課程資訊
課程名稱
 英文(附一小時英聽)二
Freshman English (with 1-hour Aural Training)(Ⅱ) 
開課學期
 111-2 
授課對象
 工學院  
授課教師
 趙恬儀 
課號
 FL1008 
課程識別碼
 102E83320 
班次
 32 
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105 
備註
 初選不開放。本課程以英語授課。不接受旁聽。首次上課未到者視同放棄。
總人數上限：30人 
  
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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
 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. 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 9 hours in this semester will be flunked (max. 59 points). Group leaders with proper performance of their duties will get THREE bonus points added to their final scores. 2. Punctuality: late attendance for more than 25 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) first-time offence: verbal warning plus 10 points deducted; (2) repeated offence: no point. For guidelines regarding plagiarism and how to avoid it, see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/avoiding_plagiarism/overview.html
5. For NTU regulations, see the following webpages:
國立臺灣大學學則 (Chinese: https://www.aca.ntu.edu.tw/WebUPD/aca/UAADRules/%E5%AD%B8%E5%89%87.pdf; English: https://www.aca.ntu.edu.tw/WebUPD/acaEN/UAADRules/NATIONALTAIWANUNIVERSITY.pdf)
國立台灣大學學生個人獎懲辦法 (host.cc.ntu.edu.tw/sec/all_law/4/4-08.html) 
預期每週課後學習時數
 2 hours 
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, 3rd edn. (Oxford University Press, 2020); NT$595
https://reurl.cc/W1Oza5
Handouts from the instructor or the TA 
參考書目
 Extra resources provided by the instructor and the TA 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
  
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
 Final presentations  
20% 
 TY: 55% TA: 45%  
2. 
 Midterm exam  
20% 
  
3. 
 Quiz 
13% 
 Quiz in Week 14, covering materials from Weeks 9-13  
4. 
 Assignments  
25% 
 Average of the grades of written assignments 
5. 
 Final portfolio 
12% 
 Written and printed group report based on the final presentation.  
6. 
 AEF online exercises 
10% 
 Performance in the AEF online exercises. Details to be given in Week 1. 
 
針對學生困難提供學生調整方式
  
上課形式
 以錄音輔助, 提供學生彈性出席課程方式
作業繳交方式
 延長作業繳交期限, 書面報告取代口頭報告, 學生與授課老師協議改以其他形式呈現
考試形式
其他
 由師生雙方議定
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 2/23  Introduction to the course; ‘50 Things to Do Before I Die'; procrastination 
第2週
 3/02  Film & discussion: English Vinglish; Writing Workshop: Sentence Structure and Variety; Assignment 1 
第3週
 3/09  AEF7A (Let us not argue); failure and resilience 
第4週
 3/16  AEF6B (sleep); order & guidelines of final presentations 
第5週
 3/23  Global English(s): British English vs American English 
第6週
 3/30  Video: Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Pink (+worksheet); AEF8A (A cutting crime) 
第7週
 4/06  AEF7B (It is all an act); review questions for the mid-term exam 
第8週
 4/13  Midterm exam (2 hours) 
第9週
 4/20  AEF8B (Fake news); title & guidelines for final group presentations 
第10週
 4/27  AEF9A (Good business?); Assignment 2: GEPT writing mock test 
第11週
 5/04  AEF6A (Music to my ear); music show time 
第12週
 5/11  AEF10A (science); intro to science fiction (SF): from The Star Wars to Ghost in the Shell; Big Bang Theory 
第13週
 5/18  [Guest speakers from NTU English debate society]; AEF10B (Free Speech) 
第14週
 5/25  AEF9B (super cities); Quiz; final check for the final presentation 
第15週
 6/01  Final group presentation 
第16週
 6/08  Submission of final portfolio (no class meeting)