2018 Spring: 五專財金四年甲班
2018 Spring: 五專財金四年甲班 English 4
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A tentative syllabus
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| 科目名稱: 英文 (四) | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 五專財金系四年級 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Thursday (9:00 to 12:00) |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
Textbooks
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| Overview of the course This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which prepares students to become more effective and confident readers. While the focus will be on academic reading, vocabulary, and grammar, this class will also encourage students to discuss and write about the ideas they discover in the readings, aiming to make them better speakers and writers of English as well. Students will engage in a variety of activities, including discussion, group activities, and presentation. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
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| Grading Policy Midterm Exam: 20% Final Exam: 15% Project: 25% Quizzes, Assignments & Participation (in-class & after-class): 40% |
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| Group Project: 6 in a group Weekly assignments: 5 in a group |
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Course Requirements
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Login to the online course system
| Date | Major textbook | Vocabulary Book | Assignments |
| 3/1 | 1. Back to School 2. Syllabus 3. Grouping (5 in a group) 4. Rearrange the seat |
TOEIC Vocabulary (p.122 to p. 174) | 1. Preview Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic oath – A modern version 2. Be ready for Quiz 1 |
| 3/8 | 1. Quiz 1 2. Chapter 4 Medicine: Pioneers and heroes 3. Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic oath – A modern version 4. 希波克拉底斯醫生誓言 |
TOEIC (p. 176-187) | 1. Preview Chapter 4.2 The invisible enemy and post the difficult sentences on BB. (3/13 due) |
| 3/15 | Chapter 4.2 The invisible enemy How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus |
TOEIC (p. 187-199) Surfing Dogs |
1. Preview Chapter 6.1 A biography of Vincent Van Gogh (3/20 due) |
| 3/22 | 1. Chapter 6.1 A biography of Vincent Van Gogh (link) 2. Vincent Van Gogh Paintings (Art Heaven) 3. Vincent, by Don Mclean (Starry Starry Night) 5. Quiz 2 |
TOEIC (p. 200-212) | |
| 3/29 | – Chapter 6.2 The letters of Vincent Van Gogh – The Painting Life of Vincent van Gogh ENGLISH (Documentary) |
TOEIC (p. 214-225) | 1. As a group finish the exercises: A (p.128), B (p.128), B (p. 130). |
| 4/5 | Holiday (No Class) | TOEIC (p. 226-236) | |
| 4/12 | – Quiz 3 – Chapter 6.3 Portrait of Dr. Gachet: A timeline – Guidelines for the group project |
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| 4/19 | Review | ||
| 4/26 | Midterm | ||
| 5/3 | – Guidelines for the group project – Discussion on your group project – Presentation skills (review) – 8 Secrets of Success |
TOEIC (p. 238-250) | |
| 5/10 | – TED Talk 2 – Chapter 10.1 The Global context – Discussion on your group project |
TOEIC (p. 252-264) | |
| 5/17 | – Quiz 4 – G1 Japan – G2 France |
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| 5/24 | – G3 Germany – G4 Netherlands – G5 Turkey |
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| 5/31 | – G6 Korea – G7 New Zealand – G8 Australia |
– Video from North Korea (video 1, video 2) – Australia folk song (Waltzing Matilda) |
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| 6/7 | – G9 Singapore – G10 UK |
Review (p. 122-190) | Please upload your files to BB before June 14 (Thursday) 1. ppt 2. talkscripts. Please combine all the talkscripts into one. Be careful about the format, and be consistent. (font, size, alignment) 3. handout 4. Link to the video files if any. |
| 6/14 | Chapter 10.2 Sociological theories of crime | Review (p. 191-264) | |
| 6/21 | Wrap-up | ||
| 6/29 | Final Exam | ||
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Happy Summer Vacation!
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Free Online Resource
Learners’ Dictionary Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (for English Learners) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary Bilingual Dictionary Yahoo Bilingual Dictionary Google translator Corpus Tool Linggle Reading Websites Newsela is a good site to help students become stronger readers while reading current event articles. Although you have to sign up, the site is free. Dreamreader is a free website with more than 500 reading lessons. Every lesson comes with free audio, a free printable worksheet and a free multiple choice quiz. Easy reading: Here, you can read stories and articles written at three different levels A2 (elementary), B1 (intermediate) and B2 (upper-intermediate).
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