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
106-1 
授課對象
工學院  
授課教師
陳逸軒 
課號
FL1007 
課程識別碼
102E83310 
班次
29 
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
外教202 
備註
本課程以英語授課。須繳交語言實習費。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:37人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1061FL1007_29 
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課程概述

This course is designed to enhance students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities. Being able to utilize resources presented in English and get one's messages across in English in the forms of writing and speaking requires advanced understanding of the language as it is in the contemporary world.  

課程目標
1. Assisting students in their holistic development and nurturing their personal values
2. Cultivating students' ability to think critically, analytically, and independently while articulating their thoughts in advanced English
3. Enhancing students' global vision and competence in cross-cultural communication 
課程要求
1. Attendance and participation
2. Group projects and presentations
3. Essay writing  
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 備註: Please make appointments in class 
指定閱讀
Handouts and online materials 
參考書目
TBA 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
   
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/14  Icebreaking and Course Introduction 
第2週
9/21  Unit 1: Language and Communication--

Which English are we speaking?
1. American vs. British English
2. English as a global language 
第3週
9/28  Unit 1: Language and Communication--

Getting your ideas across:
1. Effective communication
2. Steve Jobs' presentation techniques
3. Why TED talks work 
第4週
10/5  Unit 1: Language and Communication--

Internet and new media:
1. Identify Internet speak
2. Social media and the transition to digital journalism 
第5週
10/12  Unit 1: Language and Communication--

*Body image and the reinvention of vegans 
第6週
10/19  Unit 2: World Through a Lens--

Charting the world:
1. How the West discovered the East or vice versa
2. Cathay through the ages

*1st writing assignment due

**Prof. Danny Huang’s project 17:30-17:40 
第7週
10/26  Unit 2: World Through a Lens--

Our place in the world:
1. Conversing about Taiwan in English
2. Representations of Taiwan in films and literature

**Prof. Danny Huang’s project 17:10-18:20 
第8週
11/2  Unit 2: World Through a Lens--

Love thy neighbor:
1. Invisible Japan and visible Korea
2. A Passage to India 
第9週
11/9  Mid-term assessment 
第10週
11/16  Unit 2: World Through a Lens--

Group project 2:
Each group will select a country or territory and deliver a presentation, which includes research, using appropriate language and ways of engaging the audience 
第11週
11/23  Unit 3: State of the World--

Global issues 1:
1. Climate change
2. Global warming 
第12週
11/30  Unit 3: State of the World--

Global issues 2:
1. Disease outbreaks
2. Public health

*2nd writing assignment due 
第13週
12/7  Unit 3: State of the World--

Global issues 3:
1. Geopolitics and history
2. Regional conflict 
第14週
12/14  Unit 3: State of the World--

Group project 3:
In-class discussion; students will team up to decide on a topic introduced in this class to prepare an end-of-term presentation 
第15週
12/21  Unit 4: Understanding Differences--

Gender and sexuality:
1. Gender equality
2. "It Gets Better" project

*3rd writing assignment due 
第16週
12/28  Unit 4: Understanding Differences--

Faith:
1. Jerusalem
2. Eastern spirituality
3. Norse mythology 
第17週
1/4  Unit 4: Understanding Differences--

Race:
1. Kanye West's "Blood on the Leaves" and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
2. Whitewashing in Hollywood