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
 109-1 
授課對象
 電機資訊學院  
授課教師
 趙恬儀 
課號
 FL1007 
課程識別碼
 102E83310 
班次
 38 
學分
 3.0 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 必修 
上課時間
 星期四8,9,10(15:30~18:20) 
上課地點
 共205 
備註
 本課程以英語授課。不接受旁聽。首次上課未到者視同退選。初選限大一新生。
限工學院學生(含輔系、雙修生) 或 限電資學院學生(含輔系、雙修生) 或 限法律學院學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：30人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1091FL1007_38_FE1091 
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課程概述

This course is intended to help students develop critical thinking and effective reading strategies. In order to accomplish this, 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. A wide range of reading and multi-media materials are selected to associate language learning with the students’ daily life, personal development, as well as their knowledge about the latest development in culture, science, entertainment, news, etc. Information about English spoken outside USA will also be introduced, so as to broaden students’ worldview. In addition, the students will be provided with readings about how to be a happy and successful individual in their college life.

The course aims to balance lectures with classroom activities, which include group discussion and presentation, film viewing and critique, performance, Q&A, report writing, and occasionally language games. With guidance from the instructor, the students will learn essential language and social skills by completing various tasks. Given the focus on communication and interaction, students’ participation in discussion and activities is crucial, and the atmosphere in the classroom is expected to be relaxing yet intellectually stimulating.

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

課程目標
 It is hoped that students will become an active and critical reader of various 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 or the TA incurs penalties, such as: A. first-time offence: verbal warning plus 10 points deducted from the midterm/final exam score; B. repeated offence: no point (F). 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/ (5) Use of personal electronic devices: students are required to register for such use prior to the class meeting, and should NOT use the devices for activities irrelevant to classroom activities. Unauthorised or improper use of such devices caught by the instructor or the TA incurs penalties, such as: A. first-time offence: verbal warning plus 10 points deducted from the midterm/final exam score; B. repeated offence: no point (F). 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
 另約時間 備註： Appointment required. TY’s office hour: Thurs 1000-1200. 
指定閱讀
 Textbook: American English File 4, 2nd edn. (Oxford University Press, 2014)
https://elt.oup.com/student/americanenglishfile/4/?cc=us&selLanguage=en

Handouts from the instructor 
參考書目
 待補 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
  
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
 Final presentation & portfolio 
30% 
  
2. 
 Assignments 
25% 
  
3. 
 Midterm exam  
25% 
  
4. 
 Quizzes 
20% 
  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
 09/17  Introduction to the course; grouping & ice-breaking activities; English-learning resources; GEPT listening comprehension mock test (diagnostic) 
Week 2
 09/24  Group list; review of the GEPT listening test; 'The Harvard Guide to Happiness'; vocabulary for college 
Week 3
 10/01  Mid-Autumn Festival
(no class meeting)
GEPT reading mock test 
Week 4
 10/08  (Venue: Room 101, Foreign Language & Teaching Resource Center; 地點：外教中心101教室)
English-learning resources at NTU (esp. Foreign Language Teaching & Resource Center);
presentation skills (AEF); order of group presentations 
Week 5
 10/15  American English File (AEF) 1A: questions & answers; writing workshop 1: E-mail etiquette; Assignment 1 
Week 6
 10/22  AEF 2A: 'Call the doctor?' 
Week 7
 10/29  AEF 1B: 'Do you believe in it?';
Group presentation (1); writing workshop 2: plagiarism 
Week 8
 11/05  AEF 3A: 'Air travel’ (incl. AEF 22-23) ; review questions for the midterm exam
(教學意見調查週) 
Week 9
 11/12  Midterm Exam (2 hours)
期中考週
 
Week 10
 11/19  AEF 3B: 'Incredibly short stories';
Group presentation (2) 
Week 11
 11/26   Group presentation (3); Fantasy Literature: Introduction; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: intro & the scene of ‘Professor Umbridge’ 
Week 12
 12/03  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ch.12 “Professor Umbridge” (the text); order of Xmas special 
Week 13
 12/10  AEF4A: ‘Eco-guilt’; Group presentation (4) 
Week 14
 12/17  AEF 4B: ‘The risk factor’; Group presentation (5) 
Week 15
 12/24  Xmas special: special guests; games & performance by TY, TA, & students; Group presentation (6) 
Week 16
 12/31  Self-study day (no class); Assignment 3 (deadline: 1700 January 3) 
Week 17
 2020/01/07  AEF 5A: ‘The survivor’s club’; review questions for the final exam 
Week 18
 2021/01/14  Final exam (2 hours)
期末考
(Deadline for final results: 1/25)