課程資訊
課程名稱
 英文下
FRESHMAN ENGLISH (2) 
開課學期
 97-2 
授課對象
 外國語文學系  
授課教師
 趙恬儀 
課號
 FL1002 
課程識別碼
 102E83012 
班次
 02 
學分
 3 
全/半年
 全年 
必/選修
 必帶 
上課時間
 星期三3,4(10:20~12:10)星期五3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
 新502視聽館202 
備註
 本課程以英語授課。
限學號末二位除３餘２ 且 限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：45人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/972_FE 
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課程概述

This course is intended to help students develop critical thinking and effective reading strategies. In addition, teamwork, cultural study, and practical language skills are emphasised as the course progresses. The sessions in this semester will focus on the following areas: (1) active reading skills; (2) presentation skills and group work; (3) critical thinking. Classroom activities include group discussion and presentation, film viewing and critique, Q&A, report writing, and occasionally language games. Given the focus on interaction, students’ participation in discussion is crucial and the atmosphere in the classroom is expected to be relaxing yet intellectually stimulating.

◎Please note that most sessions of this course will be taught in English.
 

課程目標
 It is hoped that students will become an active and critical reader of English texts, as well as work effectively with group members.  
課程要求
 (1) Attendance: Students who are absent (i.e. no-show without advanced notices to the instructor) for more than 10 hours in this semester will be flunked (max. 59 points).Students who are present in all classes get ONE extra point, which will be added to their final scores. Group leaders will also get ONE extra point.

(2) Punctuality: late attendance for more than 30 minutes with no prior notice to the instructor will be regarded as absence.

(3) Assignments: Assignments submitted up to one week late of the deadline will have 10 points deducted, unless the student is in extreme conditions (such as illness, accidents, financial and family issues, etc.) and obtains the instructor’s consent in advance. Late submission for more than two weeks will NOT be marked.

(4) Plagiarism: In written reports, students should acknowledge ALL words, ideas, and resources that are not their own. Plagiarism caught by the instructor incurs penalties, such as: (1) verbal warning and 10 points deducted for the first attempt; (2) no point for the second attempt and onwards. For guidelines regarding plagiarism and how to avoid it, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/05/; http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/
 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
 另約時間 備註： ◎ Please contact me if you have any questions: E-mail: tychao@ntu.edu.tw; TEL (O): 33663134 In person: during the class break or my office hours (16:00-18:00 on Tuesdays; appointment required). TA office hours: Friday 14:00--16:00 (appointment required) 
指定閱讀
  
參考書目
 (1) Textbook: Neil J. Anderson, Active Skills for Reading, Book 4 (2nd Edn.)
(2) Handouts from the instructor.
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
  
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
 Classroom participation and teamwork 
20% 
  
2. 
 Mid-term examination 
20% 
  
3. 
 Two quizzes 
20% 
  
4. 
 Final presentation 
20% 
  
5. 
 Final report 
20% 
  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1-1週
 2/18  Film:"The Bucket List"; discussion of the film; order of group presentations 
第1-2週
 2/20  ‘50 Things to Do Before I Die’; procrastination (by Harriet)

Guidelines for the final presentation and the final written report.
 
第2-1週
 2/25  Unit 7 Ch.1: ‘Genetically Modified Food’ 
第2-2週
 2/27  Group reports & exercises; mini-talk:‘I am what I eat’ 
第3-1週
 3/04  Unit 7 Ch.2: ‘Mediterranean Diet’ [Group: Someone ] 
第3-2週
 3/6  Group reports & exercises; vocabulary & exercise about table manners 
第4-1週
 3/11  Unit 8 Ch.1: ‘Near-Earth Objects’ [Group: Sixers] 
第4-2週
 3/13  Group reports & exercises; language skills: a game based on astronomy 
第5-1週
 3/18  Review article: ‘Changes in the Solar system’ (p.167) 
第5-2週
 3/20  Popular literature: science fiction; mini talk:‘My favourite sci-fi story/film;’Isaac Asimov,'Foundation' 
第6-1週
 3/25  Isaac Asimov, Foundation Ch.3-4;Foundation & Empire  
第6-2週
 3/27  Foundation and Empire (continued); Doris Lessing, The Sirian Experiment 
第7-1週
 4/01  Role-play: sci-fi scene production; review questions for the mid-term exam 
第7-2週
 4/3  Spring break; no class 
第8-1週
 4/08  Mid-term examination 
第8-2週
 4/10  Film: ‘Lost in Translation’ 
第9-1週
 4/15  Unit 10, Ch.1: ‘The Exodus of Languages’ [Group:Awesome Nobodies] 
第9-2週
 4/17  Group reports & exercises; mini talk: ‘I wanted to learn _______ as a second foreign language’ 
第10-1週
 4/22  Global English (1): accents & pronunciation 
第10-2週
 4/24  Global English (2): greetings & colloquial expressions (with examples from Friends) 
第11-1週
 4/29  Popular literature: detective fiction; introduction (TY), a short story by Edgar Allen Poe (Harriet) 
第11-2週
 5/1  Film/media: selected scenes from‘CSI’; topic for the debate in W13. 
第12-1週
 5/06  Unit 9, Ch.1: ‘Biomass: Let’s Set the World on Fire’ [Group: JANSS] 
第12-2週
 5/8  Quiz 1 (100 points; 25 multiple choice questions based on grammar café & course contents); ‘Using a thesaurus’ (p.160) & exercises; introduction to rule-based competitive debate  
第13-1週
 5/13  Unit 11 Ch.1: ‘Caught in a Melting World’ [Group:BBJJDK ]; discussion for the debate 
第13-2週
 5/15  Group reports; debate. 
第14-1週
 5/20  Unit 12, Ch.2: ‘MTV: Secrets in the Sauce’ [Group: FM5.1] 
第14-2週
 5/22  Review questions & exercises; discussion: ‘Britain's got talent’. Mini talk: 'My favourite song/singer'. 
第15-1週
 5/27  Review Reading: ‘Music and Advertising’ (p.224) [Group:MAMMA MIA]; Steve Jobs, Stanford speech 
第15-2週
 5/29  Dragon boat festival (no class) 
第16-1週
 6/03  Quiz 2 (100 points; 25 multiple choice questions based on grammar cafe & course contents); Final group presentation (百萬大學堂) (1): BBJJDK 
第16-2週
 6/5  Final group presentations: Sixers (2) & Someone (3) 
第17-1週
 6/10  Final presentation: FM5.1 (4) & Awesome Nobides (5) 
第17-2週
 6/12  Final presentation: Mamma Mia (6) & JANSS (7) 
第18-1週
 6/17  Review break; no class 
第18-2週
 6/19  Final written report due (no class)