週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 2 |
9/21 |
Preparing for writing practice (I) due on Thursday; presentation: preliminary tips |
Week 3 |
9/28 |
logical divisions in a passage; group discussions and presentations (to small groups of three or four) |
Week 4 |
10/05 |
assignment (due on Thursday); writing clear sentences (I) |
Week 5 |
10/12 |
Review and feedback (common errors) |
Week 6 |
10/19 |
Task two: reporting a TED Talk; workshop: share ideas with a partner; “How to Speak (so others will listen)”
Read a sample |
Week 7 |
10/26 |
pair work: read first drafts; writing clear sentences (II) |
Week 8 |
11/02 |
Second assignment due (noon Monday); peer review reports by group email (deadline: Thurs)
group discussions (about film and film-making) |
Week 9 |
11/09 |
mid-term week (no class) |
Week 10 |
11/16 |
writing clear sentences (III); review: effective essay structures and sentence strategies (the museum entry fees issue) |
Week 11 |
11/23 |
Task three: evaluative essays; writing strategies workshop: showing a clear focus in writing and choosing suitable elements |
Week 12 |
11/30 |
Writing clear sentences (IV); Third assignment due on Thursday; presentations (to small groups; graded) |
Week 13 |
12/07 |
Review: presentation skills; Presentations by Alice and Emma; Game |
Week 14 |
12/14 |
best presentations: Jack and Nicole; speaking practice (Game); previewing final presentations |
Week 15 |
12/21 |
Revised drafts due (noon Monday); Final presentation: proposals; writing practice (V); Final paper: "an embarrassing moment" |
Week 16 |
12/28 |
final presentations (I): Emma, Jack, Alice, Nicole, Jocelyn |
Week 17 |
1/04 |
final presentations (II): Anna, Chia-Yen, Glenda, Cheryl, Ying-Jung; last class; final essay due on Monday Week 19 (21:00 CEIBA) |