傳達技巧工作坊(一)

This course introduces students to basic communication skills in academic and non-academic settings. We will use our textbook and other audio-visual resources to expand vocabulary, pick up context-appropriate expressions, and learn the knack for effective communication.

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Participation and Quizzes 1. If you are late for class, you may lose points for the quizzes at your own risk. Tardiness makes it difficult to make public announcements and start our activities on time. 2. If you are on sick or official leave, please let me know in advance and use the Students Leave System. Legitimate leaves—not including personal leaves—will exempt you from the deduction of participation grade TWICE at most. A third absence will often entail getting 0 point for one quiz. 3. Undocumented and personal leaves will always affect your participation grade. You will get 0 point for the quiz that week, and you will lose points for lack of participation. 4. The quizzes will cover vocabulary and main ideas in our previous class. I may have you define some crucial words or use them to make meaningful sentences. 5. I will choose the highest 90% of your quiz scores for the final score. If you miss more than two quizzes without any exemption, your grade will probably suffer greatly. AV Equipment I need two students to help us set up the AV equipment. I will reward them with 1 bonus point for their final grade. Class Procedure Unless you are notified in advance for some other activities, we usually start our class by housekeeping (making announcements, talking about life on campus, etc.). Then, we focus on one chapter in Good Chats, discussing the reading together and practicing conversations in groups. In the second hour, we go over some relevant words or phrases I prepare in advance, respond to some audio-visual resources online, and prepare for your weekly presentation. In the third hour, you are supposed to present a conversation (5-6 minutes long) in groups of two or three. I may call on you in the audience for responses to the presenters and make comments on everyone's presentation. Email Exchange 1. Please do not email me on New E3. It is difficult to reply when I am reading your message on my phone. If you have any question, please send your message to chku@nctu.edu.tw. 2. Please call me Prof. Ku, Chung-Hao, CHK, or Richard (preferred). 3. Emails are for short notifications. If you have a list of questions, please ask me in class, make appointments, or visit me during my office hours. 4. Please identify yourself in your message. Give me your Chinese/English names and student ID number, please. 5. Your message should come with an appropriate subject line. An appropriate subject line will help me remember and retrieve your message.

Participation: 50% Quizzes: 30% Mid-Term Exam: 10% Final Exam: 10%

Sandsberry, Lynne, Paul Sorenson, and Timothy Ostrander. Good Chats: Guided Open Oral Discourse for Advanced Students of English. 4th ed., Bookman, 2018.

地點

HC409

時間

Office Hours: M. 14:00-16:00 or by appt.

聯絡方式

chku@nctu.edu.tw Tel: 03-5712121, ext. 58117