課程介紹
With a wide range of classroom activities and exercises, this one-year course is designed to enhance the English skills and proficiency of first-year NCHU undergraduates. The lecturer will guide participants through a wealth of English learning resources and authentic materials dealing with the following topics: 1) The Art of Public Speaking 2) Travel 3) Nature as well as 4) Culture.
In order to facilitate learning and classroom discussion, students are required to complete listening and reading assignments before coming to class. Every week, they will have to take quizzes, speak English both in small groups and in front of the class, and engage in a series of writing tasks.
A communicative approach which emphasizes teacher-student interaction is adopted, though attention is also paid to familiarize students with the complex sentence structure and grammar of the English language as well as common English expressions used in a variety of topics and daily-life situations.
In order to facilitate learning and classroom discussion, students are required to complete listening and reading assignments before coming to class. Every week, they will have to take quizzes, speak English both in small groups and in front of the class, and engage in a series of writing tasks.
A communicative approach which emphasizes teacher-student interaction is adopted, though attention is also paid to familiarize students with the complex sentence structure and grammar of the English language as well as common English expressions used in a variety of topics and daily-life situations.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1) Speaking: -speak more confidently and fluently about various topics
-speak with fewer simple grammar mistakes
2) Reading -improve reading skills
-become familiar with different genres of English materials
3) Vocabulary -increase vocabulary, especially vocabulary related to the topics in online English materials and selected readings
4) Grammar -improve usage of already-learned grammar in writing and speaking
5) Listening -improve listening for both main ideas and details on a variety of topics
6) Writing -learn to describe their daily life, events and stories in short paragraphs
1) Speaking: -speak more confidently and fluently about various topics
-speak with fewer simple grammar mistakes
2) Reading -improve reading skills
-become familiar with different genres of English materials
3) Vocabulary -increase vocabulary, especially vocabulary related to the topics in online English materials and selected readings
4) Grammar -improve usage of already-learned grammar in writing and speaking
5) Listening -improve listening for both main ideas and details on a variety of topics
6) Writing -learn to describe their daily life, events and stories in short paragraphs
教科書:
Textbooks
Selected Readings (See the details of the programme above)
Online English Resources:
BBC Six-Minute English; Learning English with News Report;
Voice of America; Ted talks
Selected Readings (See the details of the programme above)
Online English Resources:
BBC Six-Minute English; Learning English with News Report;
Voice of America; Ted talks
教學進度:
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Week 1
2/26 (M) Meet and Greet In-Class activity: What I did during the winter break 2/28 (W) Holiday Week 2 3/5 (M) The Art of Public Speaking Reading Article 1 Suzanne Bearne’s “How to crush stage flight and become a master in public speaking” In-Class activity: Speak about your experience of public speaking 3/7(W) The Art of Public Speaking Reading Article 1: Suzanne Bearne’s “How to crush stage flight and become a master in public speaking” Quiz 1 ‘Does Punctuation Matter?’ Week 3 3/12 (M) The Art of Public Speaking Reading Article 2: Lynne Parker’s “Seven Tips for Mastering the Art of Public Speaking” 3/14 (W) The Art of Public Speaking Reading Article 2 Lynne Parker’s “Seven Tips for Mastering the Art of Public Speaking” Quiz 2 ‘Learn a thousand foreign words’ Week 4 3/19 (M) The Art of Public Speaking: Watch the film ‘The King’s speech’ 3/21 (W) Continue to watch ‘The King’s speech’ Week 5 3/26 (M) Film Discussion Group Presentation on ‘The King’s Speech’ Writing Task 1: Write a 200-word film review (Due in two weeks) 3/28 (W) Film Discussion Group Presentation on‘The King’s Speech’ Week 6 4/2 (M) Holiday: Self-Learning Week 4/4 (W) Holiday: Self-Learning Week Week 7 4/9 (M) Travel Reading Article 3: Ted Talk: Pico Iyer: Where is home? 4/11 (W) Travel Reading Article 3: Ted Talk: Pico Iyer: Where is home? Quiz 3: ‘Should tourists go to Antarctica?’ Week 8 4/16(M) Writing Diagnosis 4/18(W) Debate Quiz 4: ‘Is there more of the world to explore?’ Week 9 Mid-Term Week 10 4/30(M) Nature In-Class activity: Speak about environmental problems 5/2(W) Freshman English Test Week 11 5/7(M) Watch the film ‘Before the Flood’ 5/9(W) Watch the film ‘Before the Flood’ Week 12 5/14(M) Film Discussion Group Discussion on the film 5/16(W) Film Discussion Group Discussion on the film Quiz 5: “the impact of plastic” Week 13
5/21(M) Nature Reading Article 4: Paul Bogard’s ‘Let there be Dark’ 5/23 (W)Culture Reading Article 4: Paul Bogard’s ‘Let there be Dark’ Quiz 6: Air ‘Pollution in China’
Writing Task 2: Write a 100-word summary of Bogard's article (deadline 6/11)
Week 14 5/28(M) Culture
Reading article 6: Ted Talk: The price of shame by Monica Lewinsky
In-Class Activity: Speak about cyber bullying
Quiz 7‘The fame game’
5/30(W) Culture
Reading article 6: Ted Talk: The price of shame by Monica Lewinsky Quiz 8: ‘Bullying or normal competition’ Week 15 6/4(M) Culture Reading article 6: Ted Talk: The price of shame by Monica Lewinsky 6/6(W) Culture Reading Article 7:Tom Parker Bowles’ ‘How Taiwan Became The Hottest Food Destination On Earth’ (2015) Quiz 9: ‘Brazilian Food’ Week 16 6/11(M) Culture Reading Article 7: Tom Parker Bowles’ ‘How Taiwan Became The Hottest Food Destination On Earth’ (2015) In-Class Activity: Speak about Food Deadline for Writing Task 2 6/13(W) Culture Reading Article 7: Tom Parker Bowles’ ‘How Taiwan Became The Hottest Food Destination On Earth’ (2015) Quiz 10 ‘Cycling for Food’ Week 17 6/18(M)Holiday 6/20 (W) Culture Writing Diagnosis Reading Article 8: Tedtalk: Jamie Oliver’s ‘Teach Every Child About Food’ Week 18 Final Note: all quizzes are held at the start of the class. (M): Monday (W): Wednesday |
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| Grades 60% In-Class 40% participation (3 minute-talk 5%; group presentations 10%; class participation 15%; writing tasks 10%) 20% attendance (attendance 10%, quizzes 10%) 40% exams (20% Midterm, 20% Final) 3 minute-talk: You will have to give an individual 3 minute-speech on any topic of your choice. For each week, 2-3 students will take turns presenting. Group presentation: 2 group presentations on the film ‘Pygmalion’ and selected readings. Class participation: I will give points based on your speaking frequency during the in-class activities 0-15 scale system is used. 0= didn’t speak 1-5= spoke only a few times 6-10= made a few comments 12-15=talked a lot Writing Tasks: 2 writing tasks. You should type and submit your assignments on time. There is a 10 point penalty for each day late. Any homework that is copied from another source will receive a ‘0’. Absences Sickness: If you can’t come to class because you’re sick, please show me your doctor’s notes in the next class. You will need to show me absent notes approved by the university on the day of a quiz or test; otherwise, your absence will be unexcused. Each class absence will drop 1 point off your final grade. Tardiness: You should come to class on time. If you arrive late after I take attendance, you will be marked absent. Other reasons: Please discuss them with me beforehand. |
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