4th ed.) National   

       Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    12. Liu, J. & Harper, K. (2008): Communication Strategies 4, Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd.

    13. Maclntyre, P. (2013): Pathways 4, Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. National Geographic

       Learning/ Cengage Learning.

    14. Rogers, M., Taylore-Knowles, J., Taylore-Knowles, S., & Wisniewska, I. (2015): Master Mind  

       (Level 1). (2nd ed.) Macmillan.

    15. Sarosy, P. & Sherak, K. (2013): Lecture Ready 2. (2nd ed.) Oxford University Press.

    16. Stephenson, H., Lansford, L. & Dummett, P. (2017): Keynote 4. National Geographic Learning/   

       Cengage Learning

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    課程相關連結Course Related Links

    Moodle: 
    http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/
    

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