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 writings of approximately 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. Other practical examples could include emails, note-taking, letter writing or comments.

*欲修課者,第一堂請務必準時到課,否則視為自動放棄修課權利* The teacher will distribute and explain a detailed syllabus with a tentative course schedule on the first class. If you do not attend the first class, you will lose your spot in this class.

1. Class materials will be uploaded to the E3 platform (http://dcpc.nctu.edu.tw/) 2. Active participation is required and will add to your grade. Attendance will be taken in each class. Please join the class on time. Being late for more than twenty minutes is regarded as being absent for that hour. TWO POINTS will be taken off from your final grade for each hour of absence. 3. If you are absent due to uncontrollable situations, such as acute/severe illness, emergency, important occasions, etc., please file your application along with the valid proof on NCTU Students Leave System (http://stuoffcourse.nctu.edu.tw/) within 1 week. The medication receipt with correct stamp of date by accredited hospitals can be seen as a valid proof. The instructor reserves the right to refuse or revoke leave of absence application. If you are absent for more than 3 lessons without advance notice, you will fail the course. (For further information, please refer to http://scahss.sa.nctu.edu.tw/?wpdmpro=%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%AB%8B%E5%81%87%E8%A6%8F%E5%89%87) 4. Absence from a class is no excuse for not knowing the assignment and what has been discussed in class. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what has been covered in the class by checking E3 or getting handouts/notes from the classmates. No late work will be accepted (unless you have requested an extension and been given approval ahead of the deadline).

1. Attendance 10% 2. Participation 30% It includes quizzes, in-class activities, homework, and impromptu speaking. The more you participate, the higher your score will be. 3. Midterm Listening Exam 20% This will be a listening exam based on the content covered before the midterm. 4. Final Exam Group Role Play Presentation 20% Students will form groups of 3 (with a 30 student classroom, there will be roughly 10 groups). Each group need to write a 9 minute role play conversation on any of the topics related to our textbook. Students must use key vocabulary and phrases learned in class (at least 20 vocabularies or phrases that will be checked by the teacher). Then students will rehearse and role play their act in front of the classroom. The goal is to try to review the content learned and make the conversation as natural and smooth as possible. 5. Writing Assignment (a writing passage in 170-200 words) 5% You will watch a video and write a passage on that video. Students will be taught how to write a short passage that contains a topic sentence and supporting details. Please follow the structure taught in class to obtain full score in this assignment. 6. GEPT Practice Tests 10 % This part includes 1 in-class practice test and 4 online practice tests (新版1-4回) by week 16 (http://140.113.9.17/). 7. VOD Passport 5 % It includes 3 self-learning stamps on any English learning related activities (e.g. “參宥英語會話圓桌”, “閱讀英文雜誌書籍”, “自習英文影音光碟”), and 2 self-learning stamps on "進行英檢測驗模擬試題". To collect a stamp on“進行英檢測驗模擬試題,” you need to complete a set of GEPT practice test at the Self-study Center located at 3F of the main library (only one stamp per day). Please turn in your 2 answer sheets (available at the counter of the Self-study Center) along with your VOD passport.

American English File (4A) (2nd edition), Oxford, 敦煌 ISBN: 9780194776288

地點

Room A513, Assembly Building I (綜合一館)

時間

by appointment

聯絡方式

lindawu@mail.nctu.edu.tw