大一英文(一)

Freshman English I is an integrated course designed to develop students’ four English skills (listening, speaking, reading, & writing) with an emphasis on speaking and listening. In this course, students will: 。Identify listening problems and develop listening strategies and skills, 。Gain confidence in speaking and improve speaking fluency, pronunciation, and conversation strategies, 。Develop general reading skills, including word skills and comprehension strategies, 。Develop writing fluency by giving students opportunities to articulate ideas in short written passages (170-200 words). For example, students can respond to topics addressed in class through writing assignments that focus on content and expression of ideas, rather than the structure of the written English. This course is designed to help learners develop the language skills needed to achieve academic success. Students develop academic literacy skills through content, images and video from National Geographic. The vocabulary development skills and general listening strategies taught in class are the tools to help them achieve. Students also learn to use of complex sentences and clauses while studying different cultures around the world. This does not only stimulate students’ interest in English learning but also help them familiarize with the grammatical and lexical systems of language and improve their contextual knowledge in order to acquire syntactic and semantic competence. The listening materials used in this level are highly engaging and relevant to students’ experiences. The course aims to further reinforce students with essential listening strategies, such as understanding context clues, making inferences, taking notes, and summarizing. Teachers use 50% of English as the language of instruction and encourage critical thinking and interaction in and out of class.

Basic Grammar

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Taught courses cover a broad spectrum of contemporary topics, in-class group discussion, Group Presentation

Attendance: 10% Midterm and Final Exams: 60% Writing Assignment: 5% In-class practice test and four online practice tests 10% Class Participation 15% 出席率未達16週課程之3/2會影響學期成績(18週-期中+期末=16週)

• Unit 1 Hopes and Dreams

  Listening: people talking about dreams and ambitions, Grammar: review of tenses---future forms, present and past tenses, Reading: understanding attitude, Ted Talks: Bel Pesce's idea worth spreading is that we are more likely to achieve our dreams if we follow a few principles.

  講授：

  V

  實作：

  V

• Unit 2 Reading the World

  Listening: description of two books, Grammar: Modifying adjectives, Reading: an African in Greenland, House of Day, House of Night, Grammar: Narrative tenses and future in the past, Ted Talks: Ann Morgan's idea worth spreading is that books and stories can help us see the world through different eyes and connect us across political, geographical, cultural, social and religious divides.

  講授：

  V

  實作：

  V

• Unit 3 Pristine Places

  Listening: an interview with National Geographic explorer and marine ecologist, Enric Sala, Grammar: first and second conditional, Reading: exploring the Okavago Delta, Ted Talks: Jason DeCaires Taylor's idea worth spreading is that we need to open our eyes to the amazing beauty, imagination, and fragility of nature. In this way, we will be inspired to cherish and protect our environment.

  講授：

  V

  實作：

  V

• Unit 4 Discovery

  Listening: a radio show about explorers, Grammar: modals of deduction and probability, Reading: space archaeologist needs your help, Ted Talks: Andres Ruzo's idea worth spreading is that we should allow our curiosity to lead us to discover the unknown wonders of the world.

  講授：

  V

  實作：

  V

• Unit 5 Global Citizens

  Listening: a talk about Malala Yousafzai, Grammar: Inversion, Reading: a kinder world?, Ted Talks: Hugh Evans's idea worth spreading is that we are first and foremost not members of a state, nation or tribe, but members of the human race. We need to seek global solutions to global challenges.

  講授：

  V

  實作：

  V

Perspectives (4 A),ISBN:978-1-337-27715-0, Amanda Jeffries, Lewis Lanford, Daniel Barber,National Geographic, 東華書局代理

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時間

每週四09:30-10:10, 12:00-13:1

聯絡方式

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