| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| The primary goal of this course is to develop English communicatiove competence of first-year C-level students (non-English majors) Upon completion of their course, students are expected to acquire: (1)the ability to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from context; (2)the ability to comprehensive main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks and articles;(3)the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic,professional and social settings. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Study Outcome |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
course orientation
gruop discussion |
| Week 2 |
unit one- places
video:destination Jakarta |
| Week 3 |
unit one- reading one: rise of the megacities
reading two: homestay holidays |
| Week 4 |
Freshmann English pre-test
15% |
| Week 5 |
critical thinking: evaluating positives and negatives |
| Week 6 |
unit two- festivals and celebrations
video: new year celebrations in the UK
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| Week 7 |
unit two- reading one: celebrate
reading two: muscat festivals |
| Week 8 |
identifying important information; prepositions of time and place
review units for midterm
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| Week 9 |
midterm test |
| Week 10 |
unit three- the internet and technology
video: predictive advertising |
| Week 11 |
unit three- reading one: someone’s always watching you online
reading two: video games for kids |
| Week 12 |
critical thinking: identifying appropriate answers |
| Week 13 |
unit four- weather and climate
video: toradoes |
| Week 14 |
unit four- reading one: extreme weather
reading two: surving the sea of san |
| Week 15 |
critical thinking: analyzing graphs
describe the place where you live |
| Week 16 |
review all units
additional assignment |
| Week 17 |
online workbook orientation
workbook assignment |
| Week 18 |
final exam |
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| Evaluation |
class performance 15% (attendance, in-class activity & discussion, external reading & practice)
midterm 30% final 30%
reading contribution 15% assignment 10% |
| Textbook & other References |
Unlock 2 (reading, writing and critical thinking), 2nd edition
ISBN 978-1-00-903139-4 (Richard O’Neill and Michele Lewis)
Cambridge University Press
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
www.cambridge.org/better learning
NCHU i-learning 3.0 |
| Office Hours |
| office hours |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 03.Good Health and Well-Being 04.Quality Education 05.Gender Equality 08.Decent Work and Economic Growth 10.Reduced Inequalities 11.Sustainable Cities and Communities 17.Partnerships for the Goals | include experience courses：N |
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