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課程資訊

課程名稱

英文(附一小時英聽)一
Freshman English (with 1-hour Aural Training)(Ⅰ)

開課學期

105-1

授課對象

醫學院

授課教師

何泰鈞

課號

FL1007

課程識別碼

102 83310

班次

學分

全/半年

半年

必/選修

必修

上課時間

星期一10,A,B(17:30~20:10)

上課地點

外教201

備註

初選不開放。不接受加選。須繳交語言實習費。
限醫學院學生(含輔系、雙修生) 或限公衛學院學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：34人

Ceiba 課程網頁

http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1051FL1007_11

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課程概述

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 NTU undergraduates. The lecturer will guide participants through a wealth of English learning resources and authentic materials dealing with the following topics: 1) language learning, 2) technology, 3) art and museum, 4) gender, and 5) heroism.

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.

課程目標

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

課程要求

Absences
1) 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.

2) Tardiness:
You should come to class on time. If you arrive late after I take attendance, you will be marked absent.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

另約時間備註： Appointment upon request

指定閱讀

1. Sarah Johnson’s ‘Learning a Language in Later life: are you ever too old?’ in The Guardian
2. Eliana Dockerman’s ‘The Digital Parent Trap’ in The Times;Simon Parkin’s ‘How Pokémon Takes Us Back to the Real World’ in The Guardian
3. Andrew Solomon’s ‘Don’t Mess with our cultural patrimony’ and ' ‘A Choice of Political Colours’,
4. Obama's article on Feminism; Emma Watson’s Speech on Feminism
5. Cindy Sui’s ‘Taiwan, the place to be woman in politics’
6. The Iliad Book 1, 9 and The Odyssey Book 9

參考書目

Speakout 2ND Edition Intermediate level (published by Pearson)
Homer’s The Iliad and the Odyssey (translated by Robert Fagles)

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	In-Class	40%	3 minute-talk 5%; group presentations 15%; class participation 15%; writing tasks 5% 1) 3 minute-talk: You will have to give an individual 3 minute-prepared speech on any topic of your choice. For each week, 2-3 students will take turns presenting. 2)Group presentation: 4 group presentations on the film ‘Pygmalion’ and selected readings. 3)Class participation: I will give points for every time you speak out without being prompted. These points will be used to calculate class participation grade. 4) Writing Tasks: 3 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’.
2.	attendance	10%
3.	quizzes	10%	10 quizzes. All quizzes are held at the start of the class.
4.	Mid-term, Final	40%	20 % each

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	9/12	Introduction
第2週	9/19	Topic: Language Learning: Quiz 1: ‘How Quickly Can you Learn English’ Selected Reading: Sarah Johnson’s ‘Learning a Language in Later life: are you ever too old?’ in The Guardian Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about your experience of learning languages
第3週	9/26	Topic: Language Learning: Watching the 1938 film adaption ‘Pygmalion’ (available on YouTube with English subtitles); followed by group discussion
第4週	10/03	Topic: Language Learning: Quiz 2 ‘Speak any language instantly’ Group Presentations on scenes, themes and issues of Pygmalion
第5週	10/10	Topic: Technology Quiz 3 ‘Are computers making us dumb’? Selected Readings: Eliana Dockerman’s ‘The Digital Parent Trap’ in The Times; Simon Parkin’s ‘How Pokémon Takes Us Back to the Real World’ in The Guardian Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about the impact of technology in your daily life Writing Lesson 1: Learning about how to argue
第6週	10/17	Topic: Museum Quiz 4 ‘A Threat to London’s Art work Group Presentations on Andrew Solomon’s ‘Don’t Mess with our cultural patrimony’,pp.181-190 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about the politics, cultural heritage and identity of Taiwan
第7週	10/24	Topic: Museum Quiz 5 ‘A History of the World in 100 objects’ Group Presentations Andrew Solomon’s ‘Don’t Mess with our cultural patrimony’ pp. 191-202 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about the politics, cultural heritage and identity of Taiwan
第8週	10/31	Topic: Artists Group Presentations on Andrew Solomon’s ‘A Choice of Political Colours’, pp. 205-217 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about the challenges facing Taiwanese artists
第9週	11/07	Mid-term
第10週	11/14	Watching King’s Speech, followed by group discussion
第11週	11/21	Topic: Gender Quiz 6 ‘100 Women’ Selected Readings: Obama’s article on Feminism; Emma Watson’s Speech on Feminism at the UN Writing Lesson 2 Rhetoric
第12週	11/28	Topic: Gender Quiz 7 ‘Men are the Weaker Sex’ Selected Reading: Cindy Sui’s ‘Taiwan, the place to be woman in politics’ Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about the gender equality/problems in Taiwan
第13週	12/05	Topic: Heroism Quiz 8 ‘What Makes A Super Hero’ Group Presentations on The Iliad Book 1 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about your heroes
第14週	12/12	Topic: Heroism Quiz 9 ‘Literacy Hero’ Group Presentations on The Iliad Book 9 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about your regrets Writing Lesson 3: Compare and Contrast
第15週	12/19	Topic: Heroism ‘Quiz 10 ‘A Peruvian Hero’ Group Presentation on The Odyssey Book 9 Speaking/Writing Tasks Speak about a Taiwanese hero or heroine. Writing Task 3 Which Hero do you prefer? Achilles or Odysseus
第16週	12/26	Practical English/Review Think of a job you like and write a job application/cover letter
第17週	1/02	Finals